22.8.05

Nicholas Simak-Arese

A very key and significant feature of Nick’s work is that he is certain and fond of the aesthetic. The mechanistic look and feel of the building was maintained throughout the entire process. This is good, and it develops nicely into a legible and sensible building. The potential is there to make more of the wire-stuff that is the rails to transport or even hang works of art . The axonometrics are attractively drawn, but we need to see more of the spatial quality of these things. The clarity of the scheme is obvious, the choice to execute the project in the terms of colours and material again is very impressive, and represents great opportunities for him. These systems have to be translated into enviable and exciting spaces, and not left as diagrams. he understood this and this is therefore a commendable work for the time taken to develop it.

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