Posted Apr 28, 2007, 5:06 AM
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Surrounded by Nature
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Walnut Creek, California
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Adding Some Pizzazz!
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Originally Posted by johnd
In regards the new towers: I am pleased the current renters at Trinity Plaza will have new rent controlled units to live in as part of phase one of the new project; however when completed, the three-tower complex will be one ugly addition to the neighborhood. In effect, this porject is our generation's version of the Fox Tower Plaza, but in tripicate! Sure the old building needed to come down, but in an effort to please eveyone, little focus was spent on the grim open space, the real impact on transportation around Civic Center, the visual impact on neighboring buildings, etc.
In sum, it is very difficult to make 24-stories of punched concrete facades very interesting in a neighborhood that includes the new library, Asian Art Museum and the beautifully restored City Hall. Yet despite the beauty of these and many other structures nearby, one will sadly be drawn to this gargantuan aesthetic blunder of a building, much like one is unfortunately drawn to a wart or other large deformity on an otherwise beautiful face.
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Quite the contrary--this is going to be a great development for our sometimes provincial city.  We're fortunate that it's being designed by Arquitectonica. As long as what is built is good, San Francisco could use a more exciting and eclectic look in a number of areas.
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