Exceptionally detailed and interesting report on this question. Beyer Blinder Belle restoration work often very good but the Eamon Roche objections also seem consequential archpaper.com/2021/02/eamon-…
"Roche said he’s concerned that any reference to greenhouses or conservatories will be lost if the museum adopts a wall design that eliminates the raised caps and downplays the frame./
“We find that the current proposal will scrub this historical allusion to the detriment of the museum-park relationship it serves so well,” he said." - this a key point we've lost a lot of 80s nods of this sort from people who don't understand or care lately
changing the dimensions of the glass panels sounds just plainly bad and foolish.. the shift from captured glazing to structural glazing a tougher call although one hopes a solution might emerge that offers a tighter seal and replicates the visual qualities of the pressure caps?
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