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Originally Posted by Schmoe
I've been working on Astra Tower for 4 years now, but the basic design was already complete when I joined Kensington. The family's goal is timelessness, and I think in 50 years we'll find Astra Tower still fits well in the skyline despite changes in trends and tastes.
That said, I'm curious if people can post some photos of your favorite multifamily towers from around the country--or even the world. I'd love to get an idea of what people like and what they think would fit within the SLC aesthetic.
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In all seriousness, the reality is residential towers, especially outside of major cities, are generally really unimpressive. I think it's primarily due to value engineering, but often the architecture isn't good to start with, and there are limited opportunities for street activation in smaller, less dense cities. Kensington is better than most. I also like Worthington, whistle acoustics notwithstanding. Here are some designs I kinda like, though many may not be realistic for Salt Lake:
Just as important than the tower design, though, is probably the street level (if not more important). Seattle has a lot of examples of contemporary residential highrises that keep it interesting and attractive on the ground:
There are probably better examples of these though. One of my favorite proposals is Wilson Tower in Austin. I'm talking the scaled back version that could actually work in SLC. We'll see if the finished product looks anything like the
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