GM reportedly paid Ascari five figures to close for the night for them to film. Made over the restaurant into a fish and chips joint by the sounds of it.
I think that once the trees along The Esplanade mature and fill out here you will still get the effect of a colonnade. Part of the sidewalk looks to be covered by a glass canopy and in time branches and leaves will fill in the rest.
I suppose the assumption here is that the Hard Rock Cafe will eventually become the podium of another building, hiding at least the West side of this beast.
I always thought that the stone walls here were wet from rain or snow, I didn't realize that was their patterning. What a waste of a beautiful material.
It would be great to see the design work divided up among a couple of different firms. The idea of P+S being given the entire block does not fill me with confidence. Does anyone know if Gensler is still involved?