Few architects today have the finesse of Ben van Berkel. Working with his partner, Caroline Bos, the 50-year-old Amsterdam native has become one of a handful of designers whose approach, driven by a fascination with new computer-age technologies, has a touch of the prophetic. Of all of them, he has so far come closest to fulfilling the dream of a truly elastic world, one in which the boundaries between work and play, private and public life have all but melted away. NYT | Slideshow
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my partner went to one of the ANY conferences held in the 90's and saw Koolhaas blast Ben about the Moebius house. Ben was saying it was all about flexibility. Rem said it was the least flexibe house he could imagine and said real flexibility is clear in Mies' work, but not rhe Moebius. Ben had no reply at the time.
This way has a similar feel to it. It is beautiful, and fro me that is enough. The justifications are a bit harder to accept without a pinch of salt. But still a very beautiful home.
Rem also made that same comparison to Mies with the Reitveld Schroeder House...
He is right, Berkel tels a lot of crap, talking about flexibility is just a big jok..e
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