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site was a suburban location across from a major shopping center within
a context that could be "Anytown, USA" exhibiting no particularly
strong local vernacular. Therefore, the building’s design springs
from images of the Postal Service in general, and other similar civic
buildings, more than the surrounding context. The
exterior of the building was designed to emphasize the public areas
and to evoke images of classically designed Post Offices built throughout
the country over decades of time. Details of the Main Louisville,
Kentucky Post Office were studied and carefully manipulated to evoke
similar feelings and responses. Blue, a dominant postal service
color, was used extensively as a not so gentle reminder of the owner.
In similar fashion, tile accents in a pattern evocative of a sheet
of stamps are used with intricately detailed brick masonry. |
