Chas Wiederhold

I feel like there have been more announcements in Batavia too. More intersections along 32 are becoming grade separated moving east from 275, shortening commutes. https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/clermont-county/im-hoping-that-it-brings-more-business-village-of-batavia-gears-up-for-100-million-development 518 Units https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2025/05/29/spire-development-clermont-county-batavia-meadows.html 76 Units https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2025/03/05/bauman-development-batavia-tax-abated-homes-passes.html 668 Homes

Is it just me or are projects in Clermont County being announced at a faster clip. Beginning to remind me of circa-2008 Warren County.

I also like the analog. It was an architectural scale mega-graphic.

It feels very sci-fi bad guy, this type of technology in this type of building. And also... the "down to the micrometer" jokes write themselves

I’ve yet to live up to the beauty standards set by my Wii avatar.

The description of what this company does makes me squirm. haha.

Nice crunching of the numbers.

The original design would have been more efficient. The new design adds additional corner details and increases the surface area of the building significantly, making the project more expensive to build and less sustainable use of materials.

The last image I've seen of the park was from the biz journal in February. Dog Park swapped out for basketball courts, which were shown in earlier versions of the park.

IIRC, Eisenman wanted the building to built with the metal rain screen system but it was value engineered out of the project in lieu of EIFS. EIFS is susceptible to moisture if it is not properly installed or damaged. The material then expands and molds once moisture is allowed in. This was happening all over the building. The new material is a metal rain screen, meaning that all of the moisture protection layers are behind the metal panels that are held off of that surface by a channel. Water can infiltrate past the metal panels, but then rolls down a waterproof surface just behind the metal panels to the ground.

I am pro-pastel. The colors relate to the different densities of foam and were intentionally selected in the original design. I remember seeing the mock up. The different brushed aluminums that were the alternate would have made the building look armored and completely change the tone. What is this general consensus you speak of, haha? I remember it being hotly debated.

A single decade + ago. It went from EIFS to a painted metal panel rain screen system in 2012.

The completely re-clad DAAP Aronoff would like to have a word

I was unfamiliar with WRA but looking at their dormitory work on other campuses, these could be some handsome buildings if similar high quality materials are used.

The setbacks are a federal requirement, I believe. The NIOSH facility would have similar setbacks (if it is built).