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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse
I like the expansion design and I don't think it needs to mimic the old silhouette. I also don't think it needs more "community involvement." Community consultation can work out well with community planning, but with architectural design I'm highly doubtful. Most members of the general community are not architects, knowledgeable architecture critics, community planners, historians, or in any other position to have a positive contribution. All you're likely to end up with is a lot of sentimental reactionism. It might still be justified if it was a public property but as privately owned property housing a private business, not so much.
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I'm a firm believer in community consultation because the potential is there for an idea to pop that a professional would never consider. It's often from the oposing side.
The design for the addition keeps improving. I don't know if its a reaction to community consultation. My point is the longer this process continues, the more likely the design will get even better.
I like the look of the expansion. I don't like the idea of the expansion. The more separation between old and new, the better. The three storey connecting structure between old and new is too visible.
P.S. Hmmm, I may have just repeated myself word for word.
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