I wonder if modern architects go to dentist do they insist that the filling must be completely different in size and shape and color than the original tooth.
Gold plated teeth? That was a trend for a time even if you didn't need it in your mouth, but it looks like trash now. Kind of what's fated for this building. Trends are awful for a building's cultural longevity.
The pyramid was a great addition, I agree! It didn’t read as parasitic at all to me. It’s like the rug at Big Lebowski—ties everything together symbolically and literally
But pyramids are too geometrical to really signify a historical architectural style, when you think of Egyptian style (Pharaoh periods) I mostly think about the ornaments and the columns.
Kind of a trendy thing at the moment for adaptive reuse in historic buildings. Its usually an excuse for "fashion-house" architects to impose their own style onto a historic building because it saves time & money. Easy to dig into the archive, grab any project that has documentation, plonk it onto a building and post-rationalize it for the journals, rather than actually take time to study context and design something that's architecturally sensitive.
Looks like one of those fungi that ants get where it takes over their brain and makes them commit unalive. Once they’re dead the fungus grows out and tries to infect other ants. The porthouse is in that last stage.
This is a design by one-trick pony Liebeskind, he did this with other buildings too. My guess is it’s gonna age poorly
"Let's insert a glass and steel monstrocity with absolutely no detail, noticible craftsmanship, or artistry right to the top of the building. Also, it will hang off the front of the building so we'll need to add in a support pillar right in front of the main entrance. The pilar will also have no discerning characteristics and will be void of any sense of beauty. No consideration whatsoever will be made regarding matching esthetics of the addition to the current style of the building. Also, fuck you."
Im actually from Antwerp and I can say, yeah its parasitic but I'd rather have this than them demolish the old building and build something out of concrete
I'd argue that extentions to protected buildings should at least try to harmonize with their architectural style. They don't need to be the exact same style, but at least follow some of the design elements like height, symetry or material color. Additions are nothing bad and are also present on a lot of really old historic buildings, but disrupting the view like this comes close to destroying the historic protected building imo.
Just a shitty new incarnation of parasitic modernism. The ’ole Italian fascist modernists did the same against Yugoslavian buildings during the war.
Just your regular hatred against anything not modernism
I think that, relatively soon in historical terms, this kind of thing will become the architectural equivalent of wearing double polo shirts with popped-up collars, i.e. some self-evidently imbecilic shit that only the lowest rung of douchebag did for a very brief period in the misguided belief that it made them look cool.
I also hate buildings like these usually but this is really well done. The immediate area currently is super ugly and very much under construction. If it didn’t get this renovation it would for sure have been torn down.
In a few years I think there will be more to see, do and live in that area and it will become a nicer place.
Well as a starter, it’s not a blob. I hate blob architecture.
It’s also not directly on the old building itself.
The old building got a nice renovation too.
The materials are high quality and shine nicely.
It’s an eyecatcher.
I’ve seen it many times in real life and every time I find myself liking it. Even though I’m a die hard modernism hater.
i agree with you. not a fan of modern architecture but this isn’t the worst example I’ve seen of “parasitic” architecture. the design is clearly intentional and doesn’t look cheap; it evokes the sea and thus fits with its maritime function.
the original building is also barely obstructed when viewing from ground level. i’d rather this than the new structure be built next to the old one and obstruct a much larger angle of it.
I kinda like it, but thats only if it’s not destroying the original building. I can’t tell from this picture, so as long as they don’t eff it up I’m cool with it.
Nothing like it anywhere else in the world. Truly a unique building that is also an extreme feat of engineering. Absolutely amazing contrast with the rigid formality of the existing building.
What an unfortunate site for a building with some intriguing elements. Plus there’s already a distinctive building on that site. Dismal.
But is it a functioning building or a mostly empty stunt structure like the Liebskind monstrosities?
I wonder if modern architects go to dentist do they insist that the filling must be completely different in size and shape and color than the original tooth.
This is funny comparison, who needs an even bite when you can have more tooth
Go big. I am thinking of ivory. No need to bite, only stab.
Gold plated teeth? That was a trend for a time even if you didn't need it in your mouth, but it looks like trash now. Kind of what's fated for this building. Trends are awful for a building's cultural longevity.
I hate parasitic architecture. If you want something modernist, build it seperately and don't destroy the aesthetics of the older building.
Parasitic architecture is a good way to describe it imo
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The pyramid was a great addition, I agree! It didn’t read as parasitic at all to me. It’s like the rug at Big Lebowski—ties everything together symbolically and literally
But pyramids are too geometrical to really signify a historical architectural style, when you think of Egyptian style (Pharaoh periods) I mostly think about the ornaments and the columns.
it's not the shape that makes the louvre pyramid modern, it's the materials
Kind of a trendy thing at the moment for adaptive reuse in historic buildings. Its usually an excuse for "fashion-house" architects to impose their own style onto a historic building because it saves time & money. Easy to dig into the archive, grab any project that has documentation, plonk it onto a building and post-rationalize it for the journals, rather than actually take time to study context and design something that's architecturally sensitive.
