Comments on: SHIGERU BAN New York City Shutter Houses

By: Metal Shutter Houses | Shigeru Ban « stash pocket

Metal Shutter Houses | Shigeru Ban « stash pocket — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:56:12 +0000

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By: Lauren L

Lauren L — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:31:55 +0000

:-) Hee Hee I would hate to live on the first three floors……. imagine falling asleep on the couch with your living room wide open….not so safe.

By: Clara

Clara — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:51:38 +0000

To me, the shutters add uniformity lest every owner gets their own shutters fixed up by someone else.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:05:50 +0000

What about the pedestrian environment??? Who would want to walk past that! What about keeping the walkways cool in the summer???

By: jim

jim — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:15:47 +0000

Insert translucent louvers (best I’ve used are from Israel) that seal instead of metal louvers plus an adjustable outlet at the top of the louvers and adjustable openings in the highest point in the facility (usually windows) that are 3 to 6 times larger than the lower openings. Then, Mother Nature will provide much of the heating and cooling needs instead of the utility company. Using this technology, I have been able to put additions on homes that have no heating or A.C. In the wet, damp Pacific Northwest, most of my clients are growing citrus, bananas and tropical flowers in their new family rooms. We have become spoiled by Tom Edison. Study what the best builders did in your area before 1900. Then use it creatively as I do.

By: Off Center » Centerpoints 8.3

Off Center » Centerpoints 8.3 — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:18:52 +0000

[...] by Korean delis and Chelsea storefronts with rolldown metal doors, Shigeru Ban is building a nine-unit condo in Chelsea that has perforated metal shutters residents can open and shut at [...]

By: Hugo

Hugo — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:30:23 +0000

People, this is an high-end appartment building. Making the units smaller would make the building lose it’s point.

I love the building, and though the idea is not new, the integration of the concept is really brilliant. I am very impressed!

By: The Revolution Corporation

The Revolution Corporation — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:23:17 +0000

Oh Shigeru Ban, oh Shigeru Ban, of all the projects most lovely
Oh Shigeru Ban, oh Shigeru Ban, of all the projects most lovely
Each year you bring to me delight, meaning in the starchitecture night
Oh Shigeru Ban, oh Shigeru Ban, of all the projects most lovely

Oh Shigeru Ban, oh Shigeru Ban, with faithful structurally creative ideas ever-changing
Oh Shigeru Ban, oh Shigeru Ban, with faithful structurally creative ideas so engaging
Your projects are “green”(washed), in summers glow, and disappear nicely, so white & tasty in winter’s snow
Oh Shigeru Ban, oh Shigeru Ban, we love your tube structures designed to aid the deprived, but what’s with these tube spaces designed for the Nuvo Riche MTV-Live!?!?

Star light, star bright
Wish I may, wish I might
That starchitects will begin designing homes for the average guy.

Well… For what it is, the building *looks* BEAUTIFUL… But the floor plans are mediocre… And other than in the Penthouse, the kitchens are too big & the living rooms too small (for units THIS BIG) … But HEY… It’s a “Shigeru Ban”… & I’ll probably still drool when I see the finished project.

By: greg

greg — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:45:39 +0000

Thanks, Kenneth -

Those units are ridiulously HUGE!

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:33:58 +0000

Super cool,… but too bad the units are so large! Why does anyone need 1950 sq feet-nevermind 3,180!?

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:18:54 +0000

so from what i could see on the designer’s site, the shutters are perforated with tiny holes, making them see- thru, right? so they also serve as screens when the windows are open? i really love seeing innovative approaches such as his window system, but i always wonder if bug screens can fit into the equation. not to let my pragmatism detract from the inspiring concept, but i’m a realist.

By: Whistler

Whistler — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:01:12 +0000

Sorry but that living area and dining room seem like they would be just a crap room to spend time in, open or closed. He maybe a starchitect but the last image of the living and dining room doesn’t work for me and the attention to detail in the ceiling….. looks like a bad suburban basement reno.

By: Hmmmmm

Hmmmmm — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:37:02 +0000

This is nice but certianly not new. My husband grew up in Europe and the metal shades are on every building. Since most of the structures don’t have AC that is how they manage the heat. If you tell me that this new building will not have AC and will use the shutters the same way I will be more impressed.