Balcony glass starting to go up at Market Wharf, another aA/Clewes design. The balconies, though obviously static, create a real sense of movement. An instant classic:
Very cool. Cityplace is starting to come together much better from a built standpoint, it still lacks the neighbourhood feeling though. I wonder if a retail/street level culture will ever catch on there.
I went past there yesterday and was wondering when we'd see any above ground activity at Backstage. Good to hear the crane is there.
My son on the other hand wants them to fill the hole with water and have a giant swimming pool for monster trucks...
I went past there yesterday and was wondering when we'd see any above ground activity at Backstage. Good to hear the crane is there.
My son on the other hand wants them to fill the hole with water and have a giant swimming pool for monster trucks...
According to the crane operator at L Tower, the hole for Backstage is one of the deepest tower foundations he's ever seen. Backstage will house parking for L Tower and there will be an underground tunnel connecting the two buildings.
I'm not particularly excited by the design of Backstage (though it has potential, depending on how it's executed), I'm looking forward to more retail on the Esplanade. Hopefully there'll be some patio space.
Now that the parking levels are complete, these towers should start to fly. The "podium" essentially consists of townhouses and they've got a huge staging area here.