tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post8730267587462478180..comments2024-03-27T03:54:04.570-04:00Comments on architect design™: RepurposingArchitectDesign™http://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-72407665639905294472012-02-15T21:16:14.480-05:002012-02-15T21:16:14.480-05:00What a great reuse of such a beautiful place dahhl...What a great reuse of such a beautiful place dahhling...HRH The Duchess of Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468222976305715556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-50782270688369656232012-02-13T14:06:25.434-05:002012-02-13T14:06:25.434-05:00Hi there - I work for an architecture firm here in...Hi there - I work for an architecture firm here in Houston, TX. Adaptive re-use architecture is my favorite - the projects offer challenges and the results, like this beautiful CVS, can be so unexpected and amazing. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing! - AlyAlyhttp://www.duanebradshaw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-48716273975180048912012-02-09T19:26:16.287-05:002012-02-09T19:26:16.287-05:00Thomas, I think it's a problem in most cities....Thomas, I think it's a problem in most cities. This one CVS is a rare shining example of 'done right'. Wonder why that is?ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-55974003175398681532012-02-09T19:19:56.811-05:002012-02-09T19:19:56.811-05:00Not too long ago this was a Balducci's. I tota...Not too long ago this was a Balducci's. I totally get what you are saying, but I am so tired of the ubiquity of CVS and their largely blank street front windows with a few historic pictures. Sigh. I guess it could be a lot worse. Maybe I wouldn't mind if CVS wasn't such a crappy chain--at least the ones in DC are. But then again that may say more about DC than CVS.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-61000828235900698352012-02-09T08:31:27.563-05:002012-02-09T08:31:27.563-05:00cvs! I'm glad it was preserved, but a little s...cvs! I'm glad it was preserved, but a little saddened to see it filled with so much plastic :)Leah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00023187733384796513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-79555479961051968162012-02-09T01:43:16.308-05:002012-02-09T01:43:16.308-05:00PS, speaking of beautiful old buildings going want...PS, speaking of beautiful old buildings going wanting while banks (who nowadays seem to be stuck in a miasma of bad taste), our local bank just remodeled...Im still trying to calm down enough to write a post about it...The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-78663879368953972662012-02-09T01:41:29.829-05:002012-02-09T01:41:29.829-05:00Holy cats! If one has to have a CVS, this is a go...Holy cats! If one has to have a CVS, this is a good one---and how wonderful is that wall clock?The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-64469294372417736942012-02-09T01:01:25.951-05:002012-02-09T01:01:25.951-05:00A very attractive old church here was recently bou...A very attractive old church here was recently bought and razed by CVS to build the ugliest drugstore imaginable. To add insult to injury, they added ill-proportioned pilasters to remind everyone what was formerly on the site. But I am glad this bank, not far from where I lived on W 11th met with a happier fate. Did you notice the modern penthouse? It was published about ten years ago, the apartment of an older female interior designer (whose name escapes me).The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-61720160843914213252012-02-09T00:23:54.322-05:002012-02-09T00:23:54.322-05:00I recall that this building was closed and virtual...I recall that this building was closed and virtually derelict for many years, and was first repurposed as a rug and carpet store, longbefore CVS moved in. It is a lovely building, indeed.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-36998726403024796292012-02-08T23:20:51.692-05:002012-02-08T23:20:51.692-05:00I know this building - the Celt's sister and h...I know this building - the Celt's sister and husband lived nearby. Was it not a Dean and Delucca or something like that before it became a CVS? <br /><br />In a week when I've been showing students photos of Penn Station torn down in the 1960s its good to see such a building as this old bank survive and be reused.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-54672973040849985562012-02-08T22:50:16.628-05:002012-02-08T22:50:16.628-05:00The more public the use, the better. I prefer our ...The more public the use, the better. I prefer our must beautiful to be our more accessible. Now that we're talking branch bank repurposing here is a WIP, picture taken yesterday. Sit down before looking http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6842560473/Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-23590118379585128422012-02-08T18:09:52.902-05:002012-02-08T18:09:52.902-05:00Some fire stations here have been turned into loft...Some fire stations here have been turned into loft space.<br /><br />A CVS, amazing!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-65475726012143664362012-02-08T16:04:01.378-05:002012-02-08T16:04:01.378-05:00HBD - gas stations! I've never seen that. I...HBD - gas stations! I've never seen that. I've seen fast food joints changed into something else (they always look like their original business though, Pizza Huts come to mind).<br /><br />Kerry -such a fun neighborhood in Baltimore. You guys really have lived all over!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-2276112119971927092012-02-08T15:36:13.339-05:002012-02-08T15:36:13.339-05:00Many years ago, I got married in Baltimore and we ...Many years ago, I got married in Baltimore and we had the reception at a new inn in a converted tobacco warehouse on the water in Fell's Point.Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-85828357968205001552012-02-08T14:36:42.612-05:002012-02-08T14:36:42.612-05:00Most are gas stations on to something else. But a ...Most are gas stations on to something else. But a bank has become a restaurant and one church became an apartment which instead of #s is named by apostle, another became an office building and the latest became a vet practice.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.com