Boston Conservatory

[kz1000ps]

 

[Ron Newman]

Boston Conservatory is holding a grand opening of its new building this week. Admission to the 'Opening Note' musical production requires a $35 ticket, but tours of the new building are free Friday and Saturday afternoon.

 

[kz1000ps]

All done... from today:

 

[Tombstoner]

I like it!

 

[BarbaricManchurian]

beautiful!

 

[Roxxma]

That's cool! Two of my friends live next door (one of whose bedroom window is in the photo, directly above the door to the right of the building). I think they had issues with noise during non-work hours (before 7AM or after 8PM or on weekends) at first, but they were rectified pretty quickly. I imagine that it's probably a bit quieter without the parking lot there.

 

[Shepard]

Isn't the shiny-panelling-coupled-with-glass-equals-modern aesthetic ready to die already? This construction looks dated from the get-go. It's not bad so much as it is underambitious.

 

[kz1000ps]

Isn't the shiny-panelling-coupled-with-glass-equals-modern aesthetic ready to die already?

No. ALUCOBOND MUST NEVER DIE!!

 

[briv]

This building looks sorta like a mini version of the Tufts Dental School addition on Washington and Kneeland.

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

Way too clunky. Not terrible but certainly not elegant.

 

[TheRifleman]

Belongs with FAN PIER........Doesn't look right in the neighborhood.

 

[BarbaricManchurian]

yeah it looks good from the first angle but from the other side it looks pretty bad

 

[czsz]

The addition looks great. It's the old part of the building (this of all things gets preserved?) that ruins the look.

 

[kz1000ps]

Few from yesterday:

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

That looks really nice but how is it in person?

 

[kz1000ps]

It's really chunky, as in it kind of overwhelms the street with its sheer-rise blockiness. There are some walk-ups nearby which approach its height, but none on it's side of the block and as a result it sticks out a bit too much. Walking up or down Hemmenway, it's impossible to not notice it.

 

[Tombstoner]

A significant academic building alongside brownstones is going to stand out. I think it does so in a fairly benign way. The scale is not overwhelming and as others have alluded, its a pretty restrained design--maybe a bit too restrained. But I like it.