Marquee Michigan Avenue - 292'/26 fl (U/C) - Page 2

ardecila · June 6th, 2007, 02:23 AM

I am thankfully seeing traditional styles done right, even here in the suburbs. The Brownstones of Arl Hts actually DOES look as if it could have been built in 1915. I don't know how they got the windows to look historic; they're clearly new (they had Pella stickers, lol). Anyway, not all historic design has to be tasteless. It's when you try to make it affordable that it gets that way.

I have nothing but scorn for the developer who chooses to ignore the blatant mansard design flaw when designing a high-end building. He could just as easily have switched materials at the line between regular units/penthouses, and then given the penthouses some roof greenhouses/terraces like you see in vintage NY penthouses.

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June 6th, 2007, 02:23 AM	#21
ardecila Jack-Of-All-Trades Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Orleans/Chicago Posts: 1,392 Likes (Received): 0	I am thankfully seeing traditional styles done right, even here in the suburbs. The Brownstones of Arl Hts actually DOES look as if it could have been built in 1915. I don't know how they got the windows to look historic; they're clearly new (they had Pella stickers, lol). Anyway, not all historic design has to be tasteless. It's when you try to make it affordable that it gets that way. I have nothing but scorn for the developer who chooses to ignore the blatant mansard design flaw when designing a high-end building. He could just as easily have switched materials at the line between regular units/penthouses, and then given the penthouses some roof greenhouses/terraces like you see in vintage NY penthouses.