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Originally Posted by atbw
Not to say I don't like the broken-up facade -- I'm glad it's something developers are looking at vs a monolithic wall of brick. The Vic on Hollis is one of my favourite examples of a broken-up facade that is still very much one building. The best way of doing that is with multiple buildings, though. I think it would work better if the ground level matched up with the different designs. But at the end of the day, I'd rather have two great-looking buildings than one pretending to be two. I saw their Instagram linked to Urban Renewable as well and have hopes that the renderings are more of a concept than an actual plan.
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This one is under construction now, so I suspect the design has been developed sufficiently to start work. If this is what is being built, Phase 1 is in the lot at the corner of Bilby and Agricola that's been an exposed foundation wall only for many years. I walked past, and it looks like the house immediately to the north, on Agricola, is being used as some sort of site office/lay down area/storage, so suspect it will be the location for Phase 2.
I like Urban Renewables' work. They seem to do nice modern stuff that's historically inspired, but current and not overwrought.
I have high hopes, here.