The line between madman and genius can be quite thin. On which side of that line Reversible Destiny Lofts fall, well…I’ll let you be the judge. There is an entire (extensively complicated) architectural philosophy from which these designs sprung forth.

The website is filled with dizzying quotes, such as:

The dispersing and juxtaposing and culling of landing sites in respect to an architectural surround; a super-convening of many convenings; messenger-like — in rapport with all there is; that which revs as momentum — revved and revving; an amassing of the provisional; a ubiquitous piecing together. All that emanates from a person as she projects and reads an architectural surround forms an architectural body that moves with her, changing form depending on the position she assumes.

Perhaps there is a translation issue.

The lofts are based on the principle of Biotopology. Essentially, the theory advocates an environment that continually stimulates and challenges the senses, and implies that forcing occupants to be slightly off balance and bombarded with sensory overload keeps them “sharp.”

Personally, I have to disagree with this philosophy based on the well-documented phenomenon of neuroplasticity. Unless the environment itself continues to change, the human brain will inevitably “re-wire” itself so the surroundings are no longer challenging and overstimulating. In short: we get used to it. The brain is miraculously adaptable.

I admire the design work and effort that went into this project, though I could never live in one of the units without feeling as if I were trapped in a McDonald’s Play Place.

More pictures and text at the website.