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I absolutely LOVE this project! As an introvert this warms all corners of my heart. I would be honored to call a place like this home. I can see how its absolute departure from established values of normalcy could cause aversion in many… and I’ll have to look at the comments in a year or so to see if I’m right. But this project def has a community of people who would be enamored… and I’m it’s chairman

That was so incredibly engaging I was hooked on to every word and every shot, what a mesmerising and unique home it belongs in a movie

Gorgeous home. Feels like a modern day sanctuary, challenges the idea of the 'traditional home'

wow thank you for showing me 'purity' in a home! just stunning so many great ideas thank you for inspiring me here in milwaukee!!

A somber fortress, certainly. Why shun the light?

This house would feel at home in the Dune universe

Background music is simply divine! Thank you

It is thrilling to see the work of Morq here. I have been following, loving and referencing their work for a little while now. The firm's website has a very edited amount of images. So I have so far found that the best source to see all the beautiful details is Divisare. So now, on this platform there is video!! Thank you so much to everyone of all the teams at The Local Project and at Morq for collaborating on showing this extraordinary project. Cudos to the contractors and artisans and a big shout out to Vitrocsa who pull off a remarkable sensibility here. I once had a professor of architecture who would say, "The integrity of and architecture is inversely proportional to the width of its molding" it was never truer here. Whoever has not worked in this minimal construction oevre has little idea how painstaking the details are to achieve. So its thanks to a firm like Morq that make it look effortless, like magic. Congratulations !!!!!

This *unexpectedly* reminded me of the old traditional houses of the North and Central of my homeland - Vietnam! My people don't have much, so the "beautiful/glamorous decorations" of our houses would the structure and layout of the house itself! And skylight in the middle of the house (or in some cases of upper class family: _houseS_ ) carries in very important fong sui aspect in traditional Vietnamese architecture.

very simple yet one of best on this channnel due to purity of vision

The tall walls with rugged honest materials, moody lighting style and open courtyard with the outdoor fireplace really come together to make this house feel like a modern version of an ancient temple, its beautiful! ♥

"Large empty void" are words the architect uses. I guess it also describes why I don't like this one. It doesn't feel like a "home", a place to live. To me it gives quite the distopian building of bleak walls, empty rooms. Maybe the feeling of a modern museum. It definitely feels coherent and "artsy" but I wouldn't want to live in it. Thankfully, I enjoy most other houses shown here on this channel a lot :)

Absolutely stunning home , I could easily see myself relaxing and enjoying the calm and peaceful surroundings. I really love the dark and light aspect of the home. I have tried the same thing in my home with the use of very dark walls. Thanks for sharing.

Now we are talking ARCHITECTURE! Incredibly insane. Italy.

Something about this video makes me incredibly uncomfortable. 😭I don't know if it's the music, the dark spaces, the odd layout, or the fact everyone is wearing head to toe Black.. but something inside me is discomfited. I love when things veer off normal, but I can't put my finger on what's causing the discordant ping here. Am I the only one?

I love love to witness more of his work. His use of the material on this project sparked an idea of what architecture means to the average person with respect to sustainability.

Outstanding. Bravo.

It reminds me of RCR architects... it is a singular house for a very singular end user. I am sure that there is more or maybe I am wrong, but for the whole entire 7 minutes of footage, I have only seen the patio.

Stunning I wish I could have seen more of the bathrooms and bedrooms ❤❤❤

I love the minimalism. I love the materials used. I'm not in love with the narrow halls and confined bathrooms - but it was a wonderfully executed vision. My favorite part was the open living room with minimal furnishings. I would love to have a living room like that. Beautiful videography as always.

Amazing. Even this video is a piece of art. Absolutely love it.

Corten steel - that's what that weathered steel that only rusts on the surface creating that iron-y patina is called.

Beautiful

The big house I love the design the windows are big But is too dark

Beautiful concept, but more for a gallery or museum, than a house.

It finally happened, a property that I don't particularly like. Nice materials but its too stark and uninviting for my tastes.

