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Originally Posted by iheartphilly
Toll could do a masonry build to blend in with jeweler’s row and make a lot of people happy but they have gone rogue by going mostly glass. If it stood alone, I wouldn’t care and actually would be happy with the design and glass wrap.
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The old "blend in the base with like materials so NIMBYs can pretend there is no tower" trick is so cheesy and played out. The end product always looks disjointed and the brick/limestone panels used today always look painfully bad next to the real thing. I much prefer this look, although I agree with others that it's still just "meh". I will say however, that a
true facadectomy can look really good.
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Originally Posted by iheartphilly
Kinda reminds me of the 500 walnut project standing next to masonary and brutalist builds. Just build it already.
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You don't like that? The juxtaposition of the modernist glass 500 Walnut next to the early 20th century Penn Mutual Tower and the 1970's Annex building and behind the Colonial era Independence Hall is my favorite. Nothing highlights our city's rich architectural heritage better than this diverse collection of buildings.
QUESTION: The crown does look big. Did the height change at all? Or did they reduce number of units?