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Originally Posted by Randomguy34
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I was gonna say, "looks like Studio Dwell." I like their work, but the collaborations they've had with Contemporary Concepts have not always resulted in well-realized designs. (See this apartment building on Broadway just N of Irving:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/k3agi9uQ5gBRTQvCA)
Success or failure of the kind of design of this proposal rests wholly on the material execution, IMO, since fine differences between planes and the subtleties of the brickwork are most of what's driving the aesthetic value of the building. I think the concept is cool in an early-50s way, but if any party along the path to completion cheaps out, it's not gonna be pretty...
The version on the developer's website is a little more appealing to me:
https://www.contemporaryconceptsinc....hrkptzksi6mry4 It has some different bonds interspersed in the larger expanses of masonry that lend verticality and help it balance better with the fenestration pattern.