This almost feels like one of those moody video game that just transports you to a different dimension

If you have an Italian inspired home, most probably, it is more of like a serious and sophisticated layout and automatically give you a sense of professionalism. 👏🏼👏🏼

This home looks like Japanese inspired minimalist home... and i like the space, very tranquil. Thanks Local Project

The funniest part of the whole presentation was when they were walking through the empty room (minute 5:40) and he talks about there "being a bit of a misconception about the idea in general of minimalism, because it's often associated with a kind of sterile environment". Hahahahaha! :) A sterile environment? In this black, dark, empty concrete and steel house? Surely, you jest! Bet the neighbors love it, though.

this house tour feels different in the best way possible. the fact that it's not just an empty shell but is instead inhabited and alive with the vibrant presence of people adds a delightful layer to the entire viewing experience. it doesn't only take the aesthetics into consideration; it's about the living, breathing essence that makes this home feel truly alive and inviting.

D E A T H

Bravo... a simple and elegant masterpiece

It's like entering another world, beautiful! I loved the moody but still clean and minimalistic look. The inner courtyard is brilliant. I would have liked to see the interior with the lights on to see how the lights play off the space and how it feels then.

Looks like home for vampiers 😆

Absolutely brilliant design! Bravo!!

Encased in a rusty box in thanks

That villian just chillin

Moroccan style courtyard houses are. my favourite. This is like a modern version of it. I would change the furniture or add cosy furniture and put lots of plants in and the house is perfect.

In general cool and very graphic, puristic idea, but with several mistakes: too dark inside - light tunnels would help; the courtyard is too small, feels like a jail - more green and water would help; the fireplace is not working - smoke spreads around, cause it is a closed square, no airflow. I think this lot is too small for such a design idea.

I would love to see this house on a movie

I'm surprised how Claremont council accepted such design in the neighborhood.

Feels like the “House of Leaves”

Fantastic!!! The result is equal parts austere place of worship, weathered Moroccan madrasa and modern loft. Loved the way the music played into the mood of the visuals as well. Great work MORQ and thank you TLP!

very good house for a cult. show us the dungeon

Very interesting

Well now, this is something. Bravissimo.

Fascinating. I feel more peaceful just looking at this place. I’d love to stay there, but probably wouldn’t want to live there.

BELLA ITALIANO... more please.

i love this

This was actually quite refreshing. What an interesting home in basically every way imaginable. I bet there’s a world of warmth within that home that might look dreary or drab at first glance but as soon as I saw the amazing retreat that is it’s more private nooks, I felt the tranquility. This house, although not my taste per se, is absolutely a masterfully designed, or maybe more masterfully refined space that is in perfect harmony with its occupants, the warm red hue being a veteran choice upon reflection. Would love to sit near that fire, swapping stories over wine 😌 🪵🔥🍷📚🧱

I love the music .. not this house:(

I love this truly modern house. It would be difficult for me though to keep it tidy to maintain the looks

Good idea,.eautifull house ,like and thanks your video

Fulfilling the client brief… of ‘Locking and Leave’. That’s why the house is designed in such way. Is it the house/ or the video .. its feels like a set in REM ‘losing my religion’ music video

It seems that security and privacy were the major objectives of the home owner and therefore also the Architect. In the world we live in it's unfortunately a necessary concern. Variations in design with the same objective could be more marketable. Also, consider a music selection that does not compete with voice of the narrator.

Privacy at its finest! They could have added transom or skylight to add natural light at the corners. Firewall on all 3 sides , provides privacy from neighboring areas, also ideal for small lot properties!

Beautiful home but I would prefer some earthy texture to the grey concrete walls.

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Wow. An amazing house. It had an otherworldly quality that felt anywhere but the suburbs of an Australian city. Congratulations on a well designed an executed sanctuary. The soundtrack perfectly suited the dwelling.

