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I guess I'm growing tired of the new "urban infill" development examples that I've been coming across in certain cities. The thing is, they may very well be decent with street-presence, scale, allocation of amenities, etc, but they often feel so...bland. Now perhaps it may just be that these places have yet to "age in," but still. This aesthetic I describe is often seen with many New Urbanist constructs, especially in the South.
So I guess I'm asking for examples of cities where the newer urban infill utilizes architecture with edge and exquisiteness. This can either be examples that blend in well with older fabric without looking manufactured, or entirely unique architecture. Just something that defies the trend of the cheesy New Urbanist aesthetic.
Here are a few recent empty lot replacements in Buffalo, better than stucco or gray boxes seen elsewhere. Can see the previous lots by looking at earlier street views:
The last link is a simple mixed use infill in a lower income neighborhood, which is just beginning to show signs of encroachment from the wealthier Elmwood Village neighborhood.
The third link may possibly be considered cheesy, but it is a mixed use with apartments and much better than the gas station it replaced.
Most of the housing infill in the last few years has been very bland.
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In Raleigh's small Warehouse District, just a few blocks west of the very center of the city, a re-use/new development is nearing completion: The Dillon. The core contemporary tower of the project rises out of the shell of an old warehouse building that was left intact, while new construction residential is built in the brick construction language of the original warehouses extends the project to the north. The Dillon | Kane Realty Corporation
Immediately to its west, the city's new railroad station nears completion through modern interpretation of yet another former warehouse building. https://dtraleigh.com/images/unionst...nstation17.jpg https://www.raleighnc.gov/content/Pl.../RUS042017.jpg
Prior to these, and across the street to the south of Dillon, is Raleigh's contemporary art museum: CAM, similarly reinterpreted from yet another warehouse. https://narmassociation.org/wp-conte...AM-Raleigh.jpg
On the block north of the Dillon project, a food hall and market is nearing completion through renovation of a plain old warehouse. Of the projects emerging in the immediate area, it's probably the least architecturally ambitious but its services will more than make up for that. http://www.morganfoodhall.com/
To the food hall's immediate west and a block north of the new train station is Citrix's Raleigh operations, also extruded from an intact warehouse building: http://images.raleighskyline.com/ima...ine.com_33.jpg
In total, the energy and development within the warehouse district is going to completely reshape the experience in 2018 as all of the uncompleted projects are scheduled to open almost simultaneously within 2 blocks with new housing, services, retail, offices and transportation infrastructure.
LA infill is mostly the stuff you see in almost all cities. Large 5-7 story apartment blocks with tetris designs. OR faux Italian designs like in the Downtown area.
I dont like these infill in past 10 years. https://goo.gl/maps/vgouANfPDfQ2 - Wilshire La Brea apartments. https://goo.gl/maps/Xs2m6Lo4iV22 - Collection of 3 newer complexes- Italian one built about 10 years ago, The one down with brown boxes about a few year and the purple boxes finished last year. Not ugly, just not my style and they are everywhere. https://goo.gl/maps/8hz3PhNxx3M2 -Eastown looks dreary with it's color scheme. It's sister being built across the street hopefully looks better. https://goo.gl/maps/r9nmcYBFRy42 - More similar type buildings. This large one across the street is built in a way that it incorporates older buildings as part of the new complex. Nearly all done. https://goo.gl/maps/Ks6kf922wAv - South Park Downtown LA https://goo.gl/maps/Jdz2FJA3RXU2 - More South Park
Most of it tends to be the cheap looking box residential stuff though. We as urban enthusiasts can't decide if we are happy that there's so much infill on what were lots, or if we are angry because it's going to look so dated in 10 years haha.
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