Comments on Top Building

Looks like all I'd ever need.

All that needs to be said is "chaz likes to keep it simple"

OK, my opera Italian doesn't help much here. Translations anyone?

Scale and detailing are nice, but it's a little cold. Would be fine with some Craftsman/Wrightian furniture.

That's what I'm talkin about. I loves me some great design & artchitecture! Too bad most Seattlites have no appreciation for it. Thumbs down on our Ethan Allen furnished city.

Nice. Audio Two. That's Milk Dee, Charles.

It appears that you are as old as me.

I normally hate this kind of architecture, but something about this one really draws me in. I'm not sure I would want to live in it, but I can definitely appreciate the beauty.

terrible fixtures and appliances, the windows aren't detailed very well. the finishes look like ass. need i say more?

love

Wish someone could figure out how to make houses this beautiful for less that a billion, zillion, gazillion dollars.

I agree Charles it's a nice building.

Now if only it had a 12 person hottub on top....

Love it. But my cat-clawed couch, piles of books and newspapers, tea cups with tea bags welded to the inside and my kid's broken plastic toys would sure fuck up the whole look.
The place is glamorous not just because of the design but the sense that you would be this different, more organized calmer person than you actually are. Not to mention the dazzling wealth that it would take to get the property, the design and materials, and full-time cleaning crew to make it happen.
Also, my kid likes her shitty plastic bike and I like her.

Good point about the hot tub.

Mudede-iz Starts Buggin'

The transit stop is just out of the camera frame, right?

I want to throw rocks in it.

I love it.

For $800K it's yours.

Pretty to look at does not equal Comfortable to live in....

the american ideal: devoid of any built context, a palace in an estate.

sweet, but so easy.

amen @ 10 :)

it is beautiful in its simplicity of form.

however, it doesn't look very private, which is odd for me to say, b/c i do like windows.

Baloney. Dysfunctional, you need curtains, it's an ugley block with cold windows and surfaces, no one actually buys this stuff except for a few who like to be different.

This cannot exist in a city, it only exists in a private preserve because it is too exposed. They've been designing stuff like this for 50 years and no one buys it and no one likes it except architecture critics, architects and a few select people.

It's a pretty design. Fixtures and furniture can be replaced.

However the real problems with it are practical ones:
Does it snow there? The roof is not pitched and the weight of snow could cause structural damage.
Does it rain where this house is? There are no overhangs, and rain will splash in through the doors if they are open.. additionally you will get wet fumbling for your key while holding a bag of groceries.
Is there bright sunlight? Unless there are self-regulating vents and/or passive heating/cooling, this house will heat up like a dog in a car.

But otherwise it's pretty.

@20, @21

They don't need curtains. The website is from Europe.

Europeans don't have the silly senseless body phobic images that prudish Victorian Americans have. They feel totally comfortable in their own skin, and walk around quite naked most all the time.

America needs to take some lessons from the Europeans.

Reality Check

unPc want privacy - http://blog.theple.com/ital2bfree/1100.html

Great for people who don't get enough time in a gray cubicle at work.