Comments on: Washington Avenue Apartments http://www.beltstl.com/2008/10/washington-avenue-apartments/ Built Environment in Layman's Terms Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:32:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Nice Building A Website photos | Construction Methods http://www.beltstl.com/2008/10/washington-avenue-apartments/comment-page-1/#comment-5786 Nice Building A Website photos | Construction Methods Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:53:13 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=196#comment-5786 [...] Washington Avenue Apartments Image by geoffeg In downtown St. Louis at the north east corner of Washington and Tucker, this building was recently redeveloped from an old Days Inn into apartments and studios. I find the design to be beautiful, simple, clean and just about perfect. The windows are angled out vertically and the longer, continuous lines make the building look strong and proud. The architectural work for the redesign was done by the St. Louis firm of Klitzing and Welsch Associates. There’s a bit more information and a few more pictures on the Built St. Louis website and Belt STL website. [...] [...] Washington Avenue Apartments Image by geoffeg In downtown St. Louis at the north east corner of Washington and Tucker, this building was recently redeveloped from an old Days Inn into apartments and studios. I find the design to be beautiful, simple, clean and just about perfect. The windows are angled out vertically and the longer, continuous lines make the building look strong and proud. The architectural work for the redesign was done by the St. Louis firm of Klitzing and Welsch Associates. There’s a bit more information and a few more pictures on the Built St. Louis website and Belt STL website. [...]

]]> By: Martin Penn http://www.beltstl.com/2008/10/washington-avenue-apartments/comment-page-1/#comment-1880 Martin Penn Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:02:02 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=196#comment-1880 great post! keep it up, i will be visiting more often :) great post! keep it up, i will be visiting more often :)

]]> By: Bad Tim http://www.beltstl.com/2008/10/washington-avenue-apartments/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Bad Tim Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:49:00 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=196#comment-771 i like your comment about the need for seediness. remember jimmy's diner across from the orpheum?<br/><br/>i tried to find period photos of the st louisian [love that extra 'i'] when it was new, but came up with nothing. it would be interesting to see what this modern building looked like before its previous 'modernization'. they didn't change the windows, btw, the new glazing pattern emphasizes the original design.<br/><br/>another seedy modern design is about to get a face lift. craig heller is poised to start a renovation of the farm & home building on 10th & locust. i asked if they were going to restore the original pulaski building, but alas for this classicist, the stone condom will remain. i like your comment about the need for seediness. remember jimmy's diner across from the orpheum?

i tried to find period photos of the st louisian [love that extra 'i'] when it was new, but came up with nothing. it would be interesting to see what this modern building looked like before its previous 'modernization'. they didn't change the windows, btw, the new glazing pattern emphasizes the original design.

another seedy modern design is about to get a face lift. craig heller is poised to start a renovation of the farm & home building on 10th & locust. i asked if they were going to restore the original pulaski building, but alas for this classicist, the stone condom will remain.

]]> By: Steve http://www.beltstl.com/2008/10/washington-avenue-apartments/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Steve Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:25:00 +0000 http://www.beltstl.com/?p=196#comment-765 To be honest it is not a masterpiece in architecture either before or after but at the same time it is not an ugly duckling. It is good to see that buildings can be renovated rather than always being demolished. From experience, I can say that renovation is very restricting with many unknowns and sometimes you feel during construction that demolition and building afresh would have been a better option. In today's climate we need to be more resourceful and reduce our carbon footprint to help protect our planet. Renovation/conversion of an existing building if this is an option just seems more logical than demolition. Definately do not demolish unless it will be replaced with something better! To be honest it is not a masterpiece in architecture either before or after but at the same time it is not an ugly duckling. It is good to see that buildings can be renovated rather than always being demolished. From experience, I can say that renovation is very restricting with many unknowns and sometimes you feel during construction that demolition and building afresh would have been a better option. In today’s climate we need to be more resourceful and reduce our carbon footprint to help protect our planet. Renovation/conversion of an existing building if this is an option just seems more logical than demolition. Definately do not demolish unless it will be replaced with something better!

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