I've been trying to figure out why I don't like these buildings, although I should. I've figured it out: the asymmetry of the upper floors. It makes a ton of sense from a pricing and value for clients standpoint, but it looks ridiculous.
I've been trying to figure out why I don't like these buildings, although I should. I've figured it out: the asymmetry of the upper floors. It makes a ton of sense from a pricing and value for clients standpoint, but it looks ridiculous.
I wish morearchitectsdevelopersbanks tried experimenting with masonry buildings like this vs always just either copying old designs, building something in shitty cheap precast, or all glass.
The lower 2/3 of it is very plain, but then all of a sudden the upper 1/3 becomes very busy. The busyness and plainness need to be balanced out more.The Rockwell’s Brick Façade Takes Shape At 2688 Broadway On Manhattan’s Upper West Side