Comments on: DT House: Bioclimatic Box That is Out of This Biosphere

By: Joe H.

Joe H. — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:51:02 +0000

Lovely box. Where is the home that came with it?

By: bandar

bandar — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:11:52 +0000

Nice and simple

By: catherinedcollins

catherinedcollins — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:48:45 +0000

I like the boxy look and I think the simplicity of this design is so attractive. I tend to agree that it would be nice to see some houses like this that look lived-in. I would be interested in the details of how energy efficient it is – I don’t doubt it but just curious… tres tres chic – Thanks for the interesting article!

By: G-Tek

G-Tek — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:57:27 +0000

I’m not tired of looking at boxes in Architecture, I am however tired of looking at homes that are considered great examples of quality architecture that are completely empty of all human artifacts. The lower floor of the DT house is supposed to be a social space however I dont see any piece of furniture that supports these kinds of activities. Sure there is a huge table but where are the seats?

I would like to see evidence of a home being lived in, I dont mean clutter but I want to see stuff. For too long has Architectural photography and design produced stark, uninhabitable images.

By: leafpure

leafpure — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:22:20 +0000

Awesome. Thank you for bringing the modern architecture up front, Inhabitat. :)

By: ericf

ericf — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:59:05 +0000

I am also tired of looking at cube-house-world. It’s curious to me that these simplified sorts of homes are blowing past the cost of an average mcmansion and yet having only half the square footage. Where is this money going? Obviously not to materials, embellishments or overly complex structures.

Secondly, how is this supposedly more efficient? Seems like they bought better appliances and put a pool in front? Is that all? I bet all THAT offsets the giant, non-sunshaded windows or the fact that the place isn’t even greenscaped at all to prevent the wind that’ll invariably hit this Duplo Block construction.

By: TJ

TJ — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:26:25 +0000

Actually I am not tired of looking at boxes put on top of each other.

I find their simplicity quite responsible and mature. This becomes even more apparent when one considers that most building products and materials are linear, and are best suited to square and rectangular forms.

What I am tired of looking at is the vast suburban sprawl of faux “american” homes.

By: lassenc

lassenc — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:20:33 +0000

Am I the only one tired of looking at boxes put on top of eachother?