1045 Haro Street | 177m | 55 fl | Proposed

[Hed Kandi]

INTRODUCTION
https://www.1045harostreet.com/

The proposal contemplates two buildings, one 15-storey (206 feet) and one 55-storey (plus a mechanical penthouse) (580 feet), with a total of 516 new homes (450 units of strata residential and 66 rental units), 42,000 SF of retail space, a 49-space daycare, a new public plaza, and pedestrian connections through the site.




SITE PLAN

[dleung]

So far the massing looks good. Much a fan of the smaller separate tower here rather than increasingly-common oversized podiums of late.

[djh]

^That rendering looks like it was printed on paper with a fold in it. Looks like the kink in the middle and the razor-thin profile will defy structural laws of engineering.

I want to see renders from different angles. There's nothing else on the website

[dleung]

Originally Posted by djh

^That rendering looks like it was printed on paper with a fold in it. Looks like the kink in the middle and the razor-thin profile will defy structural laws of engineering.

Shangri-la, the Charleston, and the new social housing tower proposal at Richard/Drake are all equally razor-thin from the same angle.

At any rate, after the Bjarke Ingels and Kengo Kuma towers, really anything is possible in this city.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by dleung

Shangri-la, the Charleston, and the new social housing tower proposal at Richard/Drake are all equally razor-thin from the same angle.

At any rate, after the Bjarke Ingels and Kengo Kuma towers, really anything is possible in this city.

Or not
https://storeys.com/1045-haro-thurlo...-receivership/

(Just to officially close the thread)

[whatnext]

You think they would take down the website for this project. Even if a buyer does go ahead with something at this addresss, you can be sure it won’t look like that.

https://www.1045harostreet.com/

[Klazu]

Oh wow. That looks cool as hell. I can see now why there wee concerns about shadowing Robson Street.

[Joshmaxlo]

interesting and impressive... I cant wait to tune into the open house tonight. Hope to see some of you there! (virtually)

[Klazu]

Hard to imagine that just to the left of this photo there is going to be a massive cluster of just as tall towers...

[csbvan]

Oh....well that is a surprise.

[phesto]

Watched the presentation for this project...the tower also goes through the Heather Bay view cone and will require a full exemption. They mentioned they haven't talked to City staff about that yet (!)

This is the same view cone that influenced the shape/siting of Living-Shangrila and Trump.

[Metro-One]

Love it! How do I give it my full support?

[Feathered Friend]

Originally Posted by Metro-One

Love it! How do I give it my full support?

Comments can be expressed either by emailing openhouse@poonigroup.com or by filling in the comment sheet located at the bottom of the project's website.

https://www.1045harostreet.com/

The deadline is December 20th, 2020, as they revealed at the open house they intend to submit an application in January.

[trofirhen]

In the render, the tall tower seems to have an ovehanging "kink" or "crick" to it. Am I wrong? Looks a tad unorthodox. ....

[giallo]

I really want to like this, but judging from the single rendering, I'm not a huge fan. It looks messy for what should be a sleek tower. The endoskeleton look of the building does it no favours; the balconies, the weird stairway crown, the odd vertical lines/spandrel running down the tower. It's exposing its blemishes rather than covering them up. This tower needs reflective glass to work.

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by giallo

I really want to like this, but judging from the single rendering, I'm not a huge fan. It looks messy for what should be a sleek tower. The endoskeleton look of the building does it no favours; the balconies, the weird stairway crown, the odd vertical lines/spandrel running down the tower. It's exposing its blemishes rather than covering them up. This tower needs reflective glass to work.

Yes, yes and yes. Upon looking at more renders, the tower is indeed a "geek" all awkward and mladroit lines. Change it, please, before it becopes an alien presence on the skyline.

[Canucks223]

I want to like it, but the kink in the tower is just a little much and not really in a good way. Like others pointed out, I'd need to see more renderings from different angles for a true opinion. I like the height and how sleek it is though. If it was straightened out it would be nice.

[officedweller]

Thanks!

Hard to tell what's happening at the base - it looks like a diagonal mews to the alley / Thurlow. Not sure how those angled facades will funnel the wind down to the sidewalk.

I expected the tower to be closer to the Sutton Place side to cluster the tall buildings, but that could have increased overall shadowing or intusion into the Heather view cone.

You can see that the south side is actually rendered as a mish-mash of spandrel panels (including the stepped spandrel crown mentioned by Giallo).

Yes - tower placement is in response to the Heather view cone ('D' below):


https://guidelines.vancouver.ca/V003...355.1557532829

[ArmoredinRed]

A few more images per the Daily Hive

[officedweller]

Thanks for posting!
If it does breach the Heather view cone, the alternative would be to have a slab block that wholly sits under the view cone
(they could probably get 20 storeys) and then the only issue would be casting a very wide shadow on Robson St.