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Originally Posted by aquablue
I noticed that the base on that twisty thing is particularly ugly. I don't see a reason to maintain historical buildings when they are architecturally a void of nothing when the newbuilding wold have looked far better without it. It just looks wrong, despite the un-politically correct nature of my thoughts. The clash of color and materials is just jarring.
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there would be no bldg without the base. developers are supposed to maintain the context of the meatpacking district. morris adjimi is particularly expert at that. i would say give it more of a chance, just wait until its cleaned up and opened before judging. or maybe that wont matter to you, some people just dont care for historical facade saves around new construction and i understand that, it can seem ridiculous. personally, i think this is a great one.
that said, the developer of 860 washington, kitty corner to adjimi's twisty, tore down the meatpacking warehouse and that upcoming mini-tower will be all new build. so you will get your preference just across the street. then soon enough we will be able to directly compare what approach looks better!