PHOTO OF THE DAY: A house or a work of art?
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 at 8:56 AM
This house or work of art, whatever your choice, is located in Portsmouth
Photo by Sam X Julien
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85 Comments
Looks like something you would see in disney.
That building was one of the highlights of my summer vacation in Dominica. I was in awe. The home owners must be very secure ppl. Very creative in a weird way. I remember telling labeling it the ‘hellraiser house.’ As long as the ppl r comfortable in their home then cudos.
awah bagai moun fou meme!
dat house funny wii DNO all you sure that picture not upside down boyyyy cause when i lie down on my back i seeing it better wiii
lol lmaoooooo
Believe it or not, this is a tourist attraction – good or bad. Since the fall of the Roman Catholic Church, this has become the most photographed building in the town.
I love the colors but I don’t understand the architecture. I just hope that it is safe because it looks like a house without a plan. It will surely get attention if this is what the owner intended. I plan to visit it next time for the close up. I can’t tell anyone how to spend their money but it sure looks like a waste to me. I’m Dominican too.
Hilarious. This is great. Only in Dominica.
Just gotta go see this place. Exactley where is it. Willing to leave a donation for photo’s.
This is nothing but scrap metal, garbage!
I guess it is what it is; we are all diffrent people with our own imargination and creation.
let’s wait for the finish product;it could be the owner’s version of the leaning tower.
hey just saying what i think!
The New RED CLINIC Head Quarters!Funny,.
Only in today’s Dominica. When we allow Joe Brown to build this calamity how can we justify not allowing Tom Dick and Harry to build thiers. People are actually giving others thumbs down for blaming the authorities for allowing things like that to happen. What ared we promoting another city soloeil like Haiti. Are we too ignorant or partisan sensitive to talk against the ills of society. If I was the adjoining land owner I would certainly be pissed as this kind of conduct is definitely going to devalue my property.
Would an investor be interested in investing anywhere near this property?
I would be fearful if my kids are running around playing close to a structure like this. i believe that the town council is equally responsible for allowing such thing to happen.
This is simply unacceptable and the people who are actually chastising others for talking about this eye soar and dangerous structure need to stop this backward mentality and stand up for what is right.
Those bank people does just give loans to build house and does not visit the construction site to see what happening with their money
This is downright ugly, from it appearance here. I wish that Dominica was not its grounds–but O dear, O dear!
Funny when ppl are not used to something how they can criticize.well i have travel all over the world and this house will go down in history and yes it is ART,Why it was created by the owner.
Looks like a death trap
you sure got that right.
people call anything that’s just “weird to the eye” ART. ART is much more than putting silly things together. ART us about painting a picture and an emotion. What does this say?
that says a lot about emotion right there
isnt chaos an emotion. why does Art have to be a good emotion. maybe the person wanted to potray a sense of uneasyness. maybe they wanted to potray a restless mode with clashing forms and prodruding objects. maybey it is meant to reflect how society is today, disorganised and confusing.
if that is the intent then the artist has succeded. and besides Art is supposed to envoke a discussion and the fact that we are talking about it makes it art.
anything can be art…art can be disputed…the human body is a work of art…look up the definition of art. this expresses the owner’s creativity. i think it’s super attractive ….if i were a kid and wanted my own play house. just that it is misleading in terms of how safe it appears for kids.
ever heard of abstract art? Just because you don’t understand it doesn’t mean it’s not art. That is why at an art gallery there’s always someone there who can explain a piece to you if you don’t understand it.
This fits the description of a building code violation.
but wait i see a parasol upstairs it have a swimming pool up there man?
Do we have housing and planning for those houses in the middle of the road in Massacre and Mahaut? And those little cooweh in St Joseph, Dublanc, Colihaut, Bioche; need I say more? Stupes
This looks like a puzzle.. I’m really trying to put the pieces together..
This house is really amazing…Do people really live in there? it looks like a candy house..Never seen one like this before..
what is an art? all of u saying work of art wat! they most untiody house. it could only b considered work of art if the neatness was applied. that house look like pure confusion in the mind of the builder. He build the house as to exactly wat he was going thro.
but my friend you have just given justified the builder intent. maybe that was his intent, to confuse the mind. what is a house. how does one define a house.
I think that house isplain ugly and the person needs to grow up .if he wants to “stand out” i think hw should ask experts for advice and not use his over imaginative childish imaginations…please build something better….i mean common….balisters projecting everywhere/that house looks more like a harzard than a place of safety to me
Safety breeches, building code violation, structural hazard is less important than what some people call art.
A HOUSE WITHOUT A PLAN
Think it’s great, especially seeing the evolution of the building of this house over time. Art is self-expression, which this is- so it must be art. Yes, violates planning permissions I’m sure but at the same time, some of the most interesting buildings wouldn’t have been built in history past if that were such a worry! Classic example: Sedlec ossuary (church made of human bones), google image it, fascinating!
