An old man once pointed out to me that good architecture along with its services on a civic scale should entice its audience. With no pun intended on the theatrics of a go-go dancer, I stumbled onto this building/thing/tentacle/button shop in Birmingham. Designed by Future Systems at a whopping cost of 530 million pounds it stands as the flagship store of mega retail giant Selfridges. Now, you will have to argue that besides its curvaceous alien like form it does funnily enough fit quite snugly to its context. As an urban apparatus, it provides pockets spaces that induces traffic flow around and through its parts = more window gazers = more income, creating a pedestrianized environment; much the current fashion accessory amongst urban planning bodies today. So, five chopstick bowls yums ala makansutra pass SIRIM chop...wholesome content approved!
Though, I am still left wondering what the catalyst to its appealing good looks was. My deductions, are as follows :
1. speaker systems
2. tentacles conquering EL MUNDO!
3. tentacles chasing humans to spend spend spend. zap zap.
entranced yet?
the top floor with adjoining promenade. $$cha-ching.ching.$$
the battleground of geometric debate..tentacle vs. faceted tentacle wanabe
+ a little coffee hut that has a sea like nature to it outside the development. i like
and might i add if i may that good architecture makes you want to go and grope it...not the go go dancer you perv! squidge squidge.
