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Originally Posted by maccoinnich
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I like the east and west faces of the tower with the terraces.
I don't think long thin terraces are very usable as they generally aren't wide enough for furniture. Maybe these are wider than normal cantilevered terraces?
I don't think the base to the building is as strong as the tower.
For me, the base needs more retail and ground floor activity. Maybe live-work can be enough although live-work isn't retail. Even though this project is near the north edge of the Pearl, I hope Hoyt and the Design Commission decide to add some retail.
Pettygrove is a special street in the neighborhood and this design offers little to this street.
It's interesting that the Lobbies are on the north side - this is odd to me in that the lobbies are in the shade and on one of the least appealing streets surrounding this block. The 'address' for the project doesn't seem to be as strong as if it were on 11th or Pettygrove.
Lastly the podium seems too chunky, blocky and unarticulated. I like having low or mid-rise podiums to improve the scale for pedestrians although there is something about this podium that seems missing.