April 2011 marks the completion of "Metropol Parasol", the Redevelopment of the Plaza de la Encarnacíon in Seville, Spain. Designed by Berlin-based J. MAYER H. architects, this project has already become the new landmark for Seville, a place of identification and to articulate Seville's role as one of the world´s most fascinating cultural destinations. — bustler.net
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Yes, you are. This project is awesome.
people around here hate it so much, it's gotta be good.
The detailing on this project is horrendous.
What parts in particular?
There's a beam right there in the middle which is unreasonably chunky compared to the other parts. The curve here is also segmented and reminds me of low-poly arcs that SketchUp produces— I completely understand that is the way it has to be but it seems like they've could have put some variety of flashing over the joints that would have "smoothed" it out.
Ignoring the segmented panels and their irksome seams, the hardware sticks out far too much. I wish they would have powder-coated or even spray painted the bracket and bolt heads to eliminate the visual distraction they create. It's the beautiful, almost sensual bordering on erotic, form pockmarked with the equivalent of backne or back-acne.
Not sure if this is a render but here's another one with a hodgepodge of seams and particularly non-smooth transitions between thin and thick beams. On one half of the side, the seams really stick out and completely destroy the organic nature of the structure.
I couldn't do much better but the small details seem to just stare at me like an old lady giving me the stink eye.
I was just there on the weekend, it's not quite finished. The Antiquarium is not open, and there are still railings and drain details to be finished.
I think it does a nice job of bringing interest to a neighbourhood that may not have otherwise been a tourist destination. As well as connecting people from around the square to meet in the market and cafe in the lower level. Some of the surrounding buildings are pretty shabby and run down/abandoned, so the parasol brings focus into the square.
The thing I found curious was the ramp, it doesn't seem to fit in with the rest of the design, it seems like an afterthought. It isn't nearly as elegant as the rest of the structure.
Despite that, the unexpected way the light filters through the Parasol, casting diamonds of light on the ground, makes this a memorable place.
The scale of it seems weird - a little chunky - but that aerial photograph is aMAZing, and the way light must filter through it, as Chris said above, is probably beautiful.
What does this monstrosity achieve that a patch of grass can't?
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