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Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
(05-07-2020, 08:49 PM)panamaniac Wrote:
(05-07-2020, 08:23 PM)WLU Wrote:  I noticed that the parking garage cladding is different than what was shown on their renderings.  Their renderings show a type of long vertical slat, open I presume to allow for ventilation of the parking garage.  Looks as if they've settled on a flatter surface.  This surface though, does have many perforations which are different in size and scattered throughout to form a sort of random pattern.  Looks ok.
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 I hope that’s not the case - that exterior element was the most interesting aspect of the project.

Agreed.  That was a pretty cool feature.  Myself, I'm not a fan of above grade or podium parking but understand its necessity.  Aesthetically, the proposed exterior looked a little nicer than what they're using right now.
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