Portcity75
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This is a cool "before" shot if you consider what else may come in Bayside per our other thread.
It does kind of look like a Le Corbusier armchairThe Armchair? Exciting!
Ummmmm .... so ...... did anyone bother to look up the definition of armature before naming the place? LOL Doesn't seem to fit any known definition. It's certainly not a piece of art. They probably paid big bucks to the folks who name pharmaceuticals to come up with something.Now apparently called "The Armature" , it seems they will be leasing this summer: https://www.instagram.com/thearmatureportland/?hl=en
So if they serviced other engine parts at this site, would it have been called something else?They do have a bit of an explanation on the website:
"A new framework for urban living awaits in Portland’s Bayside. Drawing inspiration from its setting, The Armature nods to its local history while offering elevated interiors and amenities unlike any other. The site once served as a mechanical garage and surface parking lot for Portland’s fleet of public works vehicles, tasked with keeping the City moving every day. Servicing hundreds of actual engine armatures and functionally serving as an armature for Maine’s largest urban region, this history inspired The Armature’s name. The Armature at Hanover Works drives forward a new era for the site, evolving its identity from its industrial past to create a unique mixed-use community surging with revitalized energy and modern design."
That's a real stretch .....They do have a bit of an explanation on the website:
"A new framework for urban living awaits in Portland’s Bayside. Drawing inspiration from its setting, The Armature nods to its local history while offering elevated interiors and amenities unlike any other. The site once served as a mechanical garage and surface parking lot for Portland’s fleet of public works vehicles, tasked with keeping the City moving every day. Servicing hundreds of actual engine armatures and functionally serving as an armature for Maine’s largest urban region, this history inspired The Armature’s name. The Armature at Hanover Works drives forward a new era for the site, evolving its identity from its industrial past to create a unique mixed-use community surging with revitalized energy and modern design."
LOVE that random orange siding ..... it adds such a special touch to the architecture. SMHFrom Lancaster and Alder.View attachment 35358
I just drove by and I think the color is copper - it looked metallic to me.Not sure as to why the original tan colored scheme is now looking so orangey? And this one is more of a brown?
Copper colored perhaps. Real copper is cost prohibitive.I just drove by and I think the color is copper - it looked metallic to me.