In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a family home in India with a 400-kilogram chandelier in the foyer, designed by Bengaluru studio Multitude of Sins.
Two hundred skilled artisans from across the country collaborated to create the interiors, with around 80 per cent of the dwelling’s furniture, light fixtures and artworks made bespoke for the project.
“Extraordinary detailing and craftsmanship”
Commenter Mark Emery had nothing but praise, saying “beautiful house – simple yet complex and interesting in detail.”
Jack Woodburn acknowledged the “extraordinary detailing and craftsmanship”, before countering “…but hardly a comfortable home.”
On the same page was Crackers, who called it “way too busy and overdone for my liking”. They proposed “shouldn’t a home be designed as a calming space?”
Other commenters took a more blunt view. “Multitude of sins really doing justice to their name,” wrote Call Me Dante. “Confess and repent!” they exclaimed.
Unable to resist the opportunity for alliteration, HT Holman described the home as “a ghastly grouping of garish garnishes.” Meanwhile, Joseki likened the dwelling to a “cathedral of kitsch”.
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“I personally prefer more privacy”
Also providing plenty of fodder in the comments section this week was a story about an outdoor shower and composting toilet overlooking a tree-covered valley in Cantabria, Spain, built by German architect Nico Goebel.
Some readers weren’t all that impressed. “Poor design to boost the architect’s ego rather than the user’s comfort,” condemned David Foster, while Tom Roberts put forward “I personally prefer more privacy”.
But the project had just as many admirers as detractors. “Absolutely delightful!” wrote Michele Cloghesy. “Really tickled my sense of joy for such an everyday activity set in nature”.
Pa Varreon was also a fan, and applauded it as an “excellent project of modern civilisation planted into the wilderness”.
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“Really just another example of ‘Corporate Modernism'”
Dezeen readers responded to a tiered office building in West Palm Beach with a white concrete facade, completed by architecture office SOM with inspiration from “the rich tradition of Florida’s tropical modernism”.
Ghost of Mike Brady suggested “no risks taken here but an elegant massing as a whole”.
However, other commenters weren’t convinced. “They can call it ‘Tropical Modernism’ as much as they want – it won’t change the fact that the building is really just another example of ‘Corporate Modernism'” scorned The Truth.
Souji also struggled to get behind the studio’s narrative about the project. “Lol, it’s informed by a grid, nothing else,” they concluded.
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