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Originally Posted by FarmerHaight
Yep, I've always thought that building was awesome. Mixed use, attractive building and high quality materials. If Broadway/Downtown/8th Street had 100 more buildings like this instead of ugly boxes that would be awesome!
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I would humbly disagree with that statement as it pertains to the Lux. I will give Meridian credit for the large windows and the overall shape of the building although some of which was shaped to comply Broadway 360 guidelines anyway. However, the veneer is still mainly comprised of EIFS in various shades of grey, the black architectural steel has rust spots and the black drystack slate stone at street level always looks dirty because it doesn't hide dust and is difficult to clean.
In terms of its commercial component, its great to have the Credit Union at street level but what that has caused is a "dead" street front along Broadway. In order to keep the pedestrian friendly nature of the street, ideally storefronts should be 25ish ft wide and feature significant amounts of glazing so that pedestrians can what is inside.
Additionally, this is the only local building I know of that used structural steel stud construction with composite floors(steel decking + cast concrete). I would argue this is superior to a wood structure but maybe not better than the structural steel used at the Baydo project (although I don't agree with Baydo's decision not to go with a concrete core that contains the elevator and stairwells from a fire safety standpoint).
I will give them credit for Escala though, its a great infill project in terms of shape, size, and quality of materials. I am also impressed with their curved floor plates and curved balcony glass as well as the use of pre-stressed concrete slabs.
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