  Tkelly1986 Member Username: Tkelly1986 Post Number: 45 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 69.212.0.21 |
How is the construction coming along? Has anyone taken pictures of it lately they could share? It just seems that this lot should have been 15 or so stories, so I am excited to see the finished product to prove myself wrong that 10 is a sufficient presence. | ||
Chris_rohn Member Username: Chris_rohn Post Number: 150 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 71.144.84.66 |
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Huggybear Member Username: Huggybear Post Number: 96 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 192.217.12.254 |
Almost done, at least from the exterior. 15 stories would have been a bad fit for that space - both because it is on top of a garage and because it would (more) seriously screw up the street level view of the other buildings around CM. It's not an architectural marvel (just a green glass trapezoid), but a less obnoxious use of color than Compuware. | ||
Lurker Member Username: Lurker Post Number: 1521 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 65.196.220.198 |
Are you now sponsoring the rink, Chris? | ||
Matt Member Username: Matt Post Number: 962 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 208.49.95.53 |
Did anyone else notice the face inside the ice rink or am I just imagining things? | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 641 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.13.131 |
I don't see a face   | ||
Mikeydbn Member Username: Mikeydbn Post Number: 270 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 35.11.141.32 |
Now it's time to focus on Monroe Block... | ||
Llyn Member Username: Llyn Post Number: 1292 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 68.61.197.206 |
I like the compuware colors and design except for the entranceway. (I like the design of the entrance but the translucent green doesn't do anything for me or the rough steel material of the arch on top. And what's with those cutesy colored panels here and there?) I think the colors of the new visteon building (that's what I'm calling it till they pry the mouse from my cold dead fingers) are alright, but the building is otherwise pretty bland. Personally, I'm hoping there are some finishing touches that impove it a little. | ||
Llyn Member Username: Llyn Post Number: 1293 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 68.61.197.206 |
"Now it's time to focus on Monroe Block..." proceed... focus... | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 2745 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.172.95.197 |
Yeah, this thing will look much better at night. It doesn't look horrible in the day time, but a little cheap. I really wish they would have went with an entirely, highly relfective glass facade, instead of the translucent glass. The plastic/aluminium panels at the floor separations just looks kind of tacky. But, at night as was reported, there will be a needle-thin decoartive spire that will run nearly the whole length of the facade and then above that will be lit at night. That will add some kind of accent to the otherwise bland triangle. | ||
Llyn Member Username: Llyn Post Number: 1297 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 68.61.197.206 |
*applause* Exactly what I was saying, except your version actually says it. | ||
Nellonfury Member Username: Nellonfury Post Number: 53 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 68.43.156.135 |
I hope the city starts the Monroe Block project when One Kennedy Square is complete. So far the building looks nice especially its cover with glass windows!!! | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 2754 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.172.95.197 |
The Monroe Block will most likely be the last to be developed, and I hope very much that they don't rush it, or we could end up with something that underutilizes the site. The Woodward Block is next in line. REDICO (developers of One Kennedy Square) have until sometime next year to come up with a plan for the Woodward Block. (Message edited by lmichigan on December 15, 2005) | ||
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main Post Number: 493 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 198.109.44.2 |
I don't like the Visteon Building. Call me old fashion but I would have taken a beautful brick infused with that some nice glass over all that glass any day. as far as C-ware, I have grown to like it. i think the interior outshines the exterior by a mile | ||
Rsa Member Username: Rsa Post Number: 709 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 70.227.84.69 |
broken_main; you're old fashioned. | ||
Llyn Member Username: Llyn Post Number: 1300 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 68.61.197.206 |
broken_main; you're old fashioned. | ||
Northend Member Username: Northend Post Number: 480 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 69.212.227.66 |
psip..awesome.. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 1067 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 141.213.173.94 |
I'm old fashioned with ya. Monroe + Hudson's block = the keystones to a once again cohesive downtown. | ||
Skulker Member Username: Skulker Post Number: 3283 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.103.104.93 |
I like the Kennedy Square building so far....recall it is not done and we don't have a good view of the ground floor which I think will help set off the building. I think it blends nicely into the surrounding buildings, which, especially to the west and south are some pretty impressive works. It does not distract from the exisitng architecture by being too flashy or out of context and it certainly doesn't insult the usrrounding architecture through hackneyed immitation. The site has a WHOLE lot of potential for making a HUGE mistake design wise. Yes the design is a bit safe, but its better than a huge mistake. Overall, so far its somewhere around a B/B+ in my book. | ||
Lurker Member Username: Lurker Post Number: 1523 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 65.196.220.198 |
