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Originally Posted by Martinman
I will admit that I have been critical of some projects at times with the full understanding that the architect can only design what the client wants and is willing to fund. It's only from a desire to have the city develop in a way that is as urban and attractive as possible so please take any comments with the huge barrel of salt.
That being said I am genuinely impressed with both Cyan and Azure and I really hope that your firm gets more local projects.
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Martinman, we share the same goals. It is difficult, as architects, and as Atlanta residents for over 40 years, to accept the factors that limit our plans to improve the City through its private development structure. The improvement quality, as you well have said, depends on purely financial decisions on the part of property investors. We are not at liberty to speak of the many good features that had to be abandoned at both Cyan and Azure to make them financially viable; there were really cool elements in our original concepts that, unfortunately, could not be justified cost-wise... better to say we are proud that we were able to keep the building setback and roof terrace overlooking Peachtree on Cyan, and the brick cladding and residential "stoop" detailing that relate to the scale of the street at the lower five stories of Azure. These are small but very important elements that try to preserve the quality of the street environment. Last but not at all least, thank you for your comments on both buildings! We are very proud of the fact that as a five-year old, very small firm, we have been given the opportunity and privilege to add so significantly to our City. We want to continue to do so, if we can. We are not the easiest firm to deal with, from a developer standpoint, because we do take a stand on what we believe is the correct thing to do with our clients; something not necessarily good for repeat business! It is very encouraging to hear that it has been appreciated, and worth it!