tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573229163921581861.post1688262680287889405..comments2023-09-04T01:58:33.794-07:00Comments on Mid Beacon Hill: Sabey's First Round of Conceptual DrawingsJvAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300544674853649714noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573229163921581861.post-37017202129924682132007-11-21T11:14:00.000-08:002007-11-21T11:14:00.000-08:00My question is why are they tearing down the bit o...My question is why are they tearing down the bit of street wall that is already just a facade? It has held up for twenty years without damage - including though the Nisqually quake - so clearly it would be structurally secure if given a proper bracing system on the back side. Since Sabey "has" to rip out the Stock House and isn't planning on keeping the west wall, they could at least leave that remnant as a reminder of what used to be there. Its a beautiful wall, front and back, and the drawings don't indicate that it would interfere with their proposed scheme.<BR/><BR/>I missed the design meeting, so perhaps they addressed this issue then....?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573229163921581861.post-70322814731256418892007-11-06T09:21:00.000-08:002007-11-06T09:21:00.000-08:00None of those designsreally respond to the interes...None of those designsreally respond to the interests of the community, although they may be a departure from what Sabey would typically develop. I think when people say they want brick, what they are really saying is they want something that references the historical significance of the building building being replaced. Adaptive reuse of some of the materials from the existing building might be a way to do that. <BR/>Also, I think it's clear that Sabey doesn't understand sustainable design at all, and if they don't figure that out, they are wasting an opportunity to define a standard for development in Georgtown which marries the need for modern building technologies with a sense of history and place combined in building design. I don't get the impression they are trememdously sophisticated in that regard, at least based on the designs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573229163921581861.post-45287476151423838532007-10-28T18:29:00.000-07:002007-10-28T18:29:00.000-07:00Thanks for covering the Sabey development. I lear...Thanks for covering the Sabey development. I learned about the meeting on your blog and attended. It was interesting to hear. Can't say I loved any of the designs shown, but everyone there seemed to express the hope that whatever gets built respects the old buildings as the focal point in that area. Hard to know how best to do that, but one can hope there's a way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573229163921581861.post-61009285779030003962007-10-25T17:08:00.000-07:002007-10-25T17:08:00.000-07:00I agree on new brick/old brick clashing. For one,...I agree on new brick/old brick clashing. For one, the grout lines on new brick are too perfect in comparison to older installations, not to mention modern brick being much more precisely square. All in all it would look too clean, and jarring against a more relaxed, older brick.<BR/><BR/>There is nothing worse than faux old next to genuine old.<BR/><BR/>I like your idea of an industrial material, similiar in color to brick or complementary, as a foil to the orignal brick. It would act like 'garnish' to the 'entree'. IMHO.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01527149510359015697noreply@blogger.com