It does look ridiculous in the example above but it’s a common design element in the Rosario Candela-designed apartment buildings RAMSA is ripping off. See 740 and 778 Park Ave for example.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.
It was VE’d down to this. The first proposal was more symmetrical.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.
Fixed that for you... It's the developer making the decision, and the developer is trying to appease a lender. A lender only sees dollar signs, not brick, precast or glass. Architects love brick.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
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