Gallery on Fulton

[Rizzo]

Edited June 8, 2006 by Rizzo

[PBJ]

Us "oldtimers" used perspective charts and ruling pens, thank you very much.

Heh... bring out the slide rule and get off MY LAWN...

[tamias6]

I was hoping for somthing taller for that corner. Other than that I find the renderings pleasing. I do like all the glass at street level. Very Welcoming.

[GRDadof3]

That is a great photoshop. Wonder why they didn't do something like that themselves?

Looking at the condo tower portion makes me think of this "thing" again.

[Yankee Fan]

Is it me or does this thing look strangely similar to Icon On Bond? Can someone put the pictures of both next to each other?

[GRDadof3]

Is it me or does this thing look strangely similar to Icon On Bond? Can someone put the pictures of both next to each other?

Some similarities

[joeDowntown]

It looks like some kind of metal(?) canopy extends over the sidewalk on Fulton. Anyone figure out what material that would be?

I sure would like to see a rendering that shows the development head-on.

Joe

[GRDadof3]

Hey, what's up with that Rapid Growth site? They have a section devoted to "patio life"? Hmm, interesting timing on that one.

http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=25828

It's no grnow, that's for sure.

[Prankster]

Just my $0.02 - The tower looks like a carbon copy of Icon, and the low rise looks like an 80's mall. Hopefully I am way off, and it ends up looking better than the rendering. But this gateway to downtown needs a monumental building, and this rendering isn't it.

[GRDadof3]

USS Gallery on Fulton.

This one might be giving Icon a run for its money. Actually, I think Icon looks much better.

[MJLO]

do we have any Idea what kind of retail they are gunning for?

I'd hope for a borders or something therein. But I wouldn't want it to hurt my riverbank bookstore.

[snoogit]

do we have any Idea what kind of retail they are gunning for?

I'd hope for a borders or something therein. But I wouldn't want it to hurt my riverbank bookstore.

I for one think that corner would make an excellent spot for a Whole Foods

[gvsusean]

thats whats going in on that corner!!!!! this sucks!!!! I thought that when the proposals were out there were some good looking ones and this is what was choosen.

[AlexPKeaton]

I kind of like it. Actual ground-level retail is a good thing. It's still hard to get an idea what's going on with the lower portion, but the tower looks decent. Nothing special, but I think it looks nice. Perhaps comparable to Icon on Bond, which I also don't think is fugly except for the blank walls facing the street. This building certainly isn't going to be a Grand Rapids icon, but it should be a nice addition. Though couldn't they reverse the building so the tall part is on the corner of Division and Fulton?

-nb

[Allison Slater]

They could at least change the colours.. that alone will make it more pleasing to the eye. The retail portion I don't have too much beef with, I have a good feeling that the rendering isn't doing it justice.

About height.. yeah it could be higher, but then again just about anything could always use a little more height. Considering all the residential spaces going in over the next 10 years and the questions regarding a surplus of supply, I think that the current height is ideal.

I never saw any of the other proposals, however, so I really can't compare this to those.

My only beef really is with the colours of the condo area, and I think it could use at least one more windowed area per floor where those 3 white squares in a row are.

[torgo]

I like it, except for the "tower" part. Man, that thing is fugly, at least from that angle.

[andrew.w]

My only beef really is with the colours of the condo area, and I think it could use at least one more windowed area per floor where those 3 white squares in a row are.

My innitial interpretation of the rendering is that those white areas are actually windows and the brown area is a brick wall (and if I am correct, the tower is poorly rendered). It looks as if the brick wall is meant to "float" a few feet away from an essentially glass tower so as to have a play between traditionallism (the brick) and sleek modernism.

The way I visuallize it, I don't think it will look a bit like Icon, especially if we were to have a view of the tower straight on from the north.

[GRDadof3]

Maybe the straight North side or the West side is better, because right now, all I see is THIS on the East side.

[Allison Slater]

But seeing as how the white on the squares matches the white of the balconies... I'm afraid it may just be "whiteness" like the white tiles against the red brick of the marriott back when it was first built.

[civitas]

But seeing as how the white on the squares matches the white of the balconies... I'm afraid it may just be "whiteness" like the white tiles against the red brick of the marriott back when it was first built.

We should probably wait for a better rendering. I agree with most of the concerns that have been noted, but I know Sam and his heart for great architecture and I will not be surprised to discover that we are somehow misunderstanding this little image. For instance, what if the red wasn't brick at all? What if it were a polished stone or a slick tile of some kind? It appears that the lower portion is highly detailed and contemporary. I can't imagine that the rear is any less (although it sure appears that way).

Hey Second Story, we need better images posted.

[Allison Slater]

I didn't think of that.... polished stone changes the whole picture there. I'm really hoping that's what it is.

[twoshort]

yeah.. could be different materials.. but, we can still beotch about the whole project based on a 4"x4" picture can't we?!?!

Wouldn't be UP if we couldn't...

[snoogit]

is that white wall a feature, or just a block put in to give the rendering a "filled in" look?

[Rizzo]

I believe that is an exizting building south of the lot, minus the brick and advertisment graphics.

[civitas]

I believe that is an exizting building south of the lot, minus the brick and advertisment graphics.

I really enjoyed seeing the old signs that were exposed when the ramp came down.