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This is the building in question. Even if spruced up, I don’t think it’s all that appealing.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dct66/4507457048/

Ben wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:03 am

This is the building in question. Even if spruced up, I don’t think it’s all that appealing.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dct66/4507457048/

Quite a nice little deco building imo

I think it has merit as an example of that later art deco style. It's not a common style.

Ben wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:03 am

This is the building in question. Even if spruced up, I don’t think it’s all that appealing.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dct66/4507457048/

You think so? A spruce up would improve it for sure. Would be nice if they incorporated it into the final design.

This development is in such a prime location it should be more prominent. Perhaps keep the 14-15 levels of office space but also incorporate a further 10 or so floors of mixed use. I know it is wishful thinking but the location deserves better.

Cheers

Ho Really wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 14, 2020 1:17 pm

You think so? A spruce up would improve it for sure. Would be nice if they incorporated it into the final design.

So long as they don't do what Makris did with City X where he kept a heritage facade but then hit most of it behind cladding, leaving only a small section of the top visible.

Ben wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:03 am

This is the building in question. Even if spruced up, I don’t think it’s all that appealing.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dct66/4507457048/

Totally agree. Basically a piece of shit building that should have been erased from KW st years ago.

Agree with Ho Really and others, this site deserves a tall and iconic building rather than yet another blocky mid rise.

Anyone who talks shit about art deco probably has the least important opinion on architecture going around

Algernon wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:34 pm

Anyone who talks shit about art deco probably has the least important opinion on architecture going around

Thats a piss poor example of art deco. If u think that building is in any way a stand out example, then you are cleary the cretin around here champ

Mr Smith wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 14, 2020 6:26 pm

Algernon wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:34 pm

Anyone who talks shit about art deco probably has the least important opinion on architecture going around

Thats a piss poor example of art deco. If u think that building is in any way a stand out example, then you are cleary the cretin around here champ

Jog on

Mr Smith wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 14, 2020 6:26 pm

Algernon wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:34 pm

Anyone who talks shit about art deco probably has the least important opinion on architecture going around

Thats a piss poor example of art deco. If u think that building is in any way a stand out example, then you are cleary the cretin around here champ

So he is a cretin because he believes this building is a good example of Art Deco.

Mr Smith wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 14, 2020 4:30 pm

Ben wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:03 am

This is the building in question. Even if spruced up, I don’t think it’s all that appealing.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dct66/4507457048/

Totally agree. Basically a piece of shit building that should have been erased from KW st years ago.

Agree with Ho Really and others, this site deserves a tall and iconic building rather than yet another blocky mid rise.

I reckon if you knock down the two buildings either side of the Sands & McDougal, take down the crap behind it and fix the facade up, it could be integrated into a development, tall or not. That facade design is far from being a piece of shit, but that's just my 2 cents.

Renovate the outside and if paint it white, with black window-seal trims and I think it would work.

I wouldn’t be too heartbroken if it did go though.

Anyone know who is tendering on this one?

MR_T wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:14 pm

Anyone know who is tendering on this one?

It hasn’t even been approved yet??

d3v310per wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:08 pm

MR_T wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:14 pm

Anyone know who is tendering on this one?

It hasn’t even been approved yet??

No, it's only been lodged.