“What is this world? What have they done to us?” Dark sterile villain house. Imagine living on that block; “oh look hun, new neighbors. Wonder what they’re gonna do with the Millers house.” Boom! Wrecking ball. Up goes a concrete bunker…in a damn quaint suburb

I feel I would have to look immaculate and be on my best behaviour in this house xxx

The problem with most architects is they are delusional about their role: architects are NOT artists. This building has a distinct contemporary art installation vibe, not unlike some of the darker works by Miroslaw Balka or Anish Kapoor for example, but it falls terribly short as a home. It's dark, gloomy, bleak, and inhospitable. The shadowy atmosphere it inspires might perhaps be apt for a spa or a contemplation space, but to live in a box of alienating darkness such as this could be emotionally challenging if not depressing. This project does not reflect the intent of a designer to provide an enjoyable space in which people would actually be willing to live, instead, it's a mere representation of the architect's ego.

4:43 gave me anxiety. This indeed is a house, not a home. The artistic side is really interesting and loved by me but not my type of place to live in, also the way doors open from out of nowhere is extremely interesting but it will take me forever to remember where is the door and the way I'll just get hit by the door opening on my face is too funny in my imagination

Love it...but with some modified details if that is my house 😊😊😊

Cool home. But not my thing. But I appreciate the engineering that went into it.

if the harkonnen build a house this is probably it. very unusual

I found this to be depressing. There are no windows, just internal courtyard with 3 tiny palm trees, and you see no nature at all, all rooms are very dark, all bedrooms have prison-like feeling to them. It's not about the minimalism of it but about lacking views and light. I guess, 'the need for privacy" was taken to its extreme here and i didn't find it appealing at all. However, there were some dramatic shots - i particularly liked how the windows opened to the library 4:32 and the texture of that wall and that tall shower with what looks to be a skylight above 4:40. I even liked that rusting color scheme but overall it was too dark to be enjoyed. I guess I would enjoy visiting this house if it was hosting some sort of an art event (the space is just made for it) and then leaving it.

I would love to design an AI that escapes and destroys the world in that house.

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House Atraides would be proud

looks cool but definetly does not look liveable. For example what was that outdoor scene at the fireplace, in which real life scenario people would just stand around like that in a place like that without feeling anxious?

What is the name of background music?

To me this house is sinister, oppressive and suffocating, with those high walls closing in. It's beautiful but so cold and uninviting.

Sway......peace.....alone......❤....👘

a very blunt insertion to the neighbourhood. It is a fairly selfish entity, not untypical of the haves vs the have nots.

It’s rare a structure makes me sad and anxious… but this did

Io adoro Moirq

Don't like it. Even lwith athe wood its quiet of cold, as well the Speaker😢😢😢

Quite Xcellent indeed.

feels depressing

I watch these for the homes, not the irritating background music.

u showed the same part of the house in all the video

Another architects indulgence. No thank you.

No nature, no light. Max security prison vibes... I'd be scared to drop the soap in this place

It just looks like scenes from "The Godfather" portrayed in reality....

See how taste is something that varies so much from person to person...This was the most horrible house ever featured in this channel and I believe also in anywhere ever in the whole internet. Actually it doesn't even look like a house but instead a dark dungeon where some multi-billionaire lives and store people that he often torture for self amusement. I can totally see Sundar Pichai living in a place like that making plans to perfect some AI to be more effective on destroying humanity. haha

This building feels like it houses a cult.

Hunny … I think the Cartel have moved in next door.

It looks like a slaughterhouse It so dark, there is no view to outside surrounding at all I would not want to live here even if I have money

SÍ, es como un templo pero no para vivir. La falta de luz, el envejecimiento de los materiales- a propósito- no por el efecto del tiempo, la dureza de las líneas..., tiene un efecto dramático y cinematográfico. Me gusta que el canal muestre todo tipo de diseños, también estos, pero no invita a vivir en ella. Expresa tristeza, y puede producirla.

Nah chief, this ain't it. This is objectively an unpleasant design.

Wow, this was not at all my vibe. Worst home featured on this channel yet. 😱

Too Dark & gloomy interior!

It's like the Berlin Jewish memorial Museum. Dark, moody and depressing. Great video on materials and sliding doors ,but absolutely boring.

cute

Large spaces for a large ego.

Beautiful as a case study but not to live in.

Who's done with box "house" like this? It's so blah. So uninspiring.