Dude, Sedlec Ossauary was ornamented with bones not built with it. You are implying that it was built with bones. It is a masonry and stone construction.
finally someone with a clear understanding as to what art is.
this looks like a public safety hazard…!
boy that house still there…when mister was building that i thought he was crazy after all who builds a house with banisters…lol guess he pimp it up now
one thing i can say is that the earthquake that threw down the catholic and Methodist church and so many other buildings left that house standing so it not all that bad.
I guess we have another Antonio Gaudi in the making. Eccentricity can be awe inspiring or a sign of a disturbed mind…it’s all in the interpretation!!
Left over balisters and pink and white paint wasted. And people well want balisters to buy…smh.
thing is, im not to sure if i should be laughing or amazed. id just like to ask the artist who or what inspired him and where does he see himself in the next five years in regards to his “WORK OF ART” maybe in the big apple …i hope. ill cher to that
But seriously, why would the planning division allow this house to stand the way it is. I can see an obvious code violation with the open second floor balcony. That is patently unsafe for children.
They should insist it be rectified or they should knock it down. That is the kind of lax enforcement we have in Dominica. These people are paid to enforce codes, but they sit in their offices and don’t do their jobs.
ti@Tiger: The Planning division does not go around like a housing/standards Police nor would they have the resources to do so. And the truth of the matter is most construction activities (whether construction of bar, booth, shack, shed, house) do not go thru Planning for approval. Actually if this was enforced there would be a national riot.
Pedro are you sure of what you are saying? I think you should call the Planning Division to confirm that statement!
Notice the pink paint. Isn’t that the same pink paint for the pink chavez houses? Just an observation.
This land mark is now called the pink clinic tower. That land mark monument is destined to attract all the tourist that is suppose to visit the president mansion.
This is an embarrassment to phydical planing.
You are so dumb….This is calles art….I think u need to travel a bit
it’s neither, it’s a statement… and what it says is, do what ever makes you happy and comfortable. I can bet the owner is happy and comfortable with it, just like we all are in ours.
just put yellows is a pink dress with a magic wond and this happy home will be complete. lol
hahahahaha. first time i saw this place i say what commess is this sh..t… then i was told the tourist actually like to see the hilarious building…smfh
I hope that secure ehh, but at least looks unique better than some people wooden shack that building.
That is a clear indication of the lax in rule of law. This structure is clearly a disaster waiting to happen. The physical planning i hope will react after seeing this picture. This house is in the middle of the town and something should have been done a long time ago.
REAL CREATIVE ART WORK.I’M SURE THE TOURISTS OR OTHER VISITORS ENJOY TAKING PICTURES.SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY IS ALWAYS WORTH A TRY.
u r sp right… this is abstract art and alll those people criticizing, i hope is not on the floor and a matla all you sleeping. all you must go overseas and see the type f structure being built just to make a statement… there is nothing wrong with the man’s structure… domniljets toe movay et maltwet…
Umm, this is someone’s private residence. Is it right for it to be under such scrutiny and critic? Did the owner consent?
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”..
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It is being rented to some spanish people.
so that too is ur bizness, well for your info it have flushing latrins and shower, hope urs have too
“Flushing Latrines” thats a new one…only if i misundestand what a latrine is. I know of flusing toilets……..hummmmm
A latrin cannot flush
lmao
Please don’t laugh at this house,This house will be the centre of attraction for tourists in portsmouth. This is money,any photo taken a small donation is needed. more tourist, more business for your community. plant some odd colourful flowers, I sent this picture to holland, it art. Art is crazy for some people. be careful with the electrical wire. they look very near. good luck.
Thats an eyesaw…Disgusting
eyesore
It even have a gate that sliding wi. RESPECT. Lmao
this is not art, that is junk. Congestive all i see is color and can hardly make out what the builder is trying to portray. This is a hazard plain out.
Sa ka gardez con yonne caz zendien!
The mere fact it attracts onlookers and conversation makes it unique. Crazy,art, strange, interesting… I would like to know why
Looks like an accident waiting for happen.
waiting for a accident to hapen
it must be a work of art cuz i wouldnt want to call dat my house
But what is that nah?
This house looks like the one I used to draw in kindergarten when I was bored.
If you could draw this in kindergarten when you were bored, you shouldd be collecting millions now from your excellent art work. Stop criticising people. We alL like what we like.
Lol whenever I pass on this street, I must stop and watch this house den shake my head and den continue walking… It is sooo unique… For persons who doesn’t live in the vicinity of Possie, this house is located behind LIME
harbor lane to be exact… middle street
u must pass it 
NUTS!
well look cochonie in my sweet DA papa
To me this is not art, it looks to congestive !!!
realy? who says that art has to be refind. whats wrong with a little chaos.
Kool…..
omg are you for real?lmao what the heck is that!!! :
That house looking like the builder was on crack wi pal…lol
What Hazard is this? Do we seriously have a Housing and Planning Division?
First thing I thought of when I saw it? Where is Housing and Physical Planning?
lol.a lil too much of the right side is cut off…..you can’t see his crown and scepter! lol
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