Ashton Judiciary; click to enlarge
I think the Ashton Judiciary looks fairly good. I appreciate that The Hanover Company didn't settle for a bland 3rd street facade. I had rather than have an architecturally distinctive contribution to the public space than a building that has a consistent yet bland look on all sides.
The Mather Studios; click to enlarge
Pictured above, the Mather Studios at 916 G Street NW, is another example of a building with a distinctive street facing facade that lacks the same detailing on the sides. Again, I think this is perfectly acceptable, but I do think a small mural or Trompe-l'œil on the bare concrete side would be an appealing improvement. This building has several artist studio residences - has beautifying the first 20-30 feet of the alley ever been proposed?
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Nice Double Entendre!
I live in the building next to The Ashton, and I completely disagree. The sides of the building have very nice masonry that matches the neighboring buildings, and was laboriously and painstakingly assembled over several weeks. The front is just a couple panes of glass and that stupid handle thing on the top, both of which they slapped on in a couple days.
whats going on with the ywca building?
is the HVAC system part of that building or the mather?
perhaps theres speculation that a building would go there?
i would think a cool sculptural installation or tasteful use of color would be nice touches to those insets.
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