Hamilton The Finery Building | 19.73m | 5s | Laidir Developments | Peg.

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Hmm that IS a good granite paint job - reminds me of the work on the mulberry, where you can directly compare to the little strip they didn't restore vs theirs and it's like night and day..

are those GRATES on those small square windows? Never seen anything like that before.. fascinating..
 
Chris R. said:
I may be weird, but I like the coal covered bricks mixed in with clean brick buildings. Gives them age, history and tells a story.
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Eh just looks grimy to me - a reminder of buildings too far in decline - I always love seeing the original brick shine from underneath the grime - esp that one on king and james they redid :)

But you are entitled to your opinion :p
 
Chris R. said:
I may be weird, but I like the coal covered bricks mixed in with clean brick buildings. Gives them age, history and tells a story.
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Largely comes down to execution and the environment, IMO... my gut says to agree with you- I think you can get a really interesting pattern going, especially if it's done well. But, I can't say I'd want to see a newly renovated building to evoke the less well-kept ones are nearby... it needs to be novel in an environment that doesn't still look like that. The urban fabric needs to move beyond the aesthetics we're referencing (not to sound like a snob!). I'll admit a fully blasted brick building is hard to beat, though- those houses at Main and Queen are fantastic.

It would also be a cool aesthetic if we could nail mixing it en masse into the urban fabric. I think the discussion changes a bit if we talk about doing this all across the city rather than for a project or two.

Got any examples for this? Sounds interesting.
 
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