Thursday, February 4, 2010

More will come tomorrow...

One that jumps out to me so far in terms of design and historic preservation is the version presented by Beilinson/Gomez.  It is very literal and includes actual elements of restoration, keeping the southern, two story part of the building intact design-wise.  Then they recreate the original building in its former location - with a modern design device separating the two styles.  It shows how the building progressed over time and the modern element is there as if to say they aren't trying to fool anyone.  So far, this comes closest to being consistent with the Secretary of Interior Standards for Historic Preservation.