Comments on: 4500 Square Feet Tropical House on a Very Small Lot But With a Garden

By: S. Harris L.

S. Harris L. — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:37:21 +0000

Nice design and execution. One question… with everyone so close-up, what’s the fire and police protection like? You’re no safer here than your neighbors’ abilities to avoid accidents. For this reason we avoid crowded living conditions with their compromised and diluted safety protection.

By: Miguelito

Miguelito — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:59:50 +0000

Old growth can be cut down, as long as it is reforested. Secondarily, I liked the Porsche parked in the driveway,it really explains the materials used. Like many modern homes the furniture is over simplified, but it shoots well in photographs and really accents the modern style.

By: Gilson chapple

Gilson chapple — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:30:46 +0000

I have already posted a comment above but I have not changed my opinion.
The house is far too clever for its own good. I’m a ‘wood person’
….I love wood.(see web site)but the use of wood in this house is far too ‘over the top’ and the design is so gimmicky its trying to say ‘Look I am a clever designer and I can design a modern house!’
This house is so bloody dreadful: I think the person who designed it should design wardrobes, closets,and garden benches. Did you notice how the stair rail was made, with a cheap looking metal bar holding it up? How gross is that?
It would drive me insane living in this ‘timber shop’ of a house. In my view probably the worst design I have ever seen. It looks like A poor mans James Bond GARDEN BENCH KIT.

By: G

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:47:22 +0000

This is bound for unhappyhipsters.com

By: Leo

Leo — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 01:04:39 +0000

Nice Crib

By: Daniel S.

Daniel S. — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:26:36 +0000

I came across this site on stumbleupon. I love the architecture and layout of the home. To all the retarded environmentalists that posted stupid crap on this site; I lived in the rainforests of West Africa for 5 years and let me tell you from personal experience, the “deforesting” of the rainforests are propaganda and media driven. There is no mass destruction or wide spread leveling of the forests, I promise you that. They (the loggers) cut down what is necessary to export and utilize, that’s it. Grow up, do your own unbiased review, and move on with your lives. If you want to be passionate about something choose the malaria epidemic…much more widespread and not to mention more deadly.

By: Shrikrishna Meena

Shrikrishna Meena — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 05:59:44 +0000

This is totally awesome design, nice work by architect.

By: Ozgun

Ozgun — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:58:17 +0000

You design a beautiful, minimalist, sleek gorgeous house and you put a white wc with non-concealed cistern that also looks like crap?

What were the Rockefeller Partners Architects thinking? At least check out some Villeroy & Boch or VitrA models…

By: kittiecattie

kittiecattie — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:01:23 +0000

Did no-one read the text?

“…On one side of this area is a children’s room and a master’s bedroom with a bath.”

So, I guess, there ARE children living there, they only photographed the bits of the house that would really appeal to architects and designers. Quit your whining.

By: New Yorker

New Yorker — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:07:36 +0000

Not for nothing, but 4500 square feet is ENORMOUS! That anyone would call this a small home, or a “weekend getaway” is a testament to how out-of-touch with the everyday working American the upper classes have become.

That said, it is a beautiful home.