Reader's Comments On Downtown Building Design

Wow! Thanks for bringing this to our attention Bob, this is a huge planned development. Personally I am incredibly disappointed with the initial design plan of the building, it looks similar to the large block buildings we already have downtown. I think the design review committee needs to start creating expectations for setbacks at higher elevations to allow sunlight in the roads, more public facing engagement opportunities along the street level, and less dark colors but not all white like triangle is. 

Some of the recent projects completely block the sunlight at street level. I think, especially in the northwest, sunlight is an important feature to maintain. Other than that, it seems to be an improvement over what’s there, but the larger plan could change DT Redmond in a HUGE way…If done right, with important architectural design protocols it could be a good thing. If allowed to maximize the property for every square inch, it could just be huge blocks of boring apartment communities that do little to attract people to our downtown. Given the way the city has been managing new development downtown, this one hugely concerns me. There are two open positions for community members on the Design Review Board…Let’s get involved and make some changes! Thanks again Bob!

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-- Bob Yoder, September, 2021