1/9: Jordan house

Undertoad · 01-09-2002, 02:33 PM

It's a non-news event, the Michael Jordan divorce, but sometimes you get a glimpse of how the other side lives and get to gawk at it. So here's what's at stake: the Jordan's Chicago-area house. A pretty nice dwelling, wouldn't you say?

Ardax · 01-09-2002, 05:25 PM

My gawd, that place looks bigger than the university I graduated from!

Nic Name · 01-09-2002, 05:53 PM

It's the school of hard knocks. The cost of such an education ain't worth it.

jaguar · 01-09-2002, 06:17 PM

Why is there an inverse corralation between taste and money? What a butt-ugly house.

Nic Name · 01-09-2002, 07:09 PM

Well, Puff Jaggy, let's see if your corollary is true.

Your member autobiography describes Jaguar as "poor" and, by implication, full of taste.

How 'bout postin' a pic 'o yo crib, my man?

ndetroit · 01-09-2002, 07:20 PM

Dude......

not that I'm Mr. Richie Pants.... but...

mostly likely, a LOT of houses look "ugly" from the air. When I buy my first 50k sq.ft. home (and stfu, whoever that annoying dude was that told me to curb my capitalism), I'm sure it won't be nearly as pretty from the air as it is up close..

I just like the fact that it has a basketball court, and a pitching green (or at least, thats what they looked like to me..!).. At least the guy built the house the way HE liked it...

the dude likes basketball. He built a basketball court. Hell.. I like basketball.. If I was a gazillionaire, I'd buy it.

(edit: even if I were a billionaire, I would consider buying it. Chicago is a fun town to party in)

(furter edit: If michael jordan is reading this, I would accept the house for free. Don't give it to your wife, dude!!! give it to me!! she doesn't even like you!!)

Nic Name · 01-09-2002, 07:27 PM

Detroit Pistons #42

jaguar · 01-11-2002, 02:39 AM

The point is the house has no style, no symmetry. Argh, form follows function, this clearly haven’t been applied

No example? Look at the monstronisity above! There is no sense of self to it, it looks likw someone cobbeled it together over time with not a thought the the form they were creating!
Nic - instead of showing a pic of my house, which is not what I like at all (don’t really have a choice

Look up the works of Architects like Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright . Both modern architects. Falling water is fantastic, I like allot of his later, rounder stuff too though. Buildings like Unité d'Habitation I think are the way of the future. That is: aesthetically pleasing mass housing. My own tastes tend to run ultra minimalist. My room? Light charcoal walls, white/black furniture highlighted stainless steel (bed legs, desk legs, chair frame etc) and polished floorboards. Done over a couple of years, first painted/boards, furniture over time. Surprisingly cheap too.

CharlieG · 01-11-2002, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jaguar
snip... Falling water is fantastic, ...snip

I LOVE FLWs work, but it has some MAJOR problems

Ever talk to anyone who spent some time in Falling Water? Read what the family had to say about LIVING there - you can't! It's always DAMP and moldy, the furniture (designed by FLW as in most of his houses) is horridly uncomfortable (try sitting on one of his chairs sometime). On to of that, Falling Water is falling down! There was some serious miscalucations in the cantilever design of the main floor - it really needed to be about 2x thick as it is - they are doing some serious work right now to prevent the house from falling

That said, the Jordan house looks like an institutional complex. A GOOD architect can make an ordinary house extrordinary, and not for a lot of extra money - just by playing with things like reveals, shadow lines and lighting. Most houses have almost no thought given to shadow lines or lighting

Griff · 01-11-2002, 06:44 AM

Not much of a lot either.

I was thinking about the divorce, she couldn't handle seeing Mike maybe twice a day? I guess that was the problem, she didn't want to pretend anymore.

I really can't handle a big house, it promotes isolation among the inhabitants. I'll edit this when my girls hit their teens.

Nic Name · 01-11-2002, 08:06 AM

The Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, at its opening in New York City.

If Frank Lloyd Wright hadn't died in 1959, I'd bet Mike would have engaged him to design the Jordan
mansion.

Maybe Jordan told his architect, hey, I love the work of FLW, y' know like the Guggenheim in NYC.
Whatever, I want it to have all the toys. It definitely has to have a regulation basketball court
and a golf course. Oh yeah, and the doors all hafta be over 8' feet 'cause some of my friends are
bigger than me. And I love that black and white and shades of gray look.

Oh, btw, guggenheim.com is well-designed, too.

Undertoad · 01-11-2002, 09:57 AM

I've been to Fallingwater twice. It's incredible. But I can see where such genius probably had to come with a huge ego as well. It's like Wright believed he had to re-invent everything for the house. Some things make sense to re-invent, like the special windows developed just for the house. And some things don't need to be re-invented, like chairs and beds. It would be a different type of genius to know what should be re-invented and what shouldn't - and yet another type of genius to understand how to work with people to reach the right compromises.

I get the idea that Wright wanted his clients to live up to his houses. That's kinda ludicrous.

Ardax · 01-11-2002, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jaguar
My own tastes tend to run ultra minimalist. My room? Light charcoal walls, white/black furniture highlighted stainless steel (bed legs, desk legs, chair frame etc) and polished floorboards. Done over a couple of years, first painted/boards, furniture over time. Surprisingly cheap too.

Heh. The typical bachelor pad: Mostly monochromatic, lots of metallics and/or wood. Probably angular, very clean, sharp lines. All your friends think it's cool.

Then you meet a woman who sets you straight.

