I found a link to an article with architectural critiques of children’s sofa cushion forts on BoingBoing and it’s so damned funny and great I feel compelled to share with all of you. Here are a couple I thought particularly good.
At first glance the composition appears unintentional and the construction shoddy. But further investigation reveals a clear delineation between indoor/outdoor space with a design focus on protection through the use of barrier. Planes are shifted off the orthogonal to accommodate function; as a side effect it relieves inhabitants from a harsh Euclidian geometry. Grade B
Good God gentlemen, you’re a mess! You need walls, you need a roof. Get to work man! Grade: F
I know that it’s strongly reminiscent of Maddox’s critiques of children’s art, but it’s definitely more highbrow. And, really, can you ever get enough of insulting children? I don’t think so.
Check out both parts for more chuckles here:
Bushleague! Has anyone else ever incorporated the sheet roof method combined with floor fans pointing up to get a domed effect? I have. Probably because I was a fort prodigy as a child. I don’t know what happened since…