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Originally Posted by cab
Slab buildings with limited balconies are horrible. Just a big wall.
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If it's going to be a big slab they should at least make the surface visually interesting. Perhaps organize the facade such that it references the history and tradecraft of the site (newspaper printing) by creating the curtain wall from a tiny grid of square glass panels which would be tinted at different values, arranged to create a giant halftone image of Tom McCall's face. You could also apply different levels of reflectivity to certain panels in order to create entirely different images depending on ambient light conditions. Vera Katz's beaming countenance might appear on sunny summer days, while gloomy and overcast weather could summon up the melancholic visage of Neil Goldschmidt. Imagine those two faces bouncing back and forth on one of our active weather days during the fall or spring!
I'm thinking Skylab might be the perfect choice for this type of concept, given that their recent experience re the Yard has no doubt made them experts in the area of reflective glass.
Just a thought.