greenleaf
Senior Member
It's as if the City permitted the copper roof of the Old City Hall to be replaced with asphalt shingles. Why is there no aesthetic control when it comes to Modernist buildings?
Bang on.
It's as if the City permitted the copper roof of the Old City Hall to be replaced with asphalt shingles. Why is there no aesthetic control when it comes to Modernist buildings?
It wouldn't have been that difficult or expensive for the developer to mimic the existing pattern of mullions that was on the mechanical penthouse. The shade of the replacement spandrel is also a mismatch.
I don't get it. The mechanical has been adapted as useable space with the addition of vision glass and the new spandrel is a paler shade. I just don't think the modifications as this building converts to residential use garners the reaction it is receiving from this forum. Then again, I feel quite removed from when I joined 12 years ago.
I find over the years there's been a shift to the negative on this forum / I'm not saying that's good or bad, but folks are a lot more critical, maybe our taste have become refined over the years and we expect more now ? ; - )
It should've looked similar to this...
Credit to someMidTowner for the original image.