Architecture and interior design thread

Good to see that efforts to make buildings address the street are alive and well.

http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/prison_crematorium_nope_they_re_bungalows_bleak_dagenham_development_has_neighbours_up_in_arms_1_3647151

Replete with stupid nonsense that's meant to be pretentious but is too stupid for that:

A council spokesman said trees and climbing plants would be added to soften the buildings’ appearance “in the near future”.

The design, he added, “aims to recapture the iconic heritage of the almshouses that have been part of this country’s life for many years” – but he conceded the reference was “more obvious when the bungalows are viewed from within the site”.