Winner of BBC's Best New Building Vote

[JtB]

I don't know what you all think, but personally I think this concrete box construction is a hideous hangover from 1960's style architecture.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37564778

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I'm with the people who say that it's nice but unremarkable, and it won against 5 even less remarkable buildings, perhaps with the exception of Weston Library in Oxford. It is a very deliberately retro-modern building. I happen to like that style, so that's fine with me. And I like the addition of the turf roof. However, I can't see that it's in any way as 'ecological' as they claim, certainly not in embodied energy (concrete) or, at least judging from its facades, in energy use.

 

[DaveReading]

Surely the BBC could have come up with six original buildings on its own initiative, instead of just copying the RIBA's Stirling Prize shortlist?

 

[swee'pea99]

I don't know what you all think, but personally I think this concrete box construction is a hideous hangover from 1960's style architecture.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37564778

I don't think it's hideous - far from it. But it doesn't seem very homely, for a home.

 

[Rooster1]

DeStijl, minimalist design been done a 1000 times over. I love architecture but the'res nothing new here.

 

[Dave 123]

It's not the prettiest, but as far as visual impact on the surroundings go it's good. The shots from the drone prove its no blot on the landscape.

Internally there is lots of big, light space (to scooter around). Like with many of these modern off the peg houses, they're not chocolate box but would be great to live in, as opposed to small windowed, brick boxes (like what I live in)