NR2Portland
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Hopefully they keep comingIt's wild to me that a residential project this large got built in downtown Portland. Looks great!
Hopefully they keep comingIt's wild to me that a residential project this large got built in downtown Portland. Looks great!
Unfortunately this is not a park. It is a plaza. I would have liked to have seen much more greenery and much less hardscape.View attachment 52110
Not sure how long this rendering has been posted on a sign at the tower site but the pocket park looks pretty good.
I think there's a good amount of greenery for such a small space. It would be difficult to get trees to thrive in that location anyway. Nothing wrong with a "plaza" in such an urban context. I'd rather have a usable and active space rather than having "trees for the sake of trees"Unfortunately this is not a park. It is a plaza. I would have liked to have seen much more greenery and much less hardscape.
As someone who has been a landscape design professional for 40 years I can tell you that you couldn't be more wrong with your assertions.I think there's a good amount of greenery for such a small space. It would be difficult to get trees to thrive in that location anyway. Nothing wrong with a "plaza" in such an urban context. I'd rather have a usable and active space rather than having "trees for the sake of trees"
Want greenery? Walk 600 feet to Lincoln Park.
I don't see anything purely factual in his assertions that could be called "wrong". I like the plaza.As someone who has been a landscape design professional for 40 years I can tell you that you couldn't be more wrong with your assertions.
The design is great but it should be two feet larger in size and "THE" needs to be a darker color because it is barely noticeable. I also think that the silver exterior cladding of the penthouse (which I like) is too close in color to the sign to provide enough contrast visually so maybe mount the sign above the penthouse.View attachment 48391
One last photo that is a little closer to the tower. I love the lighthouse "beacon" design and color combination of the new sign but in my opinion it's not very visible during daytime hours. Low profile might be Redfern's goal but if the entire sign was in the darker blue shade it would definitely stand out more.
DZH22, you posted a few moments prior to me without seeing what you wrote and it just shows the we are on the same page most of the time!