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August 30, 2006
Imagining a 50% scaleback: shrinkage is not surgery
Atlantic Yards Report says, "shrinkage is not surgery," nor is it rocket science. If a mere journalist like Norman Oder can wrap his brain around the issues of reducing the scale (density and bulk included), then we all can get it, except for maybe the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
As I noted, there's an argument that a 50 percent cut in the project should've been the ceiling for discussion, in terms of density. What might that look like? I asked graphic designer Abby Weissman to take a crack at project renderings. Above, a look at the project elevations facing south. Below, Weissman's rough attempt at a 50 percent shrinkage, including height and bulk. (Click to enlarge)
First, the renderings don't convey scale all too well. Consider that a 50 percent reduction in the density of three buildings, including the flagship "Miss Brooklyn," would still leave them bulkier than the Williamsburgh Savings Bank.
But there's a certain ridiculousness to the exercise--a reduction in scale wouldn't be accomplished by shrinking the buildings; it would be accomplished by various forms of surgery.
Posted by lumi at August 30, 2006 1:14 PM