I think they should have made an exact 4:1 replica of the Penobscot. Either that, or maybe the Vinton folks can move their building and plop it down on the site. I can't imagine why architects even exist anymore - builders should just use existing pre-1920s plans. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 1068 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 141.213.173.94 |
Here here. But 1920s materials are too pricy for today's firms, and the architects wouldn't know how to use them anyway. Anytime I do see a new building which has at least some old-style use of high quality materials, I do stand back and appreciate it. The new science wing at GP South, i.e., paid for by a municipal bond, is an excellent example, as they implemented Pewabic tile and marble flooring to make it cohesive with the rest of the school. | ||
Lurker Member Username: Lurker Post Number: 1524 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 65.196.220.198 |
You should consider a job at Greenfield Village. | ||
Swingline Member Username: Swingline Post Number: 374 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 152.163.100.195 |
I probably missed a previous thread on this, but bear with me. What is with the Kennedy Square name for the building? Kennedy Square is gone. It's history. When Tiger Stadium is demolished, should the replacement project be called the Tiger Stadium building, or the Tiger Stadium apartments, or the Tiger Stadium shopping center? No, it would sound kind of stupid. The same is true for this new building. Plenty of visitors to the building are going to assume that the fabulous park across the street is called Kennedy Square. They should scrap the name and just give it a Woodward address. | ||
Upinottawa Member Username: Upinottawa Post Number: 75 Registered: 09-2005 Posted From: 198.103.184.76 |
Hopefully, it will not be called Tiger Stadium Parkade.... | ||
Rsa Member Username: Rsa Post Number: 711 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 70.227.84.69 |
i'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and figure that you are just being facetuous with this statement; because it's one of the most ignorant things i've read here in a while. -RSA {RockStArchitect) | ||
Dialh4hipster Member Username: Dialh4hipster Post Number: 1220 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.250.205.35 |
Oh Lurker you slay me! And Mackinaw you slay me more! Good times on the forum today! | ||
_sj_ Member Username: _sj_ Post Number: 1146 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 69.220.230.150 |
The arch was meant to connect the two side together which at the time of Construction Compuware had two distrinct sides Products and Services. The arch was signed by Compuware Employees at the Cobo Christmas party one year. So while it holds nothing external it was meant to mean something internally. | ||
Lurker Member Username: Lurker Post Number: 1525 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 65.196.220.198 |
In case there was any doubt, yes, I was being sarcastic. I believe a 4:1 exact replica of the Penobscot would produce an environment similar to the office in "Being John Malcovich". I also figured the sarcasm would be made clear by suggesting that a 12 story building being moved from down the street. The sarcasm stemmed from me growing tired of people bemoaning any architecture that isn't stone or brick and built after the depression. Like any other medium, it evolves as time goes on. | ||
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main Post Number: 513 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 198.109.44.2 |
I thought I was...I just need confirmation. lol actually though I like all types of buildings that use different types of media to present something architecturally extravagant. When I see a lot of glass. I think of Southfield. Never liked all the glass there. However I love the new Cass Tech as well as the Welcome Center at WSU | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 1070 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 141.213.173.94 |
The welcome center is alright...it does give Wayne a distinctive presence on Woodward, and makes an interesting effect with the Macabees behind it. When you go using that same greenish/blueish glass on the workout center and new dorms, though, it gets cliched in a hurry. | ||
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1 Post Number: 6220 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 198.208.251.23 |
Down with the Welcome Center for wiping out Z's Tavern. | ||
Dialh4hipster Member Username: Dialh4hipster Post Number: 1222 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.250.205.35 |
The new Opera House retail building looks pretty great with the combo of limestone and a lot of glass, too. I hope something good goes in there! | ||
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main Post Number: 519 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 198.109.44.2 |
Absolutely dial...I really like the design myself | ||
Sharmaal Member Username: Sharmaal Post Number: 470 Registered: 09-2004 Posted From: 136.2.1.153 |
The OHR building does look sweet. My understanding is that it will be all Opera Memorabilia. | ||
Mind_field Member Username: Mind_field Post Number: 440 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 209.240.205.61 |
Cmart park is going to be sooooo packed this summer with the new people working at 1KS. People will have to start eating their lunch in the fountain and on the roof of ABP. But seriously the overwhelming crowds in the park should create nice spillover into Cadillac Square. I still can't wait to hear what the retail is going to be at 1KS. | ||
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main Post Number: 521 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 198.109.44.2 |
Oh, I didn't know that the 1KS was slated to have retail. this is really good | ||
Itsjeff Member Username: Itsjeff Post Number: 5183 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 208.27.111.125 |
I'm hoping that there'll be a Design Within Reach outlet in the Opera House Garage. That'd be pretty sweet. |
