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Originally Posted by zoomer
Looks like the developers desire for density, green space and views on that plot of land has produced an awkward looking building. Perhaps a slimmer octagonal tower with a better podium (cascading over 3 to 5 floors) would have worked better on this site?
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Yeah, the Ottawa gang seems very excited, but I'm less so. The podium needs to be slimmed down to give the heritage home more space to breath, along with set-backs on the tower in exchange for more height.
An earlier proposal had a shorter tower behind the heritage home. I preferred the materiality and overall built form. It sort of cradled the house and made it a central part of the development, though it would have been shaded much of the day.
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Originally Posted by Tone
For Rimouski, Le Phare and the Convention Center expansion are the new projects I'm most interested in.
Happy New Year!
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Le Phare is quite nice, but the convention centre not so much. Is it a suburban exhibition hall or is it supposed to be a downtown convention centre? The former is forgivable, but not the latter. Hidding the parking, greenspace and a hotel would make it better.
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