On 6/10/18 7:01 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
During my weekend travels, I was eating at a luxurious sidewalk cafe, also
known as the Two Rivers Burrito Co., a taco joint in Westfield, MA. As I
enjoyed my gourmet meal, I looked across the street at the City Hotel.
At first glance I simply said "That's an ugly building". After a very
short time I realize why it was so visually unpleasing.
The tree partially blocks the building but if you look closely you'll see
that the third floor windows have no alignment with the second floor windows,
plus none of the windows on either floor are spaced in any kind of symmetrical
manner in relation to each other . The rectangles near the top (old windows
or vents perhaps?) also don't line up nicely with anything below them.
Aside from strange layout of the windows in relation to each other, both
set of windows are shifted to one side of building, touching the trim on
one side, with a 6'-8' gap on the other.
https://i.imgur.com/28zvdCM.jpg
You should be able to walk around via this Google Map link. (the taco joint
is directly behind you)
https://tinyurl.com/city-hotel-ma
I wonder if the building was renovated on the inside for a maximum/better
room layout and they let the exterior be damned, ending up however it had
to based on the interior. I almost tossed my tacos just looking at it. ;-)
Nobody cares about style, proportion, scale, or symmetry anymore because
basically, no one hires architects anymore. Once general contractors
got their own PCs with home design software, well, "Why do we need to
pay that snobby guy in the suit anymore and put up with his bitching
about us staying on the plans?"
I think that alone is to blame for the loss of all semblance of style,
beauty, character, and most certainly, art in the majority of homes
built this century.
This architect has a great blog about the rise of McMansions and fall of
architectural style in the suburban sprawl of America. He even has a
post dedicated to the county I live in.
http://mcmansionhell.com/post/148605513816/mcmansions-101-what-makes-a-mcmansion-bad
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