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Originally Posted by Mindfulness
thats a nice building, makes ya want to look at it.  |
^ Well that's two against one then as DWV liked it too.
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Originally Posted by windsock
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^ This new plus old gets "not-too-bad" from me: it makes the old building look a bit like a museum exhibit, but perhaps the ruin was in danger of collapse anyway.
^ And talking of museums - Maidstone Museum, UK. I would've been happier with the modern infill if they'd just lowered it a bit so that the new roofline tucked in under the old gutter level.
^ At first glance I liked this juxtaposition of old and new, but now I have a complaint: why didn't they make the glazing bars of the new line up better with the horizontal and vertical lines of the old facade?
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^ That's interesting, Mindfulness. Nice terrace and pool, but I didn't like the style of the interior: too much shiny opulance, and a living room suite that looks like an offshoot of space technology.