Preservation movements need architectural "victims" to gain momentum. I would say this is a solid contribution to helping build consensus towards an architectural review board or preservation district.
It's the marriage of the Victorian and Brutalist styles, designed to counterbalance the older lighter Victorian architecture with the heavier concrete Brutalist style. See how the architect plays with the concept and places the heavy windowless concrete block on top of the playful Victorian design. Even the turret is only partially removed to provide balance between the two styles and create a sense of whimsy. Words cannot express what was happening in the mind of the architect who created this new design.
Why not just purchase a shipping container and stick it on your house? It would at least have more architectural character.
ReplyDeletePreservation movements need architectural "victims" to gain momentum. I would say this is a solid contribution to helping build consensus towards an architectural review board or preservation district.
ReplyDeleteThis thing is terrible. I was wondering how they'd finish off that top. Still not as bad as the one on the Bryant alley though
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I live across the street and staring at this box in leu of the historic original really stinks. I think it ruins the architecture of the lovely block.
ReplyDeleteMy sincere sympathies. It is like a disease, spreading through the neighborhood.
Deleteyes, and they even removed the iconic cupola (turret) which adds insult to injury. Was this done by a developer or an inhabitant?
ReplyDeleteIt's the marriage of the Victorian and Brutalist styles, designed to counterbalance the older lighter Victorian architecture with the heavier concrete Brutalist style. See how the architect plays with the concept and places the heavy windowless concrete block on top of the playful Victorian design. Even the turret is only partially removed to provide balance between the two styles and create a sense of whimsy. Words cannot express what was happening in the mind of the architect who created this new design.
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