marcus_a_j
Senior Member
I never said I was "disturbed", I said I did not like Uptown's setbacks. Also, I never mentioned the GE Building. I understand fully why setbacks are incorporated and the functionality of them as they relate to the streetlevel. I did not imply that setbacks should be symmetrical across the board, just in the case of Uptown.
(courtesy of interchange42)
Looking at this image, the horizontal spacing between the windows is symmetrical from east to west. This pattern continues from the top to the base. A vertical band appears where the spacing between the four centre windows (on each storey) is narrower, which should form the middle of the north and south elevations. Below the setbacks, the addition of the 2 -3 extra windows on the east detracts from the symmetry established at the top. The tower was designed with this symmetry in mind at the top, but when the floor plates grew the extra area was just tacked on.
The GE Building employs a consistent pattern from top to bottom of the horizontal spacing between windows. Uptown tries to be like the GE Building, but fails.
(courtesy of interchange42)
Looking at this image, the horizontal spacing between the windows is symmetrical from east to west. This pattern continues from the top to the base. A vertical band appears where the spacing between the four centre windows (on each storey) is narrower, which should form the middle of the north and south elevations. Below the setbacks, the addition of the 2 -3 extra windows on the east detracts from the symmetry established at the top. The tower was designed with this symmetry in mind at the top, but when the floor plates grew the extra area was just tacked on.
The GE Building employs a consistent pattern from top to bottom of the horizontal spacing between windows. Uptown tries to be like the GE Building, but fails.