One Post Office Square Makeover and Expansion | Financial District

[DZH22]

From 10/20

IMG_4375 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

10/20 from Swampscott

IMG_4437 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[bdurden]

I, for one, will miss the original. At least it had a bit more context with the surroundings.

 

[DZH22]

10/20 from Orient Heights

IMG_4477 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

10/20 from Watertown

IMG_4508 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_4510 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_4538 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

From 11/1

IMG_4896 by David Z, on Flickr


This seems to have hit an impasse. I wonder if they are waiting to build the new portion (where the garage used to be) before resuming the cladding.

IMG_4919 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_4920 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[atlantaden]

In my younger years, this was one of my favorite buildings. But like many things, tastes change. I'm lovin this!

 

[DZH22]

From 11/26

IMG_5175 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[datadyne007]

From S&F:

https://www.facebook.com/SFConcrete/posts/10157697888011517

 

[Baumeister]

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

They should stop the conversion there. It would confuse the hell out of people!

 

[Equilibria]

They should stop the conversion there. It would confuse the hell out of people!

This is one of those pictures that will show up in Cracked.com lists in the future - "you won't believe this is real!!!!!!!"

 

[JeffDowntown]

You rarely get this kind of "before and after" in a single photo!

 

[617]

Please tell me those red accents arent staying.

 

[stefal]

Please tell me those red accents arent staying.

They are - I like them so far.

 

[chrisbrat]

Please tell me those red accents arent staying.

literally the only interesting thing about this reclad. yes, let's lose the one element that makes this slightly less boring than just a glass box. super idea.

 

[shmessy]

They are - I like them so far.

+1. We don't really need another anonymized boring glass box. Spice this baby up any way possible. I hope the red is lit at night.

 

[rjacobs]

+1. We don't really need another anonymized boring glass box. Spice this baby up any way possible. I hope the red is lit at night.

I agree, though it'd be interesting to see what some alternatives might have looked like. I'd have been a fan of deep green in homage to the Celtics, or Black & Gold for the Bruins, etc., as possibilities. I'm not even a big sports fan; I just like the civic aspect. But I definitely agree that bold red is better than plain box.

 

[DZH22]

I agree, though it'd be interesting to see what some alternatives might have looked like. I'd have been a fan of deep green in homage to the Celtics, or Black & Gold for the Bruins, etc., as possibilities...

They should have done this with the towers by the Garden.

 

[stefal]

I agree, though it'd be interesting to see what some alternatives might have looked like. I'd have been a fan of deep green in homage to the Celtics, or Black & Gold for the Bruins, etc., as possibilities. I'm not even a big sports fan; I just like the civic aspect. But I definitely agree that bold red is better than plain box.

I imagine red was chosen as a homage to the historic brick color most of Old-Boston is built from.