If a building (brick and mortar) had Karma...what would that Karma do to financial institutions, architects, designers, builders, municipalities...but most importantly...owners?
Let's fantasize about that concept for a moment.
Imagine every single architect that has ever put a so-called 'final construction set' into the hands of the folks doing the actual building. Being called up by that building every single time their so-called final set fell apart or decayed. Being hounded as mercilessly as the folks who executed the work are by the irate owner or municipality.
Imagine the world of bottom feeder bankers, mortgage lenders and owners being crushed by the weight of all the brick and mortar they've 'juggled' the books and the cash on.
Imagine the roughly 80% there are out there of builders who stack trades, refuse to adapt to changing conditions but always have a change order or back charge handy, refuse to manage and supervise their sites and clients yet are always johnny-on-the-spot to tag a scapegoat somewhere else when their world falls apart. Imagine brick and mortar that had ears and eyes and remembered who the real culprit was and then told all their brick and mortar friends to never give that builder the chance to lay a hand on them.
Imagine a world where 'interior desecrators' who deserved to be mocked based on their output, woke up in night terrors over dreams of their brick and mortar projects painted the most hideous shades of color they could imagine. Imagine a world where the excellent at their trade but very difficult to work with (if one is an aforementioned type of builder) 'interior desecrators' walked the brick and mortar lined streets and saw happy, proud houses because they all look so nice.
Imagine a municipality where every few years (after especially difficult politicians had wreaked havoc with the entire town) all brick and mortar packed their bags and left to go find a new place to live.
Imagine....
Curtis Wackerle:
"...Aspen City Council will be holding a special meeting tonight at 5 p.m. to consider land-use code amendments. City planners have put forward a package of changes that would bring down the maximum building height in the commercial core zone district from 42 to 38 feet. The limit would go from 40 to 36 feet in the C-1 district that surrounds the immediate core. City development officials’ proposal also would reduce by 33 percent the amount of a building’s square footage that could go to free-market residential development, and require that any free-market condos be accompanied by an equal amount of on-site affordable housing.
The code changes also would impose a minimum “floor-to-floor” height for ground floors of 13 feet and 11 feet, in the commercial core and C-1 districts, respectively. This change, intended to emphasize the historic pattern of downtown commercial development, refers to the distance between the bottom floor and the second floor, encompassing the space in the ceiling plate used for mechanical systems.
The changes have created a certain amount of fear within the development and property-owning community, said architect Charles Cunniffe. He’s had many conversations over the last few weeks with clients who are unsure what they would be able to do or not do if the new rules are passed.
Contractor John Olson was more blunt, saying that any potential redevelopment project would likely be off the table if the proposals becomes law. A three-story building would have to reach about 38 feet if the intention is to keep inhabitants from hitting their heads on the ceilings, Olson said...."
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