Remarks by Reinaldo Borges
341 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 6 of 14
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“Does the slide control have a laser pointer?”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“I was like, I can't get close to it. I give up on the pointer. Yes, so this area here, is this where you have the...”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“So at some point the bronze, the metal bronze comes and it stops... And then all of this is plastic.”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“And that's basically a value engineering issue.”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“So hold it right there. So this is the front. So that metal finish goes like this?”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
- Play at 42:03
“And then over there, how do you make that?”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“For next time, color code that. Apply some colored lines, you know. Okay. Graphics are nice, but that would communicate that intention better. Yeah. So then it's a mix of the metallic that we primarily see.”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“I thought the mic was picking that up. I don't know how sensitive they are. Okay. So, yeah, so basically we're understanding now how your metallic finish wraps around and then it continues with the acrylic, and that is really more of a choice of, you know, putting the dollars in the front where it really matters. and then transitioning to the plastic, which is, you know, a product that some of us are kind of allergic to in the architecture world here in South Florida. Everybody's using it. I mean, it's used in the plastic, acrylic. I mean, it's like McDonald's, Home Depot's. I mean, everybody…”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“So I just – Yeah, so, I mean, I've seen stairs like that in Mexico, right? But it seems like people don't fall there. So no railings, no attorneys to sue you if somebody falls and something happens. So, yeah, so that stair is suspicious, you know, in terms of intent. It is a sculptural element. So, I mean, you know, you're having fun with it. It doesn't seem to be a utilitarian rooftop access stair. It seems to be something more. And in my understanding, the village allows you to access the roof and have a terrace up there if you wish with a glass rail and so on. So I'm not sure what the…”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“Let me just say, it's not about comfort, it's about code compliance. Yeah, yeah. And also about clarity of intention, right? Which I think, for me, that's important, you know, because otherwise, you know, why would we be giving this so much attention? So if this stair is a utilitarian stair to have, you know, mechanics go and maintain the condensing units in the rooftop... That's okay, but it has to have that purpose, and you need to address the railing issue because right now it has no railings. Okay. So that's that. And then if you do, I mean, what happens, these houses, right, beyond this…”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“Right, but the generator is a concentrated load, you know, but in general, if you're going to have access, you know, how much is the terrace, and how much of that slab is designed for that weight, and all those things, right?”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“Let's be on our scope here as a board. I'm just sort of giving you some free advice, okay? So going back to materiality, because that seems to be a big trouble here for some of us. I mean, are we okay with the coloration with the golden trim and the bronze? I mean, outside of its performance, are we okay with the aesthetics of it?”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“So let's talk about the fountain and the intention and the detailing of the fountain. So we kind of see it in the rendering if we look closely that there's water falling over that metallic finish, right?”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“And that's kind of like a cascade, a vertical surface.”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“Okay. So there are different things to be concerned about there. First of all, on a windy day, that water is going to go everywhere right now because it's just kind of just coming down, you know, it's like. Gravity is not attaching it too much to the wall. You know, you've got a very slick surface. There's going to be, you know, possibly mold, you know, associated with this. It's very humid depending on solar exposure. You know, these sort of mold conditions may appear in a condition that doesn't really want mold, right? You want this to be clean and slick and perfect looking all the time.…”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“I mean, I see this sort of pregnant shape here. That's what I see. Right?”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“Yeah, so then there should be a note there that says go see landscape plan so we could understand the fountain better.”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“Yes, yeah, because you're going to be holding water and then... Yeah, so your rendering is sort of intending to show these streaks like a fountain, and the client wanted a feature there, and that's what you're doing, even though the detailing is not there. We have to assume how this thing works. Yeah, so I question how that's going to perform in the future. I caution you that it may not be... I can see there's an arrow in the landscape plan that says water feature by other, but the arrow is actually pointing inside the garage. So somebody needs to manage arrows a little bit more carefully. So…”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“Yeah, we're not fountain experts, but then, you know, we know enough to respect that as its own design problem, right, because, you know, it depends on how it drips and when it drips and if it's a windy day and how you contain it, how you control it.”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“Yeah. So all we could do here is sort of say, hey, this could be trouble. This could have a performance issue. And it's the primary facade. Ideally, it would be required by mandate by the city that if it's such an important feature that we need to see everything about that fountain. We need to see fully executed fountain drawings that illustrate how this is going to work and how it will be functional and have your fountain experts come and explain it to us and all that because it's right in the front of this house. If this thing doesn't work, You know, I think it's a tragedy, right? Because…”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“Doing little vertical pieces, you know, and achieving these sort of segmented pieces that give you the roundness.”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“Well, I think what you're suggesting is that we provide an approval with conditions, and these conditions would request that they come back with certain things as a follow-up presentation. Because, you know, the fountain is a separate permit, right? We know that's a separate permit. So since it is a separate permit, could we request that that fountain, since it's such a critical element, be brought to us with its full, you know, engineered solution and details? I mean, I would, I mean, I'm super curious because I'm also excited about new materials as you are to go and see where this has been…”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“Now, she is applying, I'm glad you reminded, in a segment of the facade where she transitions from the metallic to the plastic, she is using a plaster finish as well.”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026
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“So, Susan, how do we do that? How do we give them the ability to continue to go into technical construction permit drawings? and still give us a chance to review some of these specialty finishes and details before they have a final, final.”
Architectural Review Board · May 7, 2026