The hidden ways that architecture affects the way you feel

Re:The hidden ways that architecture affects the way you feel by d-sc on Friday June 09, 2017 @02:21PM (#14523284)

I work for an apartment development company. To build round walls would be prohibitively expensive and impractical. Every part of your pipeline from building materials to tools to furniture is designed for linear-walled rooms.

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Re:The hidden ways that architecture affects the way you feel by nieksand on Friday June 09, 2017 @02:32PM (#14523386)

Furniture is definitely an issue.

When I was in Singapore in the early 90s, I remember my family looking at a rental unit in the Draycott towers. It was super cool looking, but lack of places for furniture to go is what nixed it.

For the curious... exterior and interior:

https://www.singaporeexpats.com/singapore-property-pictures/...

http://draycott.weebly.com/uploads/1/7/5/5/1755412/3811624.j...

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Re:The hidden ways that architecture affects the way you feel by serhei on Friday June 09, 2017 @03:13PM (#14523661)

Variations on octagonal rooms could be a good approximation. For example, bay windows are practically a way to achieve a similar effect, without departing from a rectangle structure too much.

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