When we read The Times story on Sunday of the junkyard-inspired design for 46 Putnam Avenue, we decided to check it out for ourselves. “It’s a context I’m not used to,” said architect David Ling, whom The Times had asked to design a makeover for the three story brick building, “but it’s exciting, especially the car wreck. It’s like a Chamberlain sculpture.” The result is kinda cool: a curtain wall of glass on the front and a Serra-esque sheet of metal enveloping the side of the building. At a projected cost of $950,000 to $1.5 million (the building itself is listed for $1.14 million), it seems unlikely that this will ever get built.
On the Crest of a Metal Wave [NY Times]
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46 Putnam Avene [Corcoran]