Yes, I too am looking forward to seeing a higher resolution rendering. But in the meantime, there are alot of interesting details that can be gleaned from the black and white verion. For instance, this project has a lot of similarities with Architectonica's 500 Brickell project. That project has an opening between, although not as dramatic. It also displays a sweepingly linear base featuring a different texture from the buildings higher floors. And it also has groups of floors partitioned by wider linear articulations. It is this last part that caught my eyes the last time I looked at the LSE proposal. The 500 Brickell has lnear articulations every five floors, but the LSE project does something very stealth. The bottom is first grouped by 4 floors, then as you rise they are grouped in 5, then 6, and ultimately 7 floors before yielding to the penthouse/mechanical floors. An interesting play with massing and visual perception. The ocular in 500 Brickell is really interesting and although it is hard to tell from the B/W rendering, the LSE looks like it may have small circular openings along the roofline. Then again, maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me. One last thing, can anybody guess by looking at the rendering if the balconies are recessed or overhanging? I know asking this is almost like asking the forum to identify how many freckles a person has in a painting by Seurat.
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