Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Chipperfield Your Breaking My Fuckin Heart...

I have always be a HUGE fan of David Chipperfield's work, but when I came across this it broke my heart. What the fuck was he thinking designing this minimal neo-fascist set of buildings. I mean REALLY COME ON...REALLY.

David Chipperfield Architects has been selected to design the Master Site Plan for the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas.
Dedicated to exhibiting and preserving the art collection of Houston philanthropists John and Dominique de Menil, the Menil Collection is widely recognized for its depth and diversity.

David Chipperfield Architects’ proposals for the future development of the museum campus suggest the placement of additional facilities – including galleries, a drawing institute, an auditorium, a café, bookshop, and archives – and green space within the existing site.

3 comments:

mig said...

i am extremely confused by these terrible renderings. as a former houstonian, i wonder where this vast amount of space comes from. are they planning on demolishing the textural bungalows in the neighborhood? without them, the renzo's building doesn't make sense.

beyond the bleakness of the buildings, these renderings are very upsetting.

Anonymous said...

in a word: awful.

Anonymous said...

Maybe...
I don´t think it will be the real project...its only a first step...very shortly but only the first