184 Adelphi Showing Its True Colors
When we last checked in on 184 Adelphi Street last Summer, it was clad only in exterior insulation. Now it’s got some kind of metal exterior. While we think the design is interesting in itself, we think it’s less successful contextually than the nearby 364 Myrtle condos and the art studio on Vanderbilt. Regardless, we’d…
When we last checked in on 184 Adelphi Street last Summer, it was clad only in exterior insulation. Now it’s got some kind of metal exterior. While we think the design is interesting in itself, we think it’s less successful contextually than the nearby 364 Myrtle condos and the art studio on Vanderbilt. Regardless, we’d rather see a strong statement like this than a Fedders special.
Angles, Setbacks and Windows on Adelphi Street [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark DOB
I like the house also. Took a tour a few days ago and once complete, the inside will be elegant with an artistic flair. The exterior will be more of a rust color which should blend in with the neighboring brownstones. Plus, if the owner decides to rent or sell units, KA-CHING!
Its great to see the progress of this – I remember seeng the blue prints of this – WOW – L@@K at you now! I can’t wait to come to the BIG NYC and see this for myself. We love it – its all GOOD IN DA HOOD – BIG UPS.
the house to me is very nice. And welllll done so dont hate.
good windows could have really saved this one…
He has the best sidewalk shed…evah!!!!!
True that we have destroyed great buildings-Penn Station for one. Mistakes have been made. But the reason this city is architecturally mundane is not because we lost a entire city of great buildings-we didn’t, it is because of the level of mediocrity of the the buildings that have been built in the name of contextualism-and capitalism. I am all for preservation of significant historical architecture. I think brownstones are great. However, given the option to build a replica of a brownstone or to build something that while referential is not direct mimicry, I would aways choose to do something more interesting-even if that means you “break the rules”.
Do you think every great building in the city was received with rave reviews on opening day?
All I am saying is that we should not be so quick to spew venom at everything contemporary and new that attempts to elevate design above its currently inferior level so prevalent in this city. You might not like it, I might not, but the point is to be more open minded about what may or may not be appropriate in today’s NYC.
*agree with jelly donut – it is important to allow such buildings to coexist with the well-preserved old in new york in order to allow further development of architecture that is aesthetically whole and relevant to today. This building remains highly dependent on its own renegade clash with the surrounding houses and would lose all value without its current arrangement, but I’m being idealistic and unfair to a city whose complexion is so far behind. There is too much preserved in New York simply because it is old, instead of being genuinely architecturally valuable. In Europe, only half of these 19thCen. buildings would have been allowed to survive – those that were actually specimens of good architecture in their day – and that is exactly why contemporary architecture has progressed beyond what the above building represents in places like Berlin or Milan. Even cities in so-called “second-world” countries like Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Cairo and Bangkok are far ahead of New York, offering brilliant embodiments of today’s period to withstand the ages. However crappy this particular example – and many other examples – are, they should be allowed to awkwardly CLASH so that one day, through progression, buildings will artfully CONTRAST, as they do in so many other cities.
the building doe not comply with quality housing street wall requirements. any answer for that?????
jelly donut, most of the “sub par” architectural status of US city compared to other world cities is due to the fact that the US had destroyed most of its older architectural heritage.