If you're lucky you'll get a room to be a "guy" in. If you're really lucky, it'll be in the house.

01-11-2002, 10:38 AM

I like a pretty simple bedroom. I'm all down with the techno kinda thing and whatnot, but basically, I just want to sleep there.

My computer room, however, I have more ideas for

It's something I want to reflect me. Fortunately, that's pretty easy - I like making things. So I just make lots of things, put them in the room, and voila! Instant dhamsaic-like room.

warch · 01-11-2002, 11:47 AM

Lets open up a can of Frank Gehry on 'em! sure, he uses titanium now, but he started with plywood and chain-link.

01-09-2002, 02:33 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	1/9: Jordan house It's a non-news event, the Michael Jordan divorce, but sometimes you get a glimpse of how the other side lives and get to gawk at it. So here's what's at stake: the Jordan's Chicago-area house. A pretty nice dwelling, wouldn't you say?

01-09-2002, 07:20 PM	#6
ndetroit Master Locutor Join Date: May 2001 Location: vancouver Posts: 158	Dude...... not that I'm Mr. Richie Pants.... but... mostly likely, a LOT of houses look "ugly" from the air. When I buy my first 50k sq.ft. home (and stfu, whoever that annoying dude was that told me to curb my capitalism), I'm sure it won't be nearly as pretty from the air as it is up close.. I just like the fact that it has a basketball court, and a pitching green (or at least, thats what they looked like to me..!).. At least the guy built the house the way HE liked it... the dude likes basketball. He built a basketball court. Hell.. I like basketball.. If I was a gazillionaire, I'd buy it. (edit: even if I were a billionaire, I would consider buying it. Chicago is a fun town to party in) (furter edit: If michael jordan is reading this, I would accept the house for free. Don't give it to your wife, dude!!! give it to me!! she doesn't even like you!!) Last edited by ndetroit; 01-09-2002 at 07:24 PM.

01-09-2002, 07:27 PM	#7
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Yo! Is that you Stackhouse? Detroit Pistons #42 Last edited by Nic Name; 01-09-2002 at 07:33 PM.

01-11-2002, 02:39 AM	#8
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	The point is the house has no style, no symmetry. Argh, form follows function, this clearly haven’t been applied No example? Look at the monstronisity above! There is no sense of self to it, it looks likw someone cobbeled it together over time with not a thought the the form they were creating! Nic - instead of showing a pic of my house, which is not what I like at all (don’t really have a choice Look up the works of Architects like Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright . Both modern architects. Falling water is fantastic, I like allot of his later, rounder stuff too though. Buildings like Unité d'Habitation I think are the way of the future. That is: aesthetically pleasing mass housing. My own tastes tend to run ultra minimalist. My room? Light charcoal walls, white/black furniture highlighted stainless steel (bed legs, desk legs, chair frame etc) and polished floorboards. Done over a couple of years, first painted/boards, furniture over time. Surprisingly cheap too. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain Last edited by jaguar; 01-11-2002 at 02:41 AM.

01-11-2002, 08:06 AM	#11
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Architecture done Wright The Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, at its opening in New York City. If Frank Lloyd Wright hadn't died in 1959, I'd bet Mike would have engaged him to design the Jordan mansion. Maybe Jordan told his architect, hey, I love the work of FLW, y' know like the Guggenheim in NYC. Whatever, I want it to have all the toys. It definitely has to have a regulation basketball court and a golf course. Oh yeah, and the doors all hafta be over 8' feet 'cause some of my friends are bigger than me. And I love that black and white and shades of gray look. Oh, btw, guggenheim.com is well-designed, too.

01-09-2002, 05:25 PM	#2
Ardax Irrelevant Adulterant Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 43	My gawd, that place looks bigger than the university I graduated from!

01-09-2002, 05:53 PM	#3
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	It's the school of hard knocks. The cost of such an education ain't worth it.

01-09-2002, 06:17 PM	#4
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Why is there an inverse corralation between taste and money? What a butt-ugly house. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

01-09-2002, 07:09 PM	#5
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Well, Puff Jaggy, let's see if your corollary is true. Your member autobiography describes Jaguar as "poor" and, by implication, full of taste. How 'bout postin' a pic 'o yo crib, my man?

01-11-2002, 06:44 AM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Not much of a lot either. I was thinking about the divorce, she couldn't handle seeing Mike maybe twice a day? I guess that was the problem, she didn't want to pretend anymore. I really can't handle a big house, it promotes isolation among the inhabitants. I'll edit this when my girls hit their teens.

01-11-2002, 09:57 AM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I've been to Fallingwater twice. It's incredible. But I can see where such genius probably had to come with a huge ego as well. It's like Wright believed he had to re-invent everything for the house. Some things make sense to re-invent, like the special windows developed just for the house. And some things don't need to be re-invented, like chairs and beds. It would be a different type of genius to know what should be re-invented and what shouldn't - and yet another type of genius to understand how to work with people to reach the right compromises. I get the idea that Wright wanted his clients to live up to his houses. That's kinda ludicrous.

01-11-2002, 10:38 AM	#14
dave Guest Posts: n/a	I like a pretty simple bedroom. I'm all down with the techno kinda thing and whatnot, but basically, I just want to sleep there. My computer room, however, I have more ideas for It's something I want to reflect me. Fortunately, that's pretty easy - I like making things. So I just make lots of things, put them in the room, and voila! Instant dhamsaic-like room.

01-11-2002, 11:47 AM	#15
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Lets open up a can of Frank Gehry on 'em! sure, he uses titanium now, but he started with plywood and chain-link.

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