Weiler Building

Weiler Building, Victoria, originally uploaded by mc_bds.

A fairly quick and loose pencil sketch of the Weiler building.
I liked the aspect of this sketch – sitting in a doorway looking uphill towards the street above.
I can imagine the offices in this old building don’t turn over too often, those big generous arched windows look out over the inner harbour with all of it’s maritime and aviation activity and life.
I don’t mind the distortions and inaccuracies in this sketch as it’s compensated by a sketchy immediacy I think.
The preservation architect who restored this building and several others in the immediate neighbourhood happened to walk by and took an interest in the sketch. We had a nice chat. He mentioned that his first thought was “oh my, another street person sitting in a doorway” – he seemed thrilled to see a sketch of a building he obviously has a strong connection to.