Comments on: Does My Building Look Big In This? http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/ A wide-angle view of architecture, urban design and life in Wellington Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: David http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-14828 David Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:49:10 +0000 http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-14828 There is a building in Melbourne's Docklands that does the black and white panels thing, and it messes with your eyes and perspective in a similar way.<br><br>It's about the same sized building too. Maybe there is a bit of architectural cutting and pasting going on? There is a building in Melbourne's Docklands that does the black and white panels thing, and it messes with your eyes and perspective in a similar way.

It's about the same sized building too. Maybe there is a bit of architectural cutting and pasting going on?

]]> By: whitesnake | Eye of the Fish http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-8734 whitesnake | Eye of the Fish Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:17:11 +0000 http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-8734 [...] and hog so much foreshore, for sure, and that the relentless telescoping checker pattern facade doesn’t really work as a visual illusion, instead acting more as a giant white snake shedding its skin: but this is a building that offers a [...] [...] and hog so much foreshore, for sure, and that the relentless telescoping checker pattern facade doesn’t really work as a visual illusion, instead acting more as a giant white snake shedding its skin: but this is a building that offers a [...]

]]> By: Eye of the Fish » Follow Up: Athfield at Kumutomo http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-137 Eye of the Fish » Follow Up: Athfield at Kumutomo Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:07:19 +0000 http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-137 [...] city-side façades. Site 10 adopts a fenestration patterning similar to that used by the near-by BNZ waterfront project, but breaks the mould by adding a curious glass volume on the North-East side. This glass box seems [...]

]]> By: Aron http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-52 Aron Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:03:16 +0000 http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-52 @Maximus: Making buildings low to promote stair use over lifts? That sounds more like a cynical justification for sprawling, low-slung office parks than a genuine green-building strategy. Surely the energy saved by not having to move people vertically is dwarfed by the energy required to move all those people so much further horizontally! @Maximus:

Making buildings low to promote stair use over lifts? That sounds more like a cynical justification for sprawling, low-slung office parks than a genuine green-building strategy. Surely the energy saved by not having to move people vertically is dwarfed by the energy required to move all those people so much further horizontally!

]]> By: Philip http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-30 Philip Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:55:01 +0000 http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-30 Actually I lie, the BNZ is being design to match “the best Greenstar possible”, so good things could happen yet. Also:

“This new building will represent
everything that’s good about Harbour
Quays,” added Mr Gould. “It will be
modern and state-of-the-art, feature a
large floor plate and blend in well with
the surrounding environment. The office
accommodation will be complemented
with ground floor retail. The type of space
we will create for BNZ is not currently
available anywhere else in the city.”

]]> By: Philip http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-29 Philip Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:39:00 +0000 http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-29 The Docklands building

I also remember having seen that Melbourne building around, it certainly uses the illusion (Munsterberg effect) to a much greater effect. As well as in the façade, it continues it as a motif throughout the interior (looks pretty crazy). Its also boasts some impressive eco-cred, which I dont think the BNZ development can compete with. However it doesn’t seem to engage with the surround area much

If anyone was interested, its by the same firm that did the National Museum of Australia. This is the building that managed to claim 1st place over Te Papa in the most-controversial-national-museum awards.

]]> By: David http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-28 David Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:48:50 +0000 http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-28 There is a building in Melbourne's Docklands that does the black and white panels thing, and it messes with your eyes and perspective in a similar way. It's about the same sized building too. Maybe there is a bit of architectural cutting and pasting going on? There is a building in Melbourne’s Docklands that does the black and white panels thing, and it messes with your eyes and perspective in a similar way.

It’s about the same sized building too. Maybe there is a bit of architectural cutting and pasting going on?

]]> By: M-D http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-27 M-D Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:45:57 +0000 http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-27 Engineers and regulatory bodies then ;) Engineers and regulatory bodies then ;)

]]> By: Maximus http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-26 Maximus Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:43:35 +0000 http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-26 No, i wouldn't say that at all. The whole form of the building is a hugely architectural exercise, with the 3 wings and sky bridges and so on. Although, ironically, the parameters for many of the architectural elements is now set by the Green Building Council recommendations - ie opening windows, limit of distance from daylight, low height so that stairs can be used in preference to lifts etc. So it depends how 'deep' you say the architecture is. Is it indeed just skin deep, or does it permeate the whole complex? I say its the latter. No, i wouldn’t say that at all. The whole form of the building is a hugely architectural exercise, with the 3 wings and sky bridges and so on. Although, ironically, the parameters for many of the architectural elements is now set by the Green Building Council recommendations – ie opening windows, limit of distance from daylight, low height so that stairs can be used in preference to lifts etc. So it depends how ‘deep’ you say the architecture is. Is it indeed just skin deep, or does it permeate the whole complex? I say its the latter.

]]> By: M-D http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-25 M-D Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:24:25 +0000 http://eyeofthefish.org/does-my-building-look-big-in-this/#comment-25 So, it seems, finally architecture is reduced to pattern-making on structures designed by engineers? So, it seems, finally architecture is reduced to pattern-making on structures designed by engineers?

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