{"id":946076,"date":"2026-05-08T12:45:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/946076\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:45:30","slug":"looks-like-a-stiff-breeze-could-blow-it-all-away-says-commenter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/946076\/","title":{"rendered":"“Looks like a stiff breeze could blow it all away” says commenter"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a coastal home in Dungeness designed by Hollaway Studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the seaside location being a Site of Special Scientific Interest, construction was required to stick to strict guidelines, which echoed the footprint and mass of the site’s previous building.<\/p>\n

\"Westview<\/a>Hollaway Studio continues “story of Dungeness” with Westview Cottage<\/p>\n

“What a great site”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cottage’s wood and metal material palette left the readers split as they discussed the structure’s durability for its coastal location.<\/p>\n

“Looks like a stiff breeze could blow it all away,” said Clarus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Material palette is well chosen, but is it just me who thinks that being a ‘cottage’, it should not look like some auxiliary building?” added Milton Welch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“What a great site,” said Dwg<\/a>. “It’s a shame the architects came up with such an arbitrary jumble of forms with awkward looking interior spaces. A missed opportunity.”<\/p>\n

Other readers, were more enthusiastic about the building.<\/p>\n

“It’s nice and all, but surely incorporating PV into the roofscape would have been beneficial,” wrote Chris D<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“White-stained timber cladding works well in this setting, and the massing and roofline are spot on,” added Chewie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What do you think? Join the discussion \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Parametricism<\/a>Parametricism is the architecture “of neoliberalism itself”<\/p>\n

“Thank God it is expensive to build”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also stoking plenty of debate in the comments this week was the launch of Dezeen’s new series on parametricism<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Frank Lloyd Wrong<\/a> expressed his appreciation for the 21st century’s defining architectural style. “In my opinion, anything mathematically derived is beautiful and sublime, and we have barely scratched the surface,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

Others were less supportive. “Parametricism was always an un-human, scaleless, and paradoxical attempt to claim ‘land’ it was always incapable of occupying,” said David Chase Martin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Thank God it is expensive to build,” Milton Welch<\/a> added. “The overall structure I can live with, but to have the entire building as a mindless and arbitrary swirl, it is becoming tiresome.”<\/p>\n

Some commenters chose to focus on the introduction’s discussion of neoliberalism.<\/p>\n

“While I appreciate the energy and the critical spirit of this one, I found the assimilation between parametricism and neoliberalism, which is what drew me to read the article, an interesting one but an incomplete one,” said Muhammad Ejle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The vast majority of buildings designed by architects are parametric by their very nature, and always have been,” argued Alfred Hitchcock<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Frank<\/a> agreed. “Architects find patterns and direct them, whether they come from curved splines in software or a deformed entablature in Baroque Rome\u2026” he said. “It has always been this way.”<\/p>\n

Have you had your say yet? Join the discussion \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Trump<\/a>Gensler reveals design for Trump Tower skyscraper in Georgia<\/p>\n

“The Trump sign should be at least three times bigger”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also in the comments section this week, readers were discussing the designs for a Trump Tower in Tbilisi by Gensler<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some commenters were encouraging of the venture.<\/p>\n

“I like the social spaces mid-tower and rooftop,” said Frank Lloyd Wrong<\/a>. “Nice corner conditions and lacy lingerie facade articulation and prom queen tiara cantilevered curtain wall.”<\/p>\n

The Institute of Urban Technology<\/a> seconded this sentiment. “I’m intrigued by the rooftop greenspace and the proximity to Central Park,” they said. “I hope this project integrates well with the park rather than overshadowing it.”<\/p>\n

Other readers gave more humorous suggestions for the designs.<\/p>\n

“I love such a delicate and graceful design but I think the TRUMP sign should be at least three times bigger,” said The Truth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“It should either be rotated 90 degrees and be the full height, or perhaps span between buildings,” said Archiballs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What’s your take? Join the discussion \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

Comments update<\/strong><\/p>\n

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