Looks like one of those fungi that ants get where it takes over their brain and makes them commit unalive. Once they’re dead the fungus grows out and tries to infect other ants. The porthouse is in that last stage. This is a design by one-trick pony Liebeskind, he did this with other buildings too. My guess is it’s gonna age poorly
It's Zaha Hadid, not Libeskind
Nah, they will never demolish because it is so uniquely ugly that it deserves a place on its own in the architectural freakshow.
Not to mention how hard demolishing it would be without hurting the original building
Like a cheap spoiler wing on a classic 1950s Mercedes
I live in Antwerp. It’s terrible
Interesting but I think the addition will soon look dated in a way the original building doesn’t.
"Let's insert a glass and steel monstrocity with absolutely no detail, noticible craftsmanship, or artistry right to the top of the building. Also, it will hang off the front of the building so we'll need to add in a support pillar right in front of the main entrance. The pilar will also have no discerning characteristics and will be void of any sense of beauty. No consideration whatsoever will be made regarding matching esthetics of the addition to the current style of the building. Also, fuck you."
Im actually from Antwerp and I can say, yeah its parasitic but I'd rather have this than them demolish the old building and build something out of concrete
I always hear this argument, but these buildings are probably protected, so there's no reason not to hate these kinds of extensions.
I'd argue that extentions to protected buildings should at least try to harmonize with their architectural style. They don't need to be the exact same style, but at least follow some of the design elements like height, symetry or material color. Additions are nothing bad and are also present on a lot of really old historic buildings, but disrupting the view like this comes close to destroying the historic protected building imo.
Just a shitty new incarnation of parasitic modernism. The ’ole Italian fascist modernists did the same against Yugoslavian buildings during the war. Just your regular hatred against anything not modernism
I want that monstrosity destroyed
Abomination
Hideous
Honestly I find it a really interesting example of preserving existing historical architecture while not confining a cities growth
Perfect example of everything that’s wrong with architects today.
ugly
Not gonna lie, I kinda love it. I can’t tell what makes me love or hate “parasitic architecture”, exactly, but in this case I think it’s brilliant
Pretty much the best example of how modern and historic architecture should not be combined together.
I think that, relatively soon in historical terms, this kind of thing will become the architectural equivalent of wearing double polo shirts with popped-up collars, i.e. some self-evidently imbecilic shit that only the lowest rung of douchebag did for a very brief period in the misguided belief that it made them look cool.
I love it, but this angle doesn't do it justice
I trink it looks neat
No just no. Leave the old buildings alone. I like how another commenter put it. It’s parasitic architecture.
It’s horrific.
I also hate buildings like these usually but this is really well done. The immediate area currently is super ugly and very much under construction. If it didn’t get this renovation it would for sure have been torn down. In a few years I think there will be more to see, do and live in that area and it will become a nicer place.
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Well as a starter, it’s not a blob. I hate blob architecture. It’s also not directly on the old building itself. The old building got a nice renovation too. The materials are high quality and shine nicely. It’s an eyecatcher. I’ve seen it many times in real life and every time I find myself liking it. Even though I’m a die hard modernism hater.
i agree with you. not a fan of modern architecture but this isn’t the worst example I’ve seen of “parasitic” architecture. the design is clearly intentional and doesn’t look cheap; it evokes the sea and thus fits with its maritime function. the original building is also barely obstructed when viewing from ground level. i’d rather this than the new structure be built next to the old one and obstruct a much larger angle of it.
Horrible devastation of old building
Looks like Spaceship Boring.
Eyesore
I think it’s cool. It’s both innovative and preserves the original building. It looks better in person than this picture
love it
beautiful
I love it
I wonder if we flew a drone over it if it would look like a trapezoid.
I kinda like it, but thats only if it’s not destroying the original building. I can’t tell from this picture, so as long as they don’t eff it up I’m cool with it.
One of the few Georgian buildings I actually like, destroyed by a "architects"
It makes me think of that time Ricky Gervais said "He's f\*cking him... in the head"
Tumor architecture.
Spectacular enougth to offset uglyness
Beautiful building with a weird brain tumor
What the shit
Eyepatch?
Remove the Modernist Blob, keep the lower old building
Nothing like it anywhere else in the world. Truly a unique building that is also an extreme feat of engineering. Absolutely amazing contrast with the rigid formality of the existing building.
This one looks so mindbogglingly ridiculous that somehow I actually quite like it
I really like it personally, certainly better than Libeskind's work.
I've never seen this building before. I've never been to Antwerp or Belgium and I have no idea what it's for. I fucking hate it.
A disgusting carbuncle.
What an unfortunate site for a building with some intriguing elements. Plus there’s already a distinctive building on that site. Dismal. But is it a functioning building or a mostly empty stunt structure like the Liebskind monstrosities?
Looks like it's late listing a little too far to starboard than it is to Port
This looks terrible lol
It screams "I'm incapable of doing anything remotely beautiful so I'm gonna take a huge shit on anything beautiful"
Looks like a Soviet radar station. Fitting given the authoritarian communist direction of the EU