I agree with people trashing the most recent version. I wish I could see the older version but the pics aren't showing.
The main issues I have with the actual design (I also have great trepidation about the materials) is that the circular section at the front isn't congruent with the rest of the building making the design incohesive and appear bulbous. I'd rather see a continuous flat-iron shape. Or even if the front was still curved, if more was done to keep the design cohesive, like continuing the balcony insets onto the curved section (although not necessarily as deep), or making the three non-inset part of the building between the balcony insets also curved.
I also don't like that the top floor is set back like that. Having setbacks on a much taller building can soften it and make it more graceful and less overpowering. But a small building needs as much "power" as it can get. Having important elements such as the roofline be so... mushy, really weakens the silhouette.
Also, lets have the balcony safe guards be glass-free painted black metal rather than those cheap-looking glass ones. And although the back isn't shown, I want there to be a metal exterior fire escape.
Another thing that would help the building would be for to stretch farther back from the interaction toward the pool, with perhaps twice as much street frontage as is shown. I find it too stubby as it is. The V shaped building have an exterior space in the centre between the two wings which would be private resident areas for things like bike storage and maybe a fountain and plants.
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Don't ask people not to debate a topic. Just stop making debatable assertions. Problem solved.
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