2024-11-21T16:58:24-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/118342247/oamaru-is-a-new-zealand-town-dedicated-to-steampunk Archinect 2015-01-14T11:44:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/12/1270f0fbfd6cd63175381002321ccc8a?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>We went to Oamaru, New Zealand to see the blue penguins (and they were super cute), but it was the town's dedication to Steampunk that really got us fired up.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Forget <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/115279170/this-new-steampunk-luxury-apartment-building-for-new-york-should-fill-you-with-unbearable-shame" target="_blank">steampunk condos</a>, New Zealand has it's own steampunk town.&nbsp;</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/115279170/this-new-steampunk-luxury-apartment-building-for-new-york-should-fill-you-with-unbearable-shame Nicholas Korody 2014-12-05T17:32:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f6/f6qejny6ta7ppcbl.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>A new condo building is going up in Manhattan's Hudson Square neighborhood &mdash; the triangle on the river between Tribeca, SoHo, and the West Village that has until recently been mostly commercial and industrial buildings. 15 Renwick isn't just any building: it's a steampunk-themed luxury development. Steampunk-themed. Luxury. Development.</p></em><br /><br /><p>What is steampunk? For the most part, the term refers to a literary sub-genre that fetishizes the aesthetics of early industrialization in Western Europe. Steampunk works are often set in post-apocalyptic futures or revisionist histories. This new condo development would definitely fall into the former category.</p><p>Units are priced between $2 and $7.5 million dollars. The amenities include parking, laundry, a roof deck&nbsp;<em>as well as</em>&nbsp;a butler, a "high design boxing gym," and&nbsp;a zen garden. The website claims, "Located on one of the few single-block streets in New York City, <a href="http://15renwick.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">15 Renwick</a> offers 2-4 bedroom condominium homes in the heart of historic Hudson Square, where the West Village, TriBeCa and SoHo meet. The design is both handsome and bespoke, inspired by its dynamic location. The exterior honors the authentic architecture of the street and neighborhood, while the interiors feature unconventional, modern elements that reflect the individualistic persona of today&rsquo;s Hudson Square."</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/b9/b9ysd44rsuuoi384.jpg"></p><p>Additiona...</p>