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Update on Hudsons. Possible renderings?
UPDATE: OFFICIAL RENDERING RELEASED FROM BEDROCK. STILL NOT FINAL DESIGN
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http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2015/03/04/gilbert-detroit-hudsons/24411227/
http://www.freep.com/story/news/colu...ding/24407951/
two articles on the topic
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"Matt Cullen, president and CEO of Gilbert's Rock Ventures, confirmed the images shown in an architecture lecture last month byGilbert's architects reflect some concepts they like but not a final design."
John Gallagher seems to really be excited for what's coming.
"If built anything like the early concept shown by Pasquarelli, the finished building would rank high in terms of architectural significance. The final project could rival or exceed anything built in Detroit at least since the Renaissance Center in the 1970s. Think Empire State Building, the Guggenheim Museum, Sydney Opera House, World Trade Center."
"Just how ambitious those plans are can be glimpsed in what an early design for the site shows — a cutting edge glass-and-ceramic design, including a facade that could open in the summer, and a combination of retail, residential and other uses."
"But Cullen said that the design has changed in significant ways since Pasquarelli gave his lecture. For example, he said the current thinking no longer includes a trio of museums that Pasquarelli discussed. Also, Cullen said that residential has been added and that issues such as how the building's retail storefronts would interact with Woodward Avenue still need to be hammered out."
so this isn't quite how it will look. but i think we're getting an idea of the design they're thinking along the lines of... gotta say I would be disappointed if it was anything less than 12-15 stories tall.. even with an iconic and radical design, i would like to see some height to the building as well
here are some quotes from the second article:
"Plans could be finalized by Christmas for a 21st-Century, iconic structure that will rise from the ruins of the 20th-Century landmark."That is my hope," Cullen said. "Over the course of this year, we should be able to really understand what works there. We're working really hard on it. We will know within that time."
It won't be history repeating itself. It will be Detroit reinventing itself in yet another way.
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"Cullen said Gilbert and his team have been presented with hundreds of plans and have not decided on a final vision. But he said the idea of what they want is close — seen in a model the New York-based SHoP architectural firm's team presented publicly in February."