Quote:Because the original was just a rendering and they only have so much money to spend?

This.

 

Nearly all initial designs are watered down from the initial proposals once the cost of materials and construction starts being looked at alongside the design fee.

 

I work on some pretty interesting and wild designs on the structural engineering end. The new design, while not as visually stunning, is going to be MUCH cheaper to build than the original and, IMO still looks very good. I am personally a huge fan of exposed structure as a design element. 

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