Fifteen Fifteen (1500 W Georgia) | 134m | 43fl | U/C

[Zepfancouver]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Oct.13 '25, my pics
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Originally Posted by madog222

Perhaps it's mostly the lighting but here the stubby fins on the windowless sections reminds me of some concrete clad West End towers, say 1265 Burnaby for example.

Yeah, you might have somthing there madog222, the classic 1965 (mid 60's) construction boom, SFU on Burnaby Mountain is also a good example, maybe the architect had this renaissance in mind when designing.

[officedweller]

Definitely has a retro look.

[SFUVancouver]

I like it. This might be a surprisingly timeless looking building when it's all said and done.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by Zepfancouver

Yeah, you might have somthing there madog222, the classic 1965 (mid 60's) construction boom, SFU on Burnaby Mountain is also a good example, maybe the architect had this renaissance in mind when designing.

The original design lacked the fins (?) maybe a UDP suggestion



https://vancouvermarket.ca/tag/1500-west-georgia/

[GenWhy?]

Don't burn an effigy of me yet but... up close (across the street on Alberni) the facade isn't great (I don't want to use the term cheap but a good hearty cost effective material that is quite matte) and the double-layer balcony divider screens is all kinds of weird.

Overall it looks good though

[jollyburger]

The worst element might be the idea of bringing those ribbed contour lines down to street level near the lobbies over the glass.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by GenWhy?

Don't burn an effigy of me yet but... up close (across the street on Alberni) the facade isn't great (I don't want to use the term cheap but a good hearty cost effective material that is quite matte) and the double-layer balcony divider screens is all kinds of weird.

Overall it looks good though

It's the shade of pale industrial light gray (reminiscent of rubberized sundeck or parking garage sealer).
A bit of warmth would have looked better.

But the fins are much better than flat surfaces showing oil-canning.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by officedweller

It's the shade of pale industrial light gray (reminiscent of rubberized sundeck or parking garage sealer).
A bit of warmth would have looked better.

But the fins are much better than flat surfaces showing oil-canning.

Would you get oil canning from that type of facade panel? I mean Kengo Kuma/Vancouver House doesn't seem to suffer from that issue.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Would you get oil canning from that type of facade panel? I mean Kengo Kuma/Vancouver House doesn't seem to suffer from that issue.

I'm assuming that if it were a plain flat facade, they would have used larger wider aluminum panels that could have been subject to oil-canning.
Narrower panels alone would eliminate the possibility of oil-canning.
That rendering doesn't show any seams at all, so if the intent was for a seamless look, they may have minimized the number of seams by using wider panels.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by GenWhy?

... and the double-layer balcony divider screens is all kinds of weird.

Overall it looks good though

I think that's to emphasize the modular look of the building.
Also, where a section projects out, it provides a clean interface back into the building.

That said, they did not space the fins symmetrically at the gap:

[GenWhy?]

Originally Posted by officedweller

It's the shade of pale industrial light gray (reminiscent of rubberized sundeck or parking garage sealer).
A bit of warmth would have looked better.

But the fins are much better than flat surfaces showing oil-canning.

All 3 points. Agreed

[officedweller]

Question:
Looking at the balcony pic, the bottom slab looks so much thicker than the one above.
Could the side panels have a structural stiffening function that ties back at the lowest slab?

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Question:
Looking at the balcony pic, the bottom slab looks so much thicker than the one above.
Could the side panels have a structural stiffening function that ties back at the lowest slab?

They look the same width prior to the facade installation

The side panels just look like cosmetic enclosures so I assume it has something to do with the gaps/hiding the attachment points which made them widen the bottom section..



Credit: Zepfancouver

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10387924&postcount=488

[jollyburger]

Inside one of the cantilvered sections



https://www.architectmagazine.com/design...new-construction-milestone-in-vancouver/

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

They look the same width prior to the facade installation

The side panels just look like cosmetic enclosures so I assume it has something to do with the gaps/hiding the attachment points which made them widen the bottom section..

Weird, thanks.

[jollyburger]

Just noticed the original version had that metal panelling covering the sides but they switched to the translucent material I assume to let more light into the units.

It would have looked better with solid panels IMO.

[officedweller]

Agreed. It creates a disconnect for the last few feet.

The expression at the corners should be similar to Nelson Square:

https://nelsonsquare.ca/about/

[jollyburger]

They are up to level 26

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPytg7EkemB/

[jollyburger]

There was another box being assembled in the plaza but not sure how finished it is.

[jollyburger]

It looked like they were finishing more of the box. I'm guessing it'll go up next week if it hasn't already been lifted up.