Architecture 🏛 Design fitting the occupant

[michaelskis]

I think it is no secret that some buildings are designed better than others. Unfortunately, I think architects are too often tying to push the limits and builders and trying to push the profits, so we don't get much in the way of amazing looking buildings and are truly fitting of their occupants. Take the Roy E. Disney Animation Building for example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_...dia/File:Roy_E._Disney_Animation_Building.jpg

Here is a building that house a couple of large assembly spaces, offices, and conference rooms. Not unlike many occupant needs of a school or a few other places. But when you look at it, there is zero question of what it is, and who the occupant is. But I think this is an exception rather than the norm.

What other similar buildings fit this idea of being truly indicative of the occupant and use?

 

[Doohickie]

You mean like the Longaberger Basket Building?

 

[Shellac And Vinyl VelocitY]

....we don't get much in the way of amazing looking buildings and are truly fitting of their occupants. Take the Roy E. Disney Animation Building for example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_...dia/File:Roy_E._Disney_Animation_Building.jpg

Here is a building that house a couple of large assembly spaces, offices, and conference rooms. Not unlike many occupant needs of a school or a few other places. But when you look at it, there is zero question of what it is, and who the occupant is. But I think this is an exception rather than the norm.

What other similar buildings fit this idea of being truly indicative of the occupant and use?

You mean like the Longaberger Basket Building?

michaelskis-
My question is similar to Doohickie's, only general in scope:
Are you referring to the subject of NOVELTY ARCHITECTURE?
Specifically, buildings/structures whose "outsides" or "facades" closely reflect their occupants' personalities, brands, and/or uses;
while the buildings' "insides" are closely tailored to the occupants' needs and requirements?

Added in:

What You See Is What You Get: 15 Examples Of Novelty Architecture - Architizer Journal

Who doesn’t love novelty architecture? Ice cream parlors that look like milk bottles, OJ stands that resemble oranges, a film development lab shaped like a point-and-shoot camera, or—in the case of Arrested Development—a banana stand that looks like, well, a giant banana. In their seminal 1977...

architizer.com

 

[michaelskis]

You mean like the Longaberger Basket Building?

Yes. This is a great example since the make wooden baskets.

 

[Maister]

The golden arches architectural theme is evocative of French fries. Would that qualify?

 

[Big Owl]

We have a manufactured/modular home sales lot that has a office that looks like a manufactured/modular home.

 

[Hink]

Yes. This is a great example since the make wooden baskets.

It sold in 2018 since Longenberger doesn't have a headquarters any longer.

Peter Ketter, Director of Historic Preservation for Stanvick Architects, said, “It’s going to continue to look like a basket. The owner is excited about the iconic nature of the building and sees it as a positive.”

Ohio's famous basket building finally sold

A Ohio developer has bought the Longaberger Company's basket headquarters, and has indicated he will keep the building's exterior intact.

www.archpaper.com

 

[Doohickie]

It sold in 2018 since Longenberger doesn't have a headquarters any longer.

I knew that but didn't want to drag my post off into the weeds.

 

[Doohickie]

How about this one?

It's the Acme Brick HQ here in Fort Worth. AND IT'S MADE OF BRICKS.

 

[michaelskis]

How about this one?

It's the Acme Brick HQ here in Fort Worth. AND IT'S MADE OF BRICKS.

Which makes me wonder... could they be violating an sign or display ordinance?

 

[ChairmanMeow]

How do Las Vegas casinos fit into this? (Channeling Learning from Las Vegas and my grad school years.)

 

[Doohickie]

Do you think this might be a performance hall? I mean with he angels playing the horns and all?

 

[Shellac And Vinyl VelocitY]

How do Las Vegas casinos fit into this? (Channeling Learning from Las Vegas and my grad school years.)

Various casinos around the world have been designed with Novelty Architecture: their landscapes; exterior structures; and/or interior structures & interior decorating.

Those casinos' uses of Novelty Architecture have met with widely varying degrees of success, (including, occasionally, no success at all).

You asked about Las Vegas casinos, so I'll focus on that subject.
A very good and to-the-point article written 4 months ago:
The Psychology of Casinos in Las Vegas:
Spaces Designed to Make You Gamble More and Win Less

The Psychology of Casinos in Las Vegas: Spaces Designed to Make You Gamble More and Win Less

Exploring How the Designs of Las Vegas Casinos Make Guests Want to Gamble

www.archdaily.com

 

[WSU MUP Student]

This is the world HQ of Kelly Services:

Google Maps

Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

goo.gl

It's a pretty uninspiring building for the most part but when lit up in the evenings it looks astonishingly like a filing cabinet. I wish Google had some nighttime photos of the building. I'll have to drive by some time and try to get a few shots.

I don't know if the design was intentional or if it wasn't, am I the only one who sees it?

 

[Shellac And Vinyl VelocitY]

"YESTERYEAR"
Bata Shoe Factory circa 1940's - Battawa, Ontario, Canada

Building architecture was intentionally customized to look like organized stacks of show boxes.


YEAR 2020
Article: "Bata Shoe Factory is Converted Into Housing"
'This project is a model for environmental and social sustainability.'

Bata Shoe Factory is Converted Into Housing

The building is part of a factory town being turned into a sustainable community adapted for 21st century living.

www.treehugger.com

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The factory has been converted into commercial spaces for local businesses, a second floor "intended for educational incubation," a daycare, and 47 residential units of various sizes to provide flexibility as families grow and to permit aging-in-place for people who want to stay in the community.

More photos:

Home | livebatawa

www.livebatawa.com

 

[Shellac And Vinyl VelocitY]

In Hyderabad, INDIA:
India's National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) building was designed to look like a fish.

Fisheries Building - Unusual Places

The newly opened National Fisheries Development Board building in Hyderabad, India, designed to resemble a fish.

unusualplaces.org