Winnipeg | Pump House | 24 Floors | Cancelled
Proposed 24 Floor, 220-unit Apartment/Commercial/Retail Tower.
Located at 109 James Ave in Winnipeg's East Exchange district.
The Tower is to be built over the historic James Avenue Pump Station.Constructed in the early 20th century (1906), to provide water pressure to fight fires. The pump station pressurized Red River water to 300 psi to reach fires at higher elevations. The James Ave Pump Station defended the tower and allowed the city to grow vertically. The Facade of the building and the pumps/machinery still present, will be preserved and integrated into the structure while creating an indoor winter garden inside.Foundation will include 18 caissons drilled inside pumping station not disturbing the pump engines. Other Proposed features of structure
Artists Rendering of Proposal: http://media.winnipegfreepress.com/i..._02A_16834.jpg http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/dynamic_r...y=80&size=420x http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2809/9...564b5569_b.jpg JamieDavidExchange Large image: Click Headhorse Pump House Today http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/dynamic_r...y=80&size=420x Sources: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/loc...?device=mobile http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/loc...238940721.html http://sotirioscorp.com/projects/jam...e-pump-station http://winnipegsun.com **** Note: Please note that this information is only preliminary. The height variance change in the Exchange area to build this structure, was recently approved. Their are several other conditions that must be approved for construction to begin. The parkade information was provided by the developer and the actual structures construction is an integral part of this development and needed to proceed. No decisions have been finalized reg: It's construction. THE downtown development committee approved a variance order with five conditions: The building's final design must be approved by the historical building committee. * The project must be completed within two years. All existing pumps within the original building must be incorporated into the project. All mechanical pumps must be accessible to visitors. All final designs must be approved by the downtown development committee. * Please let me know if any corrections/changes are needed, and any new or detailed information becomes available. Let's hope this one get's on track soon.:) |
All previous info on this proposed developement:
Winnipeg's Exchange District | East/West | Development |
Interior/Exterior of Pump House Machinery and architecture.
Interior of the High Pressure Pumping Station during construction, ca 1906. http://www.apegm.mb.ca/Heritage/imag...terior1906.jpg Interior of the High Pressure Pumping Station, ca 1980. http://www.apegm.mb.ca/Heritage/imag...terior1980.jpg Exterior:Before it was decommissioned in 1986, ca 1980. http://www.apegm.mb.ca/Heritage/imag...terior1980.jpg (Images Courtesy of the City of Winnipeg, Planning Department) After 27 years of vacancy, the Pump House will have new life once again. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/features/w...messtation.jpg http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/dynamic_r...y=80&size=650x Source The Vision. Render of the project with the Red River in the foreground along Winnipeg's growing Waterfront Dr. in the Exchange District. http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/dynamic_r...y=80&size=650x Source |
Great thread Cyro. Looking forward to seeing this one go through! Looks nice and clean in the circa 1906!
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Interior of the High Pressure Pumping Station during construction, ca 1906. http://www.apegm.mb.ca/Heritage/imag...terior1906.jpg http://www.apegm.mb.ca/Heritage/Jame...ngStation.html Wrong caption for the photo provided, photo below it on the site was the right one needed. Happens. :shrug: Interior of the High Pressure Pumping Station, ca 1980. http://www.apegm.mb.ca/Heritage/imag...terior1980.jpg http://www.apegm.mb.ca/Heritage/Jame...ngStation.html Thx for noticing it. Better? images/JAinterior1906.jpg? |
would be great to have this height in that area, but this thing looks really, really ugly in those renders.
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Front page Pumphouse controversy...
@WinnipegNews: Here's your first look at Friday's @WinnipegNews: http://t.co/dNNg5MmDuI |
Winnipeg is sure getting some very nice-looking tower-type proposals as-of-late. I'm impressed! :tup:
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wtf.........
the city has been working with them and did even bother to check if anything this show a large amount of incompitance at city hall |
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It is wrong to claim to be an Architect if you are not but other than that, I believe that anyone can DESIGN anything. It just cant get built without a registered Architect and Engineer stamp. If I recall, the Architect designing the Inuit Art Gallery addition is not registered in Manitoba. That is why they are working with a local firm - Cibinel. This is likely what is happening here. |
Pump house designer a fraud. Incompetence by city embarrassing.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/bre...?device=mobile |
(what I posted in the Construction thread about this...)
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at least he's a Winnipegger and isn't stamping drawings done in China...that is a way bigger issue if you ask me. |
At the end of the day, I think the way this is playing out all but confirms the building, if completed, will look very little like the renderings.
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That said, even if the finished product doesn't turn out to be a Pritzker Prize winner, I'd still be happy to see more density in that area. |
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The beige/gold glazing looked horribly 1980s and the bulky columns on the north side looked terrible. Hopefully someone a bit more skilled will be involved in this project if it even gets that far. Unfortunately I have a feeling they will be looking for the cheapest architect they can find... not the best. |
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