Poole, Diamond and Associates BAT Showcase

[queetz 0]

Thank you so much, especially JT Portland, for the two new PDA buildings! The 1ITC is awesome and I also like the Kinzie Tower (I have them side by side)! And one thing that I really appreciate is the level of professionalism of the PDA group! You promised and delivered. You also asked for input and listened! You guys are the best and I'd like to point out that the signature building of my city is a PDA tower! Once again, thanks!!!!

[geoff_diamond 43]

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn vid... how you gonna call my masterpiece tacky!?  Oh well... hehe, to each his own   Enjoy everyone!

 

I got a crazy one in the works for yas!

[DuskTrooper 314]

Well, no BAT has beten my eye tower in terms of craziness so far, but I gotta see this!

[vidioman 21]

well, it isn't really tacky, it just isn't anything architecturally stunning. It's just a bland apartment. Although, we do need more buildings like that. Which is why I gave it a 10.

[GaryGerbrandt 6]

AWESOME work, PDA. Keep releasin'!

[geoff_diamond 43]

Okay... it's that time again kids.  I told you I was working on something crazy (at least for me), and here it is... I present you with the PDA Financial Center.  The building's wild exterior creates even wilder interiors that would simply defy reason!  If Frank Gehry ever designed a high-rise, it might look something like this

 

 

 

 

 

PDA Financial... coming to a stex near you!

[DuskTrooper 314]

Whoa! It looks like one of those crazy condos in Paris ( I saw them in a book ) Interesting!

[mcarch 15]

I must say... Very Interesting. Modern yet, it has some principles of the past! I guess the interior would have some strange spaces. More for the fun!

[DuskTrooper 314]

While you're at it, might as well place a rock climbing wall and booth on this building!

[vidioman 21]

Taaaaaaaacky good, but tacky. I'll still d/l it though, every city has that one or two buildings that are just a little.. ***BUT*** the textures need work!!!!!!

[rafarivera 17]

I love crazy buildings!!!!   This one would surely be in most of my cities

[DuskTrooper 314]

Seriously, the entire thing would be pretty cool if you scrapped the square, mundae part, and made the entire thing shaped like a mountain or cliff!

[drewz15 0]

I agree with Dusk. the curvy part is great, but the amount of area taken up by the square, boring part is too large. I think you should either : (1) decrease the size of the 'boring' area, perhaps chopping an area of the tower vertically at an angle on the squared corner, or something exciting like that, or (2) keep going with that plus/minus idea on the 'boring' wall(where some areas stick out, while others stick in. you have a small one shown in the fourth screenshot).

[r7d9 0]

no offence but this building doesn't look in my opinion a building i want in my skyline...but its your choice

[So2thaBored 0]

Wow -- that is really cool. I love it!! Talk about thinking outside of the box ... you're about 12 miles north west of the box!!

You definately have a knack for this. I am definately downloading this baby!!! Can't wait!!

P.S. Even if you don't like the building, you have to admire its originality ...

[6459978. 106]

that's very Frank Gehry. If I didn't know better i'd say it was.

[Tunafish 48]

Yeah, please make it curvy and cool all the way around

[ravens31 1]

I wonder if I'm the only person who likes the boxy part.

[dev 47]

Date:8/21/2004 1:33:29 AM
Author:ravens31

I wonder if I'm the only person who likes the boxy part.

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yes

[subedei 3]

A very unique design.

 

 

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[jtportland 184]

i like the boxy part! i would suggest a different color/texture for the box part though. this building is awesome! very crazy, i love it

[geoff_diamond 43]

Well, these reactions most certainly run the gamut!

 

dusk: that would be tacky... if you want a building shaped like a mountain... go for it   But, i don't

 

r7... sorry you feel that way

 

tuna... umm... no?

 

ravens... no you're not... I love the boxy part.  It's what makes the building what it is.

 

To everyone else, what's wrong with the textures?

[SimDragon 3]

I saw a couple people post they would look at your AMA building overgrowth problem. Has anybody looked at it? Fixed it? I would love to see this building in my cities. I hope somebody fixes it soon.

[ACEfanatic 7]

Uh... WTF???

 

There is a reason Frank Gehry sticks with low-rise....  What kind of zoning code would allow THAT to be built, lol.

 

Personally, I don't like it, but I have to give credit for the amount of effort that went into it.

 

Not bad, but I sure as hell wouldn't live near that.

 

-ACE

[GaryGerbrandt 6]

^ lol...

[DuskTrooper 314]

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[Chrise 0]

I really like this building as well- I think the entrance could be changed maybe (:

[jtportland 184]

@DT

aanyways, im back, with a new building, a nice modern mid-rise (low-rise?):





The roof isn't done! so don't panic... also this building is based off of a local building, care to play a game of 'name that building'? first person guesses corectly gets 10 ducks

[subedei 3]

I like that building. Keep up the great work on this one.

 

 

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[vidioman 21]

It looks about 16 storeys, maybe 70m, so technically it;s a highrise, but in the game it would be considered a midrise. And it looks good, similar style to the back a local building. I can't wait to see this finished!