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I've got very mixed views on this. On the one hand, I think that brick towers of this kind can work very well. There are some good examples near Kings Cross - they have a solidity and tend to look better for longer than rendered or panelled buildings. On the other hand, I'm not sure I like the colours being used for this building. Nearby buildings are predominantly using darker stone or more red-coloured bricks. I think this building might look better if it used a redder or darker brick tone to blend in with either of these styles (rather than contrasting so much - and not in a particularly interesting way). I'm also not enamoured by the interaction with Stuttgarter Strasse - lots of white render and windows in to the restaurant but no entrances to animate the scene more. It just looks quite stark.
Am I surprised they changed the design? No. The original design was just to get people used to the idea of something tall and was going to be impractical for student accomodation. Do I hate this? No. But I think a new pallette and rethinking of the frontage to Stuttgarter Strasse is required.