It looks fine from street-level, where the curved glass and sheer verticality is striking. But it looks terrible on the skyline, where the concrete stands out like a sore thumb and gets in the way of the elegant and beautiful minimalism of WTC 4 (my favorite of the complex).
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Good shots! What’s going on with Home Insurance Plaza?
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The architecture is superb; the financials not so great. I think the total projected sellout value of this condo is less than half the amount of money that went into building the final product.
One will have to hire a good forensic accountant to confirm those numbers; but I am not far off on that estimate. 
The beauty of this Architectural masterpiece will endure long after the prime lenders are paid off; all is well that ends well. 
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Shvo is laughing somewhere for being sidelined on this project
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It actually gives me pain that this is not finished. Was looking forward to seeing this completed by now
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The contrast between the raw dull concrete sections, and the smooth glistening glass is a very sophisticated design aesthetic; it is one of my favorite aspects of this Architectural Design.
It would have been much better if they took the same approach the Architect IM Pei took with exposed concrete formwork: he made sure there was textural and color consistency in all his buildings with exposed concrete facades. With time that concrete will become mottled and it will all blend in for a more uniform color/texture.
This is a very cool looking modernist design, one of my favorites, too bad this had to become such a financial fiasco. Good article here - rafael viñoly plans '125 greenwich street' skyscraper in new york
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This tower is gross.
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Yeah some people have an aversion to raw concrete in architecture but it’s one of my favorite materials if used tastefully. It’s very easy to screw up but I like the way it’s applied here. It’s kinda funny how the concrete resembles giant I-beams. Concrete and steel are the main materials of modern construction so it’s neat to see one reference the other.
“Concrete is a noble material if used nobly” - Louis Kahn
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I agree, there is a ‘noble’ look to this building - they made good use of this much maligned material.
The vertical line in the center; with all those window perforations softened the look of a flat dull concrete slab wall. The addition of the horizontal ‘seams’ creating a distinct rectangle at each floor level also somehow adds visual articulation to the entire concrete section from top to bottom; the Architect managed to impart a refined look to that basic concrete surface.
This building will gain more appreciation over time; there will always be detractors - particularly when raw concrete is in the design mix.
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This one has grown on me. When complete it may end up as something of a landmark.
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