General Vancouver Development Updates II

[officedweller]

I think you're right!

M4

Post of M4 by professional photographer George Vancouver:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVjgpFXga46/?img_index=1

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Sort of looks like the top of Curv


https://storeys.com/vancouver-curv-t...uilding-world/

FWIW AB Models worked on it:

https://www.abscale.com/Portfolio/1075-nelson-street

I hadn’t thought of it as the top of a building but would it have what seems to be a gym on those floors?

[madog222]

Originally Posted by whatnext

I hadn’t thought of it as the top of a building but would it have what seems to be a gym on those floors?

And a bar!

[jollyburger]

I thought the gym was lower down? This sort of looks like the same model with the over height gym level floor but maybe with some section of the model removed on the other side.



https://www.newhomepros.ca/find-pre-...Nelson-Street/



Some version had a pool deck lip as well.

The version of the tower before it went kaput seems to have had the two tall floors at the top



https://www.newhomepros.ca/find-pre-...Nelson-Street/

[whatnext]

Interesting. Anyone know if this model shop was the one that used to be on Granville Island?

[madog222]

Nope, but similar name, that was B&B Scale Models.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by madog222

Nope, but similar name, that was B&B Scale Models.

They started at B+B and left to start their own company in 1991. Unless there's another model making firm I think they're the only left after B+B closed down.

https://vancouversun.com/news/vancou...ion-extinction

EDIT: Seems like there's a small new firm. They've done Fifteen Fifteen, Terrace House etc. Owner seems to have worked at AB Models for a few years and left.

https://www.opengatescalemodel.com/

RJ Models has a Surrey office

Did work for Westbank Joyce, Kengo Kuma, Paradox/Trump

https://www.rjmodels.com.hk/architec...ers-in-canada/

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

They started at B+B and left to start their own company in 1991. Unless there's another model making firm I think they're the only left after B+B closed down.

https://vancouversun.com/news/vancou...ion-extinction

EDIT: Seems like there's a small new firm. They've done Fifteen Fifteen, Terrace House etc.

https://www.opengatescalemodel.com/

There's also The Model Shop, who made the Brentwood model. They're now located in Britannia Beach, but mostly make models of Metro Vancouver projects, and ProModelbuilders on East 6th in Mount Pleasant, like A&B.