Who wrote a book called "Rich and Strange" . . . ? That's "strange" in a good way, not in a yucky sort of way (Dame Edna).
SDR
Nov 21, 15 8:25 pm
. . . Constructivism married to graphic design, of exotic yet earthy material ?
Was this travertine door meant to blend with its wall rather than stand out, as a wood or metal one would ?
awaiting_deletion
Nov 21, 15 8:58 pm
yes Scarpa.
"Constructivism married to graphic design" NO. I would say it's understanding materials, but I didn't design it. was Scarpa carving the materials on paper. I think if you call it Graphic Design it kinds of looses it essennce?
SDR
Nov 21, 15 9:22 pm
Yes -- Scarpa deserves a better description than mine. The differences between him and an earlier architect he apparently admired -- an American whose work might also be called "rich and strange" -- would make a good research paper (as a college acquaintance used to say).
Any architect's work could be said to have an element of graphic appeal, I guess; we call it "composition" ?
awaiting_deletion
Nov 23, 15 9:04 pm
composition.
Donna Sink
Mar 21, 18 9:11 am
This thread makes me breathe more deeply.
I'm bumping it today for reasons that will become more clear soon.
tduds
Mar 21, 18 1:14 pm
Good bump.
Non Sequitur
Mar 21, 18 1:24 pm
I like the dirtyness of that drawing. Needs coffee and guinness stains.
phuyaké
Mar 21, 18 1:43 pm
Wow crazy getting a notification about this. It's been so long I forgot I had an account. Nice thread to bump.
Donna Sink
Mar 21, 18 10:21 pm
I honestly miss the days when this kind of thread was what took up most of our time on Archinect.
Hi phuyake!
SDR
Mar 22, 18 12:09 am
So do I, Donna. Having fallen off the radar, I'm no longer in touch. Wasn't there a not-too-radical reworking of the site, a while back ? I guess that's when I lost it . . .
I'm as fond as ever of minimalism. I'm working on a lamp. 4" paper study model:
per the the minimal/maximal thread request.
a visual homage.
outlet: bocci 22
stair: delicious steel
counter: john pawson
skin: suedwestmetall, allman sattler wappner
handrail: st ignatius chapel, steven holl (i wish the screws aligned...)
handrail: ICA, ds+r
sink: holy rosary complex, trahan architects
window: lewerentz, flowershop in malmo
window: lewerentz, st peter's church in klippan
door pulls: leather, henrybuilt
skin: KH bregenz, zumthor
handrail: kolumba museum, zumthor
door lever: capluta sogn benedetg, zumthor
door latch: bruder klaus chapel, zumthor
door pull: kolumba, zumthor
door handle: steel w/ leather grip, Ize
[imghttp://www.remodelista.com/img/sub/ize-leather-door-handle-black.jpg width=416[/img]
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Not minimal.
Scarpa, I presume . . .
Who wrote a book called "Rich and Strange" . . . ? That's "strange" in a good way, not in a yucky sort of way (Dame Edna).
. . . Constructivism married to graphic design, of exotic yet earthy material ?
Was this travertine door meant to blend with its wall rather than stand out, as a wood or metal one would ?
yes Scarpa.
"Constructivism married to graphic design" NO. I would say it's understanding materials, but I didn't design it. was Scarpa carving the materials on paper. I think if you call it Graphic Design it kinds of looses it essennce?
Yes -- Scarpa deserves a better description than mine. The differences between him and an earlier architect he apparently admired -- an American whose work might also be called "rich and strange" -- would make a good research paper (as a college acquaintance used to say).
Any architect's work could be said to have an element of graphic appeal, I guess; we call it "composition" ?
composition.
This thread makes me breathe more deeply.
I'm bumping it today for reasons that will become more clear soon.
Good bump.
I like the dirtyness of that drawing. Needs coffee and guinness stains.
Wow crazy getting a notification about this. It's been so long I forgot I had an account. Nice thread to bump.
I honestly miss the days when this kind of thread was what took up most of our time on Archinect.
Hi phuyake!
So do I, Donna. Having fallen off the radar, I'm no longer in touch. Wasn't there a not-too-radical reworking of the site, a while back ? I guess that's when I lost it . . .
I'm as fond as ever of minimalism. I'm working on a lamp. 4" paper study model:
Via this post
Love that, Nam. I like the way the vertical panel returns. Could almost be two materials -- wood and stone, maybe ?
You see that reveal a lot nowadays. Nice way for two elements to (almost) meet. Requires just as much craft as a tight joint, I'd say.