NEW YORK | 51 Astor Place | 13 floors
http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2011/0...en_in_2013.php
Starbucks-Crushing Astor Place Office Building Will Open in 2013 Quote:
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Yikes! It looks like a Transformer barfed up a drive-in movie screen.
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ooooooo i like that!
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Observation: Park 51 and 51 Astor Pl both have 13 floors. Coincidence?
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"ribbed granite and glass." Certainly doesn't read like that in the renderings. The description sounds good, but the renderings make it out to look like a parking garage clad in vertical metal panels. Conceptual as they may be, they still need to tell a better story
The ground floor transparency needs to double in height too. Notice the surrounding buildings? The datum line is much higher. The building feels out of place...almost reclusive in a way from the surrounding neighborhood despite the prominent location. I can agree the design doesn't have to be over the top. But it should be visually energizing. The building needs to create a climatic termination on St Marks, not one that is dull and blank |
I've seen better looking jails.
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I like it better at night.
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As with every building with a reasonably simple shape, it is all about the materials. If they use top notch glass and stone, it will be gorgeous. The good news is, Maki doesn't seem like an architect who would be down with pre-cast concrete and plexiglass.
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Have you been to the MAD? because it is very nice IMO. If you think that that's bad you obviously have not seen what was before that museum was there. Also, great connection, very similar kind of placement. I didn't even think of that.
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The new MAD is certainly an improvement exterior or interior.
Look at it! http://www.ask.com/wiki/2_Columbus_Circle http://rpmedia.ask.com/ts?u=/wikiped...bus_Circle.jpg It's worse than the Verizon bldg We're off-topic now so this is done. |
Work on Glassy Astor Place Starbucks-Crusher Starting Soon
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I guess a mod can include "183 ft" into the title.
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This area could have some very interesting architecture with the Cooper Union building and the hotel or whatever that is next to Asia Pub. |
Very nice. The existing building which takes up the vast bulk of the site is ugly!
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awesome!
this area is in dire need of a makeover...the land near the astor place 6 isn't used very effectively... great project |
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