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The point should be does the extreme height and density out of character with the rest of the neighbourhood work here and not from a skyscraper, skyline, population growth enthusiast's biases but, based on the successes and failures of the past project performances for out of character height and density developments across Canada. The tower in the park layout I hinted at and you nailed is something also to be scuntinized based on their past success rates vs the battle to be fought between pro development and anti development or pro neighbourhood.
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It really depends on what one refers to as success. Is a development successful if the units sell at a profit in a short time? Or if the buyers and/or occupants are happy with their purchase after a given amount of time? Or if the development pleases (or at least doesn't annoy) people living nearby but who aren't directly involved? Or if it's a net positive for the city in terms of tax revenue vs services provided? Or if it gets positive reviews from architectural critics? Or the development's environmental footprint? Some combination of the aforementioned or something not mentioned?
Some of these things will inevitably conflict with one another, and the factors a person chooses to emphasize or disregard are going to reflect the person's individual perspective and priorities. |
An updated list on Skyscrapers in Metro-Vancouver:
Bold is completed, underlined is U/C Vancouver Burnaby Surrey New Westminster Coquitlam Squamish Nation Current Position --- Name --- Height in M --- Status 1 --- Holborn Bay Parkade Tower One --- 315 --- Proposed 2 --- Pinnacle Tower 1B --- 277 --- Proposed 3 --- Holborn Bay Parkade Tower Two --- 271 --- Proposed 4 --- McCarthy Plaza --- 258.4 --- Proposed 5 --- Pinnacle Tower 1A --- 249 --- Proposed 6 --- Holborn Bay Parkade Tower Three --- 239 --- Proposed 7 --- Concord Metrotown Grand Tower --- 230.1 --- U/C 8 --- Centre Block --- 225 --- Proposed 9 --- Gilmore Place Tower 2 --- 215.4 --- Complete 10 --- Oviedo Towers C --- 214.6 --- Proposed 11 --- Citizen --- 210.8 --- U/C 12 --- 10227 King George --- 207 --- Proposed 13 --- Brentwood Block Tower 1 --- 202 --- U/C 14 --- Oviedo Towers D --- 201.8 --- Proposed 15 --- 4141 Lougheed Tower A --- 201.8 --- Proposed 16 --- Willingdon & Halifax --- 198.7 --- Proposed 17 --- Living Shangri-La --- 196.9 --- Complete 18 --- Concord Metrotown T 7 --- 196 --- Proposed 19 --- Concord Metrotown T 8 --- 193 --- Proposed 20 --- Amacon Rosser Ave --- 191 --- Proposed 21 --- Paradox Hotel --- 187.8 --- Complete 22 --- Concord Metrotown T 9 --- 187 --- Proposed 23 --- 3695 North Road T1 --- 186.5 --- Proposed 24 --- Brentwood One --- 186.5 --- Completed 25 --- Brentwood Two --- 186.5 --- Completed 26 --- Oviedo Towers A --- 183.5 --- Proposed 27 --- TriCity Central --- N3 --- 183.5 --- Proposed 28 --- TriCity Central --- N4 --- 183.4 --- Proposed 29 --- Brentwood Three --- 182 --- Completed 30 --- Whalley Station --- 182 --- Proposed 31 --- Brentwood 8 --- 181 --- Proposed 32 --- Pier West, West Tower --- 180 --- Complete 33 --- The Butterfly --- 178.6 --- Complete 34 --- 1059-1075 Nelson --- 178.5 --- Proposed 35 --- 4141 Lougheed Tower B --- 177.4 --- Proposed 36 --- TriCity Central --- N1 --- 177 --- Proposed 37 --- Brentwood Block 2 --- 177 --- U/C 38 --- Solo District, Altus --- 175.6 --- Complete 39 --- 6450-6508 Telford Avenue --- 175.3 --- Proposed 40 --- 1040-1080 Barclay Street Tower One --- 174.5 --- Proposed 41 --- Gilmore Place Tower 1 --- 173.5 --- Completed 42 --- 1040-1080 Barclay Tower Two --- 173 --- Proposed 43 --- 6000 Mckay (SS5) --- 172 --- Complete 44 --- Senakw Tower 9 --- 171 --- Proposed 45 --- One Burrard Place --- 167.6 --- Complete 46 --- Parkway Phase 3 --- 167.6 --- Proposed 47 --- Station Square Tower Two --- 166.2 --- Completed 48 --- 601 Beach Crescent --- 166 --- Proposed 49 --- Concord Metrotown Central Tower --- 166 --- U/C 50 --- Gilmore Place Tower 5 --- 164.4 --- Proposed 51 --- Wilson 2 --- 164 --- Proposed 52 --- 3 Civic Plaza --- 164 --- Complete 53 --- 567 Clarke+Como --- 162 --- Complete 54 --- Highline --- *162 --- Complete 55 --- 13425 107A Avenue --- 161.7 --- Proposed 56 --- 1133 Melville --- 161 --- Complete 57 --- Highpoint --- 161 --- Complete 58 --- 6465 Dow 'Building A' --- 160.2 --- Proposed 59 --- Senakw Tower 7 --- 158.6 --- Proposed 60 --- Lougheed Centre, T1 --- 158.5 --- Complete 61 --- GEC Education Centre --- 158 --- Proposed 62 --- Hotel Georgia --- 157.6 --- Complete 63 --- Concord Brentwood Phase 3 Tower 2 --- 157.5 --- Proposed 64 --- Concord Brentwood Phase 3 Tower 5 --- 157.5 --- Proposed 65 --- 1445 W. Georgia --- 157 --- Stale 66 --- 1175 Pine & Glen - Tower A --- 156.7 --- U/C 67 --- The Sovereign --- 155.8 --- Complete 68 --- Parkway Aspect --- 155.1 --- U/C 69 --- Heart of Burquitlam: Myriad --- 154.6 --- Complete 70 --- 1157 Burrard --- 154.4 --- Proposed 71 --- Oakridge Tower 5 --- 154 --- Proposed 72 --- Senakw Tower 10 --- 153.8 --- Proposed 73 --- 3695 North Road T2 --- 153.6 --- Proposed 74 --- T3 - Etoile Gold --- 153.1 --- Proposed 75 --- Triomphe Residences --- 152.4 --- Complete 76 --- 1450 West Georgia --- 151.6 --- Proposed 77 --- Vancouver House --- 151.5 --- Complete 78 --- Gilmore Place Tower 6 --- 150.3 --- Proposed 79 --- Smith & Farrow North Tower --- 150.2 --- Complete |
