Bathroom Tile Exterior in Greenwood Heights
The South Slope and Greenwood Heights have been ground-zero for some of the worst kinds of architectural experimentation in recent years, so it was with little surprise that we opened a tipster email to find this photo of a recently-completed facade on 19th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues that’s composed of, you guessed it,…
The South Slope and Greenwood Heights have been ground-zero for some of the worst kinds of architectural experimentation in recent years, so it was with little surprise that we opened a tipster email to find this photo of a recently-completed facade on 19th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues that’s composed of, you guessed it, bathroom tiles. An OT regular even went up and touched the facade to confirm. There’s a full-length photo on the jump.
is the house at the corner of Greene Ave & Adelphi still covered in white tile? not as egregious as this perhaps but up close it looks pretty bad.
but this facade, is it worse than ubiquitous stucco or that fred-flintstone permastone?
It could have been worse. If it falls off, then it falls off. They’ll just have to do something else then. More interesting to look at than a typical brownstone facade IMO. I’m gonna go check this out in person today. I strongly suspect that’s not actually bathroom tile.
sorry for my comment (i guess), but they seem to like that asesthetic. it’s no uglier than people who use tiles in their living room and bathroom. i like the idea of tiles as a facade, but that color scheme is deplorable. that said, people need to mind their own business what people dress their house in
*rob*
Wow. Just, wowie!
I’m very much in favor of landmark districts, but one thing you lose completely in those districts is this very liberal interpretation of appropriate facade materials. In some ways, I kinda find that unfortunate. Of course, I’m also assuming that the “pre-improvement” appearance of this facade wasn’t anything to write home about.
Clearly this owner is extremely proud of his or her building. I’m sure doing something like this is far from cheap. I appreciate that the owner’s heart is in the right place, even if his or her aesthetics are not.
i bet they are eastern european.
*rob*
hey, gwg,
I think we need the Philly brownstoner folks to send this guy our way. Would be perfect for Greenwood.
http://www.philadelphiasmagicgardens.org/
Meanwhile, looks like the grout lines are neat, at least.
Wahoo! You go freaky GWH renovators!
Seriously, MM is right, this will be in sad shape after a single winter, unless they used masonry grade PL to stick them to the facade.
A+ for the idea, C- for the execution.
(gasp) Why would some think that’s a good idea? smh
I’m not sure what the facade is, but I don’t think it’s tile. Hard to be sure, but looking at the photo, I see regular vertical seams, indicating it’s some kind of a sheet good. Still a bizarre choice whatever it is.