"Quite the gem of a building" says commenter

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an office building with a glass facade in Buenos Aires by Rafael Viñoly Architects.

The Vilo Tower office building features double-height floors linked by a concrete scissor stair enclosed in glass.

Rafael Vinoly glass office tower — Rafael Viñoly Architects centres "transparency and rationality" for Buenos Aires skyscraper

"Very elegant and clean"

Commenters were torn. AlfredHitchcock thought "visually, it's quite stunning". This sentiment was echoed by Karl, who called it "quite the gem of a building!"

Miles Teg also had nothing but praise."If you set out to build an all-glass office tower, this should be the way to do it," they argued, adding "Very elegant and clean."

However, Leo issued a word of warning, writing "it's hard to believe that someone who lived in Buenos Aires would propose a greenhouse as an office." They continued: "Everyone inside will be cooked in summer."

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Shipping container lookout tower — Atelier-r uses two shipping containers to create a Czech Republic lookout tower

"Cheap and cheerful and removable"

Also stoking debate in the comments section this week was a viewing tower in the Czech Republic constructed from two long, narrow shipping containers.

Marius questioned the logic. "The view from the top of the hill was great to begin with, but we couldn't help ourselves – as always, we had to improve it by adding some carbuncle."

But the project had just as many admirers as detractors, with Colin MacGillivrary, arguing "it's a good idea – cheap and cheerful and removable."

"Love this!" exclaimed Yada yada yada, before suggesting it was "the kind of thing that could be built as a temporary structure in all sorts of interesting places."

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Microsoft Office suite application redesign — Microsoft Office rebrand demonstrates "how AI is shifting the discipline of design"

"They should all have letters"

Also providing plenty of fodder in the comments section was a story about the updated logos for Microsoft's Office applications, which have been redesigned for the first time since 2018.

HeywoodFloyd thought "they look great, they should all have letters though."

But not everyone was convinced by the redesign. "It's like with other trends – they come and go," contributed Maciej Zalucki.

For Bunkermentality, "the word 'tacky' springs to mind." They thought "the 2013 version was the best, it's all downhill from there in terms of legibility and recognisability."

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