Canadian Urban Canyons - Page 25

MTLskyline · #**481** Posted **Nov 17, 2013, 11:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Razor

My wife just made a good point about Montreal...I was showing her some of the comments and posts, and she mentioned that a good part of Montreal's downtown is on the southern slope of Mount Royal.The terrain is uneven..Could this actually hinder any sort of canyon or street wall effect? Just putting it out there.

That would mostly affect parts of streets between Sherbrooke and the mountain (and between Saint-Antoine and René-Lévesque) in the western part of downtown (west of Parc/Bleury) and below Sherbrooke (east of University). Most other places downtown are reasonably level.

Here are a few viewed from the top of a few slopping streets downtown (not really canyons though):

Guy Street

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rue_guy.jpg

Drummond

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rue_drummond.jpg

De la Montagne

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:R...a_montagne.jpg

Razor · #**482** Posted **Nov 18, 2013, 2:25 AM**

^ O.K thanks for clarifying..More nice pics above btw...I have a city crush on Montreal ha.

Rico Rommheim · #**483** Posted **Nov 18, 2013, 4:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by MTLskyline

Drummond

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rue_drummond.jpg

This view of Drummond is sure going to look dope, once L'Avenue goes up on Drummond and the twin TDC 2 towers go up behind the Bell centre.

With Roccabella, Icone, the whole Ogilvy development, TDC 1 and TDC 2, de la Montagne is going to become a serious canyon within a few years.

my pic

The down hill slope effect, as seen from the bottom of the University street canyon, taken last winter

my pic

big T · #**484** Posted **Nov 18, 2013, 8:31 PM**

^ wasn't the ogilvy project cancelled?

harls · #**485** Posted **Nov 20, 2013, 2:35 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Razor

My wife just made a good point about Montreal...I was showing her some of the comments and posts, and she mentioned that a good part of Montreal's downtown is on the southern slope of Mount Royal.The terrain is uneven..Could this actually hinder any sort of canyon or street wall effect? Just putting it out there.

Ottawa's downtown is on a slope too, but it's not as pronounced as Montreal.

eg: O'Connor-

Metcalfe

Laurier

source - me.

Razor · #**486** Posted **Nov 20, 2013, 3:34 AM**

yes you are right..When people mention urban canyons for Ottawa, I just always mentally refer to the flat sections of Laurier, Queen, Slater and Albert...There are some hilly areas downtown here too. i.e Albert at Bronson.

kw5150 · #**487** Posted **Nov 20, 2013, 4:27 AM**

kw5150 · #**488** Posted **Nov 20, 2013, 4:31 AM**

Yep, no people on the streets. Well, actually there are eight, lol.

trueviking · #**489** Posted **Nov 20, 2013, 4:39 AM**

Ramako · #**490** Posted **Nov 21, 2013, 2:14 PM**

Adelaide canyon taking shape:

By: Jasonzed at Urban Toronto

yaletown_fella · #**491** Posted **Nov 21, 2013, 2:42 PM**

Great picture Ramako!

I thought Peter Street Condos was supposed to be curtainwall like in the rendering?

The cladding looks awful.

caltrane74 · #**492** Posted **Nov 21, 2013, 4:35 PM**

I think we need to give Peter Street Condos more time before we judge. Could turn out alright and it has its minimalist design working in its favour.

WhipperSnapper · #**493** Posted **Nov 21, 2013, 5:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by yaletown_fella

Great picture Ramako!

I thought Peter Street Condos was supposed to be curtainwall like in the rendering?

The cladding looks awful.

I don't see any cladding

Rico Rommheim · #**494** Posted **Nov 22, 2013, 9:46 PM**

Toronto's canyons ain't gettin' the respect they deserve on this board. too bad. I like 'em.

Meanwhile in Montreal...

McGill street with a nearly topped out Altoria finishing it off.

Bleury/Parc.

Rachel street (I know it ain't the Grand canyon)

Rico Rommheim · #**495** Posted **Nov 23, 2013, 12:22 AM**

St-Jacques street. A 95m tower is currently in site prep in the background. St-jacques will be dope.

MTLskyline · #**496** Posted **Nov 23, 2013, 12:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

St-Jacques street. A 95m tower is currently in site prep in the background. St-jacques will be dope.

That's McGill Street, although you're right, Le Victoire is on St-Jacques.

Rico Rommheim · #**497** Posted **Nov 23, 2013, 12:26 AM**

Brain fart.

Tone · #**498** Posted **Nov 23, 2013, 1:34 AM**

Edited!

Rico Rommheim · #**499** Posted **Nov 23, 2013, 1:36 AM**

I had mistakenly posted McGill instead of St-Jacques. It has since been changed.

yaletown_fella · #**500** Posted **Nov 24, 2013, 5:56 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

I don't see any cladding

I meant window wall but I stand corrected.

What I mistook for window-wall was actually the "underbelly" of hybrid curtainwall shadowboxes.

The glass is being installed and it looks great in person.