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Originally Posted by ScreamingViking
You took what I wrote out of context -- the bolded wording is part of the point I was making: "I think it should be a modern look. It will be hard to replicate that old facade and be cohesive with what I assume will be a contemporary design for a condo building."
It's not hard to replicate an old facade. But cost needs to be considered too, and that may not align with a builder's budget. Whether it gets done well is another issue, as there are lots of bad examples out there for every good one.
A developer could make the Tivoli look like a stand-alone building while developing next door. They could probably replicate what was there, while putting up something new with a different design next to it. I doubt it will happen because this new owner will probably want to maximize what they can do with the site by building some of the new residential/commercial portion on the empty space in front of the existing theatre. So I think it's likely not going to be a grand entrance that looks historical; I just hope it's got some uniqueness to it, some difference that makes it stand out and say "there's a theatre here" rather than just being another door in a podium.
Long before the internet, and modern architecture, and value-engineered buildings that lack "craftsmanship", I have to wonder if in the coffee- and smoke-houses of the day people complained to each other about everything looking the same. "Egad... yet another pediment!"  |
if only we had those problems now.. they were probably complaining about women wanting to vote while street urchins shouted SHOIN YER SHEWS GUVNAH!
I do love pediments, and cornices, and literally anything that trusses up a building.. and yeah mine may have been a bit of a kneejerk reaction I admit.
Mind you, look at lambs building - traditional entrance, modern towers, so so much for that argument lol..
or the doomed church facade on james.. or the william thomas building - modern and contemporary fusions abound all around us..
but yeah them having that whole plot now to work with makes me fear they'll just boring podium it - we should have a rule, NO bland podiums - you can be as contemporary as you want with the tower, but the podium MUST reflect the heritage style around it - then we can satisfy everyone.