Canadian City Proposals - Page 88

caltrane74 · #**1741** Posted **Sep 21, 2010, 3:40 PM**

St. John's Landing it looks like a boat.... That is very cool and interesting.

someone123 · #**1742** Posted **Sep 21, 2010, 4:31 PM**

A lot of people don't understand that you can often do much better than mimicry even if your goal is to maintain the feel of an area with heritage buildings.

A few modern landmark developments would contrast well with the older buildings. Good quality glass curtain walls also look very good next to historic buildings and, unless you want them to, don't necessarily attract a lot of attention. They can be nice and bright for residents and well-lit and open at street level, which is good for a cloudy city like St. John's.

Faux heritage buildings tend to water down an area since they are similar visually but are almost always lower in quality.

PoscStudent · #**1743** Posted **Sep 21, 2010, 4:47 PM**

^ That's what I always say, modern buildins mixxed in with heritage buildings will cause some nice contrast and all the buildings will stand out more. Heritage features can always be incorporated in modern design as well.

What I'd like to see in downtown St. John's, which is sort of what they are planning to do on the west end of Water Street in a newly zoned area, is have several floors of a heritage style building or even keeping heritage facades and building sleeker glass towers on top. The best of both.

SteelTown · #**1744** Posted **Sep 23, 2010, 6:07 PM**

http://wittonlofts.com/

PoscStudent · #**1745** Posted **Sep 23, 2010, 6:27 PM**

^ See that's a nice proposal it is modern yet has a heritage look, it's the kind of proposal that is perfect for downtown St. John's.

caltrane74 · #**1746** Posted **Sep 23, 2010, 7:43 PM**

New interior renderings originally posted on blog.buzzbuzzhome.com for STUDIO BY ASPEN RIDGE HOMES

Blues and metallics dominate.

Large windows, cool views

Illuminated event space.

A sleek billiards room with murals and mirrors.

Studio lounge with night club vibe.

Fitness facilities.

Urban yoga!

WhipperSnapper · #**1747** Posted **Sep 23, 2010, 7:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by PoscStudent

^ See that's a nice proposal it is modern yet has a heritage look, it's the kind of proposal that is perfect for downtown St. John's.

Of course this is just a rendering and with some minor tweaks it would look nice but, as is, it just looks stupid. Next!

SKYSTHELIMIT · #**1748** Posted **Sep 23, 2010, 8:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by SteelTown

http://wittonlofts.com/

Hey Steeltown is that an old school that has been added on to, The bottom half looks like quite a few old schools here in the Peg.

#**1749** Posted **Sep 24, 2010, 12:39 AM**

Proposed pair of 8 storey condos in downtown (Galt) Cambridge.

Scenario A

Scenario B

Source: Urban Waterloo at 'Wonderful Waterloo'

trueviking · #**1750** Posted **Sep 24, 2010, 2:12 AM**

http://fortrougeyards.com/

an awesome infill development heading for final approval in winnipeg....it is a higher density development that runs along our soon to open first line of rapid transit.....there is a station at each end, basically (the orange rectangles in the site plan)....its about a kilometer from osborne village bordering an older neighbourhood....the development is about a kilometer in length.

the latest draft has 2 21 storey towers instead of the 3 shorter ones...and there are more U-shaped medium sized buildings, but in general the final design is similar.

it will house just under 2000 people in the end.

great to see TOD happening even before our first transit line opens.

Dwils01 · #**1751** Posted **Sep 24, 2010, 12:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by SKYSTHELIMIT

Hey Steeltown is that an old school that has been added on to, The bottom half looks like quite a few old schools here in the Peg.

It does look like it's build on top of an old school but I'm sure that there is no school at the location where it's to be built. I could be wrong becuase I don't go down that way to often.

SteelTown · #**1752** Posted **Sep 24, 2010, 1:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by SKYSTHELIMIT

Hey Steeltown is that an old school that has been added on to, The bottom half looks like quite a few old schools here in the Peg.

It was a Community Health Centre. The City is building a new modern Community Health Centre nearby. Perhaps in the past it was a school, I'm not sure.

caltrane74 · #**1753** Posted **Sep 24, 2010, 3:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by interchange42

Canderel Stoneridge and TriCon Capital threw a party on Thursday evening preceding this weekend's grand opening of their DNA3 sales centre on King Street West at Shaw. DNA3 will consist of a pair of stepped, U-shaped, 15-storey glass buildings rising from a low-rise podium. Designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects, the buildings will feature frosted glass frames that will add visual interest to the facades.

DNA3 will feature ground level retail fronting on King Street.

The sales centre features a detailed model of the complex.

An outdoor recreation terrace will nestle between the towers on the podium roof.

These two images show the complex from the northeast.

Riz Dhanji, Canderel Stoneridge's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, welcomed everyone to the party.

Interactive screens allow prospective purchasers to consult floor plans, amenities, renderings, and neighbourhood information.

The public can view the sales centre as of this weekend's grand opening. UrbanToronto will bring you back to DNA3 next week for a look at the building's interiors, and the Cecconi-Simone designed model suite.

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From interchange 42 at www.urbantoronto.ca

DNA 3

caltrane74 · #**1754** Posted **Sep 24, 2010, 3:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

an awesome infill development heading for final approval in winnipeg....it is a higher density development that runs along our soon to open first line of rapid transit.....there is a station at each end, basically (the orange rectangles in the site plan)

This is amazing news, hadn't heard of it. Any pictures of the trains and tracks?

SteelTown · #**1755** Posted **Sep 24, 2010, 10:09 PM**

http://www.urbanwestcondos.com/

Dmajackson · #**1756** Posted **Sep 24, 2010, 10:55 PM**

These two projects aren't high and will barely make a difference in the look of Halifax but they're cool none the less (both photos credited to westwoodgroup.ca);

Gladstone Ridge North (all but building in foreground completed) comm/res:

5495 Spring Garden comm/off: