caltrane74
Senior Member
So if the neighbourhood is an ugly jumble, it's best to encapsulate that in each building added to the fray?
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Yes, if you want to maintain the conformity or uniformity of the neighbourhood.
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Of course you could take the opposite point of view and try and raise the level of construction in a certain neigbhourhood, by building a masterpiece.
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The direction taken would likely be linked to the intent of the designer.
The designers and constructors of the Regency Yorkville, obviously voted A. While not a masterpiece like St. Thomas or Prince Arthur down the street, it fits in better with the niegbhourhood's above mentioned buildings than the crap that was torn down (pictured above) to make way for its presence.