Maybe. I see plenty of "Traditional" buildings with the steeples or greek columns or whatever built up in Houston. They're all paper thin and insulate as well as a sieve.
Compare that to the modern construction. I guarantee those windows are multi-pane and made with tempered glass. The extra natural lighting, the underside parking, and the flat slanted roofs all work to maximize space with minimal energy costs.
Like, there's a reason we've updated construction designs over the last 60 years. Its not just because we hate "traditional" aesthetics.
I believe such things exist in Houston and also (though much less) in Saxony I just do not believe this is an example of that. I quite like it personally. I bet its also double-glazed which is standard in Germany
I mean, as a historical relic, its fine. As a new construction? Its just very strange to fetishize building and materials techniques that were superseded a century ago.
Maybe. I see plenty of "Traditional" buildings with the steeples or greek columns or whatever built up in Houston. They're all paper thin and insulate as well as a sieve.
Compare that to the modern construction. I guarantee those windows are multi-pane and made with tempered glass. The extra natural lighting, the underside parking, and the flat slanted roofs all work to maximize space with minimal energy costs.
Like, there's a reason we've updated construction designs over the last 60 years. Its not just because we hate "traditional" aesthetics.
I believe such things exist in Houston and also (though much less) in Saxony I just do not believe this is an example of that. I quite like it personally. I bet its also double-glazed which is standard in Germany
I mean, as a historical relic, its fine. As a new construction? Its just very strange to fetishize building and materials techniques that were superseded a century ago.