Posted May 16, 2018, 9:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 10023
I’m definitely getting a Miami vibe from these buildings.
Also, I think they look good together from the southeast, but not from directly east, in which case the gap between them is too wide relative to the buildings themselves and takes the whole ensemble out of proportion.
In Kevin’s post above, the second photo looks great but the first looks awkward.
What they should do, if you ask me, is move the smaller tower slightly farther south, narrowing the gap AND, at the same time, giving more space between that tower and Ogden Slip, which would widen the protected view corridor toward the Tribune Tower.
Plus, looking at Mr Downtown’s early post, they might be able to use the Spire’s caissons?
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I can agree with that. They are spaced a bit far apart and do create a sort of odd proportion problem. I think if they added another vertical band on the lakeside on each tower that it would probably widen them enough to decrease that effect. You wouldn't want the top being too wide, though. I don't like the look of "top heavy" towers where they're skinny at the bottom and flare out at the top. Some of the Asian supertalls that do that look odd to me.
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