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Originally Posted by viewguysf
After looking at this project again yesterday, I still think that the new tower is a real dog. Those "overhangs" that are supposed to be the cornices in the original renderings are ridiculous. The tower looks like an overgrown mediocre condo development stuffed on top of a nice old building/facade. I find it to be almost hideous.
Although it definitely improves the street scape with the return of a historic brick building that was lovingly restored, even the residence lobby looks trite to me--like a place for the rich who don't have very good taste to live.
Overall, it benefits the City, but it could have been so much better. IMO, Ritz-Carlton's image has been diminished by allowing their name to be attached to this developer's misguided architectural adventure. It looks more like the influence of Marriott, Ritz-Carlton's owner.  |
The angle shown is obviously not the most flattering. The conceptuals were much more so. I haven't seen it in person yet, but I hope not to be disappointed. It looked to be one of the best designs around and I was a little jealous not to have something like that down here (it might even fit at that height). The overhangs aren't lovely, but the bold tones and asymmetry make it stand out amongst other current projects. Maybe once they get some greenery up on it, things will be more like promised.
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