tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post2640976747844911322..comments2023-08-01T16:01:10.734+02:00Comments on The journeys of Captain Oddsocks: SEFO - Return of the Blob?Captain Oddsockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04171705425795102480noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-23764872354096744002009-10-16T12:50:21.830+02:002009-10-16T12:50:21.830+02:00I very much agree with the idea that the buildings...I very much agree with the idea that the buildings could be moved back off the street front. A metre or two would make the difference and would give the building a chance to be judged on it own merit, rather than as something that degrades its surroundings.<br /><br />I still think colour would help too.Franciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016881712449864801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-29204638697422471352009-10-13T16:41:34.102+02:002009-10-13T16:41:34.102+02:00I really like the interiors too. In one of the per...I really like the interiors too. In one of the performance halls there are going to be stands that move around on rails, and there are other playful little touches that don't come out so well in the photographs. (try the video tour). <br /><br />The exterior though I'd like to see moved back from the street a few metres. That way it would only be visible when you reach it and not intrude on the historic streetscape. <br /><br />The open space created in front could be home to trees, sculptures, water and light installations and would make a space to meet friends before and after performances.<br /><br />As the design stands now, it's not going to be much of an improvement over the current wooden fence. Unless you're a graffiti artist in search of a smooth surface.Captain Oddsockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04171705425795102480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-12549037554751365202009-10-13T10:29:04.375+02:002009-10-13T10:29:04.375+02:00I think the interiors look great but the exterior ...I think the interiors look great but the exterior is for me a problem. I'll be willing to accept that the final result will likely turn out better than the mock-up suggests, but without colour and texture, it really just looks like unwashed milk bottles sitting in front of someone's door.<br /><br />Now, if they filled those milk bottles with 'flavoured milk' that adds a bit of colour and go a little further to reminding us of the buildings that used to be there, then I won't be in opposition.<br /><br />Just think of what it would look like on a grey sky day otherwise.Franciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016881712449864801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-81837907329396747562009-10-13T00:58:22.168+02:002009-10-13T00:58:22.168+02:00Another thing I like about the facade is that it&#...Another thing I like about the facade is that it's essentially creating a public canvas. Artists can be commissioned, perhaps on a to bi-annual basis, to put a design on the front of the building.sansIcarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719694257621197287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-48847698664546075222009-10-13T00:51:59.194+02:002009-10-13T00:51:59.194+02:00My initial reaction was "wow". But furth...My initial reaction was "wow". But further study leaves me uncertain. It's bold but I'm not sure it's the kind of modern that will endure. I reckon it will also get dirty and that will make it look rough. But, you wont be able to miss it and its design will undoubtedly be a draw - so in that sense perhaps the building will be a tremendous success.Mark Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073584924165900477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-20665334231768081312009-10-12T15:44:11.805+02:002009-10-12T15:44:11.805+02:00The interior spaces look great but the outside jus...The interior spaces look great but the outside just doesn't do it for me. My first responses was also ugly milk cartons. I would prefer that space be filled with something that is at least complementary to the surroundings like the dancing building in Prague which does match the surrounding building's scale but makes it own striking contribution. Architecture is personal preference and I don't like the large cold feeling and the lack of connection to outside or the surroundings. I think that building would make a more striking comment if it stood by itself in a park surrounded by green trees that provide contrast, not in the city center. Besides, why do something to impress Praguers, the only mullet I saw in Moravia was one in Ostrava worn by a 10 year old.mtsvechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15261991280786282410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319986134869180964.post-452296884600469402009-10-12T14:17:54.871+02:002009-10-12T14:17:54.871+02:00Hiya Oddsocks,
I love this quote: "like most...Hiya Oddsocks,<br /><br />I love this quote: "like most internet discussions the commentators say more about themselves than they do about the subject." It's brilliant.<br /><br />I love the design concept. It has a gorgeous aesthetic where the unfilled flat space is really striking.<br /><br />I think people have a tendency to want to fill blank spaces - physically, with advertising, or in terms of conversation they feel a need to fill every silence with their own voice.<br /><br />There's a stillness to the design which reminds me so much of what can be beautiful about silence.sansIcarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719694257621197287noreply@blogger.com