FCBS's modest scheme will surely make many youngsters think: 'I could do this.'

摘要

I admit to a long-ingrained prejudice against domestic architecture that has a contradictory modest-luxe guality. Three of the projects fall into this undoubtedly unreasonable category. Henning Stummel Architects' Tin House is described as a 'serene' courtyard enfilade; it might be serene if the geometry was less imposing and its metal cladding wasn't orange. Coffey Architects' Modern Side Extension is crisp Modernist with a modicum of texture, ratherthan the 'subtle game of solid and void' claimed.