Saturday, September 29, 2007

As always Amr, thanks for looking after me, and per your suggestion, I am reposting my perspectives with reference numbers for easier identification. I am including as well the instructions for my project package (It's included in the package, but I just wanted to make sure).

Gus











































2 comments:

Unknown said...

Gus,

Nice work! I think you have a beautiful project. Congratulations!

Jaclyn said...

1. “You have tremendous exuberance and energy”
2. The walkway
• Your diluting yourself
• Problematic on so many levels
• Will become a gather area but not how you are envisioning it
• It would need a stronger reason to be accomplished – no one would ever go for building it
3. If your idea is about gathering, why would you disconnect the bridge from the building?
4. Perspectives
• Overall perception is PC, not Apple – capable of attachments
• “The Zen of apple is simplicity and I see a lot of gizmos”
• You get a sense of power from the perspectives which is contradictory to Apple
• #9 looks like a different building – interesting but it is a view most people would never see
• #8 opposite – power – big blue inserting itself into Copley Square – it is too corporate.
5. Ted’s comments
• It is oppressive
• There are different types off embrace - There is my big uncle’s embrace and then my 5 year old daughter’s embrace. Your building is like my uncle who embraces too strongly.
• The building works hard to address the corner, but it doesn’t address the interior side of the corner. – The store is being rejected.
• You have addresses the pedestrian response without addressing their interior experience.
• The light suggestion of the ribbon – other moved need to be as light as this
• The window that looks back @ Newbury is inviting an occupant to have a view of the city – light and gentle.
• Your packaging is successful
6. Comp. exploded myth of centralized power
• You could have power anywhere
• Where context is undisturbed by presence of Apple.
7. It’s about restraint
• You are at the corner screaming
• You are playing the music too loud
8. “I can accept theoretical projects”
• but the rigor and thoroughness needs to be constrained
9. The facility is not as matched as the rigor of producing drawings
10. You need to Simplify.