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Historic Preservation Commission clears downtown hotel tower to move forward
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I liked this design when first unveiled and still like it, to the extent we’ve been allowed to see it. With only one full color design, from just one perspective and only at nighttime, I sure would appreciate seeing how it would look full color in the daylight, and from different perspectives. For example, it’s impossible to tell what color the tower actually is–barring nighttime lighting. Does the south side look like the nor side, or is that where the elevator shafts are?
To me, this kind of review seems doubly important fr an addition to a historic building like this. Is the commission seeing more than we see, here?
Great piece,as usual. Any idea who might replace Blair Williams?
Gee, this tower looks awfully familiar: https://www.hearst.com/real-estate/hearst-tower
Gee, this tower looks awfuly familiar:
http://www.fosterandpartners.com/media/1705476/img10.jpg
Great piece, as usual.
Any idea who might replace Blair Williams?
So ugly, so so ugly. Oh well
Funny Bill…. I guess you could call this “plop” architecture…..
I am surprised by the lack of negative feedback here. I have only seen a single rendered picture of the proposal and I am sure that it is no coincidence that in this view, the addition looks like a larger new building residing in the background of the existing hall. From any other vantage point, it looks the addition was dropped onto an old building and ruins both the existing structure and the new additions lines. It reminds me of the failed Soldier Field attempt to build a new structure but keep the facade of the old stadium.
Don’t understand the unfounded negative hate this is getting. Without this addition the building will rot and be demolished eventually after looking like crap for years. It’s also the fate in store for the Goll Mansion thanks to Bauman. It’s a perfect example of renovating an old building and getting a new modern development on top, both of which mix. I really hope we get to see more of it in the future.
An earlier view of the corner as built by Plymouth Congregational Church (they moved to N. Hackett, now UCC).
From the at mpl.org collection (although the description in the photo projects the later renovation to the facade).
http://content.mpl.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/HstoricPho/id/825/rec/63