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Originally Posted by AltJ
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this project is not in an Historic District. Why then is Sera voluntarily designing such pastiche? I could understand it if they had to get HLC approval, but ....
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I'm guessing the the owner/client?
They have a critically significant say, obviously. Color, massing, material, window type, size, color.... If they don't want it, you are not doing it.
This is not to excuse underwhelming design in general, but budget drives the bus SO much on these bank/investor financed building ventures. So does private equity 'opinion'.
We all sometimes forget to include this little potent reality pill our thought processes: The architect can suggest design ideas until they are blue in the face (I've done it). But, at the end of the day they do what their client pays them to, and is willing to
pay for, in construction.
Makes what boutique firms do even more impressive in some ways. They cultivate relationships with the RIGHT clients to do that kind of work. Not an easy road.