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Originally Posted by McBane
Have to say, not a fan of the brick. You've got two clashing materials, brick and limestone, that in my opinion clash. I think when you're working over/with an existing building, you either need to do a damn good job of replicating the existing building's materials exactly OR going completely 180 with your materials.
Imagine one wall in your living room needing to be repainted. Either you paint it the same exact color as the other three walls or you intentionally go with a completely different color. A light beige and a dark beige would look stupid. Know what I mean? Assuming limestone is way too expensive, I think an all-glass curtain would have looked really nice and complimented the older building better.
Overall, this is a great project. Love the added density and the improved pedestrian experience on the ground floor (previously, that corner building was like a fortress).
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Personally, I think whatever is directly on top of the limestone looks quite nice and complements the original buildings well (and better in person). I agree on the butcher-block type brick material that begins to the right of the original building. It's just meh. But overall it's a nice building.
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