Monday, June 21, 2010

What the City Could Have Had

Renderings Courtesy of Reztark Design Studio



1 comment:

  1. Exciting but not all that practical. Skylights for a roof? It would be like what I suffered through my first year at the Emery, where I had a full glass ceiling and a 23-foot ceiling. It was like a greenhouse in the summer, and absolutely frigid in the winter. I couldn't get it below 90F during much of the summer, and above 65F during the winter. And that was with $200-300 gas/electric bills.

    At least it is something, though. Inwood has never succeeded. It was built "down the hill" from the richer tops, so it was never successful in its original goal of attracting wealthier residents as the first suburb of Cincinnati. It was home to the city's first rent strike. It's "award winning" redevelopment in the 1970s, complete with paperboard walls and cheap plastic tiles, became a slum by the 1990s.

    I'm not sure what can realistically be done. It's in a poor location, relatively isolated, and on a steep grade. It has so much potential, being next to Christ... but do we need a handout?

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