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Couple Ottawa-Hull proposals.
The first is on Hull's rue Laurier. It could have 950+ units with towers of 21/26/30f. https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/forum/...04-png.719165/ https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/forum/...91-png.719168/ https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/forum/...00-png.719167/ The second is in the Gloucester area of Ottawa at 1600 Naismith with 194 units in three townhome blocks and two 6 storey apartment blocks. This is the second phase of a project that started with the conversion of an office building to residential, and right across the highway from Blair O-Train station. https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/forum/...27-png.719119/ https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/forum/...55-png.719117/ https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/forum/...16-png.719124/ https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/forum/...06-png.719126/ https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/forum/...33-png.719125/ |
Good news! Unanimous support from the urban design panel!
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^ I almost forgot about that one! Hadn't heard anything for awhile.
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116 Beech St, Ottawa. 25fl, 392 units. Amongst the Dow's Lake cluster.
https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/forum/...82-png.719709/ https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/forum/...56-png.719715/ https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/forum/...33-png.719716/ https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=264041 There's also a general concept for 1101 Baxter Rd, current site of the Ottawa Citizen offices and printing warehouse, across the Queensway from the future (2028) Queensview O-Train Station, connected by an overhead walkway. https://i.imgur.com/5MWEFyT.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/1tIfkBx.png https://i.imgur.com/gzXW7U5.jpeg https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=264033 |
Another Ottawa proposal, this time in suburban Orleans, about 800 meters from Place d'Orleans O-Train (currently major bus station, with train station set to open this year). 530 Brisebois Cres, 9 to 40 floors.
https://i.imgur.com/TOgBqxN.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/yVgXWF7.png https://i.imgur.com/vmTxfGT.png https://i.imgur.com/xDmFDly.jpeg https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=263916 It's around an existing major tower proposal of 30, 35 and 40 floors. https://i.imgur.com/1TzFYgP.png https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...=254520&page=3 That area is called "Orleans Town Centre" and has a performance art centre (Shenkman Arts Centre), City offices and services, a theatre (though now closed), a climbing gym (that was a YMCA up until a few years ago), restaurants, a hotel, services and medium density residential. |
Not a fan of the tallest of the Vancouver triplets. I like the lattice but not the bulging, stouter shape or the flared crown.
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It looks like an unwell mushroom
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Gregory Henriquez's inspiration was glass sea sponges that grow in the waters along the south coast of BC. You can kind of see the similarities between the top of the sponges and the tallest tower. https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/via/how...onge.jpg;w=960 |
It's a pretty accurate interpretation, but that doesn't address what made them think the key to an attractive building is looking like an ocean organism.
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I think it looks like a shampoo bottle.
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The Filmores Hotel redevelopment has an updated design.
It looks like developers are switching from their condo plans to rental designs. This is good news. I prefer this new design to the previous one, but I wish they would fix up and reinstall the Filmores Hotel Sign on the building somewhere. Maybe a Neon Sign from 1980 isn't worthy of it to some. source: urbantoronto.ca https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/sites/...512-194803.jpg Looking north to the current site, image retrieved from Google Maps https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/sites/...04-145465.jpeg https://cdn.skyrisecities.com/sites/...404-194530.jpg The last render makes George Street inviting. |
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