Nice! I'm glad they didn't do the typical starchitect half modern glued to the historic half. Historic preservation is an odd thing. Of course you want a rebuild like this to be in context but be something ersatz like on Main Street at Disney World. I agree with you they did this perfectly as it looks like it was always there, but that is rare and takes both skill and and a certain view of the wold that is perhaps not "pure" from a historic preservation standpoint. That "purity of view" in my opinion is what results in a modern and historic pieces bolted together. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but from where I stand a very high quality imitation is generally the way to go.
Nice! I'm glad they didn't do the typical starchitect half modern glued to the historic half. Historic preservation is an odd thing. Of course you want a rebuild like this to be in context but be something ersatz like on Main Street at Disney World. I agree with you they did this perfectly as it looks like it was always there, but that is rare and takes both skill and and a certain view of the wold that is perhaps not "pure" from a historic preservation standpoint. That "purity of view" in my opinion is what results in a modern and historic pieces bolted together. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but from where I stand a very high quality imitation is generally the way to go.