Architecture: Modern the Way We Like It
This design at 165 8th Street caught our eye last week. The owner transformed an old one-story taxpayer into, we think, a very cool modern two-family home. This is, on a small scale, what the developer of 328 Grand Avenue should have done instead of tearing down the beautiful old two-story warehouse. You like-y?
This design at 165 8th Street caught our eye last week. The owner transformed an old one-story taxpayer into, we think, a very cool modern two-family home. This is, on a small scale, what the developer of 328 Grand Avenue should have done instead of tearing down the beautiful old two-story warehouse. You like-y?
Ok – Bstoner, I get you want people to ‘recycle’ but isnt this a terrible example – I mean the original structure is as horribly ugly as possible (a brick box with metal rolldown gate). What is the purpose of ‘saving’ that?
Then to stick another box on top (w/ no windows) seems a continuation of the same ugliness.
Its almost like a year 2075 Brownstoner praising someone who preserves a fedder building facade by adding a 2 story extension consisting of tan brick and A/C sleeves.
Bob Marvin – why is it okay if an owner takes the obviously cheapest way and horrible if a developer does. What if the owner now puts it on the market – is it then ‘bad’.
I just dont get how the people on this board who attack 95% of the new buildings going up can praise someone for putting some cheap window dressing on 2 boxes.
Christ almighty, you people. This is on 8th St. between 3rd & 4th Aves. Any of you ever take your little ones down to Power Play? It is fugly beyond belief down there. At least this person is trying to do something “remotely creative” in an area that looks like the bad part of Cleveland.
oh dear god, i think it’s fugly as all get out.
whoah. so many design snobs on this board.
i think mr. b. has taste, and that can very often be innate, or something you develop or are born with … sorry to be cliche here, but think out of the box brownstoners.
i think what the owner has done here is neat.
Not anything “remotely creative”? Ouch.
Sorry, we should have been clearer. What we like most about this is the idea, the fact that they worked with the existing structure. Personally, we would use A LOT more glass if we were doing something like this. But at least it’s clean and un-Feddersy and setback. We like the materials too.
Considering that this is replacing a one story tax-payer, I like it very much. The key here IMO is that this was, I presume, done by someone who’ll actually LIVE in the house–not a developer out for a quick buck, who’s totally unconcerned with esthetics.
I think its tasteless and cold
Let us remember Mr. B is not an artist nor an architectural or possibly anything remotely creative. He is a Wall St guy. He only speaks from his heart when it deals with aesthetics, As for tastes or criticisms, remember he did stop his own reno blog when things got too personal. I always felt this was ironic when that blog is what started this whole Brownstoner Media empire.