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222 Glenwood Pool Courtyard Nearly Complete
Some photos were sent to me by a very nice person showing the central courtyard/pool area of the nearly-completed 222 Glenwood condo building. Any thoughts?
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June 11th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
just as eerie as the pool/courtyard at the north hills alexan apartments. can’t say i’m a fan of this. thank you for the pictures, though.
June 12th, 2008 at 8:22 am
I can’t say I’m a fan either… thats awful. Not a surprise though. It looks like a pool at a bad hotel, just kinda crammed in there. Brings to mind… when was the last time anyone saw the pool at the Clarion downtown in operation? Another opportunity lost.
June 12th, 2008 at 10:25 am
How else do you do it? A roof top pool would be really cool but I’m not sure what the cost/ maintenance/ insurance would be like then.
June 12th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Not sure how else to do it now, but considering this building was made *from scratch* I’m sure they could have done something much better. After all, the pool was not an afterthought the way that it appears in those pictures. The design and layout of the entire building and deck should have been different from the outset. This thing looks horrible. The painted-on windows on the parking deck are… no words fitting to describe them. I am glad that my wife and I chose to look elsewhere when we were considering 222 as our new residence. I am not one to complain about these sorts of things (I am very glad people are finally moving into downtown, and that there is a demand), but there is nothing architecturally aesthetic about 222 at all. The only plus I see is they are providing ground level storefronts. And bringing more people to Glenwood South. I just wish someone would have been more progressive with the design.
June 12th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
There are a few things that could have been done differently. First off, I would have put the pool on top of the parking garage. This pool won’t see the light of day, literally. Plus, those who don’t have perfect figures will feel like they are on-stage when they are by this pool.
What to do with the courtyard? Well, it could still have been a neat garden with a water feature; basically a living room for the complex. Maybe even put in shuffleboard or croquet on astroturf - something fun. That parking deck wall would work better being a stepback terrace kind of thing, with planters all the way up. If the wall had some occasional ivy type plants, or even an artistic mural, it would make the space fun and warm.