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kz1000ps · 01-11-2007, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DudeUrSistersHot

am i the only one that doesnt think this is that bad looking?

I don't think it's as bad as some others are making it out to be, but I still don't find it attractive. And the unfortunate thing is that this look is not specific to this one building. Rather, it has become the defacto style that is applied to all lamely designed projects that are to be completed within the next 5 years. D'oh!

czsz · 01-12-2007, 01:25 PM

That street is and will continue to be a windswept wasteland.

Beton Brut · 01-12-2007, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by czsz

That street is and will continue to be a windswept wasteland.

Indeed...This would still be true if you packed up an entire block of Hanover Street and planted it in this location...Sad to say, but this location stopped being part of a "neighborhood" when they clear-cut it for the Inner-Belt...

Merper · 01-12-2007, 02:53 PM

... all that is true, but it doesn't mean it can't be fixed.

kz1000ps · 01-29-2007, 05:27 PM

Something's going on. It looked like they were moving utility lines..?

kz1000ps · 02-15-2007, 12:27 PM

Same site as above - they were busy driving sheet piles in when I drove by yesterday (hence the crappy picture)

castevens · 02-15-2007, 12:40 PM

I hope they put up a rendering of the building soon, and I also hope it looks different

kz1000ps · 03-11-2007, 05:30 PM

JS38 · 05-05-2007, 12:03 AM

Additional images from the architect's website:

http://kswa.com/portfolio/NEUP18/index.htm

"Contextual to its surroundings" I would not describe this as. Only from one of those angles do I like the design. Its projects like these that create understanable NIMBY objections from campus neighbors; a more mixed-use village context design could have been better here I think.
Sorta looks like a prison, "appropriate" I guess being next to the police station.... :?

bosdevelopment · 05-05-2007, 12:12 AM

This is a huge development. It reminds me of a similar monstrosity on soldiers field road owned by Harvard crossed with the Ghery show at MIT.

kz1000ps · 05-05-2007, 01:57 AM

I thikn I spy more beige precast!!!!! well, more off-white than anything but you know

briv · 05-05-2007, 02:31 AM

Sort of looks like a budget version of One Western Ave. However, this stretch of Columbus Ave is so absolutely dismal that I think this may be a welcome improvement.

ablarc · 05-05-2007, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by czsz

That street is and will continue to be a windswept wasteland.

^ Now that's pessimism.

Are you paying attention, Waldorf?

And here's some more (from someone who often eschews it, to be fair):

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Originally Posted by Beton Brut

Indeed...This would still be true if you packed up an entire block of Hanover Street and planted it in this location...Sad to say, but this location stopped being part of a "neighborhood" when they clear-cut it for the Inner-Belt...

I say: "Bring on Hanover Street!"

Pessimism must be a branch of realism.

TC · 05-05-2007, 08:11 AM

I'm glad to see Northeastern Building in this area. In general Northeastern is doing a lot of work to improve and expand there campus.

However, I had always hoped that this parcel would be used as part of a traffic improvement project to align Ruggles street with Melina Cass Blvd. Today this area is a traffic mess and with more development it will only get worse.

And the building does look like the one in Cambridge, but there are two.

kz1000ps · 05-05-2007, 04:57 PM

Today

briv · 05-05-2007, 08:29 PM

kz1000ps · 05-05-2007, 08:47 PM

I wonder why the smaller mixed-use building fronting on Columbus has yet to see its site get excavated.. would a five story structure of that size be built with no basement? Or is this perhaps construction logistics requiring that that area gets dug out last? Or could NU be holding off on building it?

ablarc · 05-05-2007, 09:49 PM

Plenty of parking lots to build on.

vanshnookenraggen · 05-05-2007, 11:44 PM

Ugh... can't wait for that wall of glass. You can put retail on the first floor but when you make the entire block one wall you are defeating the purpose.

ablarc · 05-06-2007, 08:37 AM

^ A blockbuster, for sure.

Didn't the NIMBYs notice?

Oh ... they only look at height.

If the building were taller you could put it on less land.

01-12-2007, 02:53 PM	#64
Merper Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston's South End Posts: 254	... ... all that is true, but it doesn't mean it can't be fixed.

05-05-2007, 12:03 AM	#69
JS38 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston MA Posts: 112	new NU dorm complex Additional images from the architect's website: http://kswa.com/portfolio/NEUP18/index.htm "Contextual to its surroundings" I would not describe this as. Only from one of those angles do I like the design. Its projects like these that create understanable NIMBY objections from campus neighbors; a more mixed-use village context design could have been better here I think. Sorta looks like a prison, "appropriate" I guess being next to the police station.... :? __________________ Boston: City of Champions

05-05-2007, 11:44 PM	#79
vanshnookenraggen Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 4,634	Ugh... can't wait for that wall of glass. You can put retail on the first floor but when you make the entire block one wall you are defeating the purpose. __________________ http://www.vanshnookenraggen.com \| http://futurembta.com brivx: well, my philosophy is: as designers, we make a good theater, we dont direct the play

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czsz Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: brooklyn Posts: 6,028	That street is and will continue to be a windswept wasteland.

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kz1000ps Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oak Square Posts: 4,854	Something's going on. It looked like they were moving utility lines..?

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kz1000ps Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oak Square Posts: 4,854	Same site as above - they were busy driving sheet piles in when I drove by yesterday (hence the crappy picture)

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castevens Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 1,050	I hope they put up a rendering of the building soon, and I also hope it looks different

03-11-2007, 05:30 PM	#68
kz1000ps Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oak Square Posts: 4,854

05-05-2007, 12:12 AM	#70
bosdevelopment Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brookline Posts: 669	This is a huge development. It reminds me of a similar monstrosity on soldiers field road owned by Harvard crossed with the Ghery show at MIT.

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kz1000ps Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oak Square Posts: 4,854	I thikn I spy more beige precast!!!!! well, more off-white than anything but you know

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briv Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,992	Sort of looks like a budget version of One Western Ave. However, this stretch of Columbus Ave is so absolutely dismal that I think this may be a welcome improvement.

05-05-2007, 08:11 AM	#74
TC Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 158	I'm glad to see Northeastern Building in this area. In general Northeastern is doing a lot of work to improve and expand there campus. However, I had always hoped that this parcel would be used as part of a traffic improvement project to align Ruggles street with Melina Cass Blvd. Today this area is a traffic mess and with more development it will only get worse. And the building does look like the one in Cambridge, but there are two.

05-05-2007, 04:57 PM	#75
kz1000ps Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oak Square Posts: 4,854	Today

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05-05-2007, 08:47 PM	#77
kz1000ps Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oak Square Posts: 4,854	I wonder why the smaller mixed-use building fronting on Columbus has yet to see its site get excavated.. would a five story structure of that size be built with no basement? Or is this perhaps construction logistics requiring that that area gets dug out last? Or could NU be holding off on building it?

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ablarc Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,528	Plenty of parking lots to build on.

05-06-2007, 08:37 AM	#80
ablarc Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,528	^ A blockbuster, for sure. Didn't the NIMBYs notice? Oh ... they only look at height. If the building were taller you could put it on less land.