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Originally Posted by honte
I just spent some time at Aqua in person checking out the balconies, which are now three in height. I have to say, my main fear - that somehow you wouldn't be able to read the curvature from the street - was totally wrong. They are in-your-face, and rather bizarre actually. Without the rails, your eyes play tricks on you, and you think they are dipping or drooping sometimes.
My favorite thing about the balconies so far is that they have a rather crude, hand-crafted look. The curves are not perfectly smooth, with some kinks in them etc. It reminds me of the experimental concrete on the Marina City theatre.
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honte, thanks for your post. I had noticed the "drooping" optical illusion as well, and thought that it was me...like I needed to get my eyes checked. You just saved me $125.00 for and Optometrist visit
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