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Barra on Queen | 7 fl | Complete
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(03-09-2016, 11:37 PM)Pheidippides Wrote:
(03-09-2016, 08:28 AM)tomh009 Wrote: What kind of interaction would you want to see?  Garage + front door will probably take up most of the width of each unit.

Some sort of porch or balcony would be a good start. Perhaps windows that did not look fake and univiting. The height seems too tall for 3-3.5 stories given the surrounding homes. This part of Benton and the surrounding streets are really narrow and give the neighbourhood a intimate feel; this design feels insular, cold, and out of character. The render is misleading as well because it leaves the impression of a big green space across the street in the foreground which of course is not the case.

Porch or balcony would be nice, to be sure.  But how wide are the townhouses?  The driveway/garage will need about 2.5m, and the walkway/front door probably at least another 1m, leaving little space for a usable porch.

They are planning fake windows?
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RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by taylortbb - 07-25-2018, 03:41 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by kitborn - 08-31-2018, 06:37 AM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by panamaniac - 08-31-2018, 08:31 AM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by Spokes - 09-28-2018, 03:29 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by tomh009 - 09-28-2018, 03:43 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by Spokes - 09-28-2018, 05:31 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by clasher - 12-21-2018, 07:24 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by Spokes - 12-22-2018, 07:12 AM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by clasher - 12-22-2018, 11:04 AM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by Rainrider22 - 12-22-2018, 12:29 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by KevinL - 12-22-2018, 12:52 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by tomh009 - 12-22-2018, 10:53 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by clasher - 12-23-2018, 12:49 AM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by jeffster - 12-23-2018, 01:23 AM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by jgsz - 01-02-2019, 02:28 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by Spokes - 02-28-2019, 11:30 AM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by ZEBuilder - 04-09-2019, 03:50 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by ZEBuilder - 04-11-2019, 06:18 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by ZEBuilder - 04-20-2019, 08:42 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by tomh009 - 04-23-2019, 02:17 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by Spokes - 04-25-2019, 06:13 AM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by tomh009 - 04-25-2019, 03:00 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by Spokes - 04-29-2019, 07:49 AM
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RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by ZEBuilder - 05-09-2019, 02:15 PM
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RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by taylortbb - 11-16-2019, 02:53 PM
RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by tomh009 - 11-16-2019, 11:17 PM
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RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by Spokes - 02-24-2020, 11:49 AM
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RE: Barra on Queen | 7 fl | U/C - by panamaniac - 02-25-2020, 04:12 AM
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