Kenmore Square North (WHOOP) | 533-541 Commonwealth Ave | Fenway

[shmessy]

There's a thin-ness to the Whoop's façade that makes it seem transient. Like they could easily rip it down and reskin the building if a different tenant wanted it.

From Your Lips to God's Ears.........

 

[BeeLine]

IMG_1959 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1963 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1969 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1974 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1977 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_1979 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

 

[kz1000ps]

Best angle on this sucker?

 

[bdurden]

The only acceptable façade of the WHOOPS building is the concrete backside.

 

[DZH22]

Now taking wagers (not really). Will this one turn out better or worse than the Whoop building? From 3/5.

IMG_8841 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_8842 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[BeeLine]

If the sampler is a true indication of what the finished product is going to be I'm very worried.

 

[Charlie_mta]

If the sampler is a true indication of what the finished product is going to be I'm very worried.

Why do they keep coming up with these cheap crappy claddings? Yeah, I know....$$$$$. But still, a little creativity could produce something better within the budget they have.

 

[chrisbrat]

If the sampler is a true indication of what the finished product is going to be I'm very worried.

that is fucking heinous. woof.

 

[Java King]

I was horrified by the Kensington development's cheap use of materials years ago. It's blended into the skyline, and I'm not as offended today. I wonder if this development will be the same over time?

 

[BeeLine]

IMG_3682 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3683 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3684 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3685 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3686 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3690 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3689 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

 

[A Chicagoan]

https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/thjlga

 

[DZH22]

3/25

IMG_9641 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_9642 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_9643 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_9644 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_9645 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[itchy]

Do we still have an annual Hall of Shame voting process?

The WHOOP(S) building really needs to be shamed as much as possible for its bad citizenship.

 

[Charlie_mta]

by David Z, on Flickr
IMG_9642 by David Z, on Flickr

The Whoops building in all its glaring orange-ness at sunset. The pinkish color it has during the day is a bit subdued here by the orange light, which makes it slightly less hideous, but still ugly and cheap nonetheless.

 

[kingofsheeba]

The Whoops building in all its glaring orange-ness at sunset. The pinkish color it has during the day is a bit subdued here by the orange light, which makes it slightly less hideous, but still ugly and cheap nonetheless.

Independent Thought Alert

As bad as the brick is and the Whoop sign is, the people shitting on it are worse. It sucks but it’s there. And is it the worst building in the Fenway?

 

[Brick Top]

IMG_0395 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_9641 by David Z, on Flickr

The sheer featurelessness of the façade makes it look like a cheap computer rendering in both these photos. I had to do a double take that these were actually real photos!

 

[Charlie_mta]

As bad as the brick is and the Whoop sign is, the people shitting on it are worse. It sucks but it’s there. And is it the worst building in the Fenway?

Not the worst, but if that's the metric by which a new building is permitted at an iconic location, then we're screwed.

 

[bdurden]

Not the worst, but if that's the metric by which a new building is permitted at an iconic location, then we're screwed.

It’s not even the worst building in Kenmore.

 

[JohnJZ]

The building is not going anywhere and the Whoop sign will be in place for the term of the signage contract. With that, one man’s opinion is that overtime, that ugly building will stand out from the other Kenmore Square buildings as perhaps “hmm, interesting”. I like the Whoop sign. The Whoop Ban product is a pretty cool device with Boston bread ingenuity, https://www.whoop.com/. I would suspet that the Whoop sign will also standout such as the “Pru” and “Citigo” signs but with a more modern flare.

 

[itchy]

^^ Wrong. This building is utter, utter trash. It tore down a perfectly viable, historic and much nicer building. This is exactly what 'doing it wrong' looks like. Every party involved - the developer, the architect, the city regulatory bodies - should be ashamed of themselves.