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Originally Posted by Busy Bee
What a great looking building. Simple and restrained elegance. Proof you don't need a dozen different materials doing a hundred different things— a tendency so many midrise architects get trapped in. See LA lowrise developments for some of the worst examples.
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I am reserving judgment. The metal window surrounds haven't been completed yet, and the brick ended up being "happy" utility brick instead of modular.
I do think the entrance will be dramatic with the grand staircase to the 2nd-floor lobby.
Funny you bring up LA as they have actually done pretty well with contemporary midrises IMO. I really love the TOD at Wilshire/Western, One Santa Fe, etc. Maybe I'm just cherry picking though...