Agreed. It's clear that the owners have considerable financial resources, but seemingly no one thought to hire an interior designer/architect to consider how the place looks or functions outside of the gaming aspect. If that's their style, then more power to them; it just seems incredibly generic and like wasted potential.
The building was designed by his dad Richard Varda, an architect: https://vardaarchitecture.com/
It’s likely just his preference. My wife and I also rather like a relatively “IKEA” aesthetic so I think it’s just preference.
I used to work for a firm that did custom homes for wealthy clients. Even when we paired them up with designers some of them just preferred a very plain appearance.
That said, I thought the games room with rows of hide-away PCs looked like a call centre or at best a 90s internet cafe.
If you read TFA you will see that the house was architected by his father, an accomplished architect.
Did you look through the accomplishments? I don't mean to be crass but I like a bit of weight for "accomplished".
I mean, the American Express office looks like a track stop or mall you will find along the highway.
> Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that".