Bananarama
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Two thoughts.
This is SO much better than the July submission which was a hodgepodge of random materials and timid "design" moves that looked completely out of place next to both the old Landmark and new labs at the back. The fenestration and materials relate much better, the base is more articulated and doesn't look like an office park wall anymore. A lot more layering of some "industrial" look that is sort of being established around the site now. It's not anything groundbreaking, but it's just generally tasteful and makes the block feel more cohesive instead of a jumbled fight to compete.
And dear god I am so sick of architects throwing bushes and trees on top of buildings/balconies. It's greenwashing and a design crutch. I will eat my shoe if the real deal ever looks close to as lush as those renderings (especially that illustrative trellis on the north side).
This is SO much better than the July submission which was a hodgepodge of random materials and timid "design" moves that looked completely out of place next to both the old Landmark and new labs at the back. The fenestration and materials relate much better, the base is more articulated and doesn't look like an office park wall anymore. A lot more layering of some "industrial" look that is sort of being established around the site now. It's not anything groundbreaking, but it's just generally tasteful and makes the block feel more cohesive instead of a jumbled fight to compete.
And dear god I am so sick of architects throwing bushes and trees on top of buildings/balconies. It's greenwashing and a design crutch. I will eat my shoe if the real deal ever looks close to as lush as those renderings (especially that illustrative trellis on the north side).
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