This is construction of a downtown Portland building. I beleive they are trying to remodel on an old building frame, which seems to be the thing to do around here. As to what purpose these metal additions are to serve is beyond me at the moment, as the site is far from done. What piqued my interest was the rhythm that they created. They become a confusing mess and play an optical illusion on the eye as to which ones are attached horizontally, and which are attached vertically. The lack of balance moves the focus from one side to the oher, with the white negative space (the sky was bright and cloudless) offering a reprieve from the chaotic rhythm of the structures new additions. The building itself has considerate amount of natural rhtyhm one would expect from a downtown high rise, but this nearly lost underneath the main focus of the piece. I've noticed this can happen when layering drums (or other instruments) in a song. Certain frequencies of bass and mid range tones can cancel the other out if there is too much sustain/not enough decay on the guilty party.
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