Winnipeg Construction - Page 451

1ajs · #**9001** Posted **May 6, 2011, 9:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by Biff

^^^What? The Commodity Exchange Tower is the Trizec Building. Are you trying to say that they are redoing the facade?

what ever that government of canada building across the street is called with the bus stop infront of it

Jeff · #**9002** Posted **May 6, 2011, 9:30 PM**

no.. grain commission building is getting new, black windows.. we can only wish for the trizec to ever get more than a panel replaced after a wind storm!

techfreak · #**9003** Posted **May 7, 2011, 6:19 PM**

WRHA building on Hargrave St.

Joshy · #**9004** Posted **May 7, 2011, 6:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by techfreak

WRHA building on Hargrave St.

Why is there a WRHA building on Hargrave when there is one just a few blocks away on Main?

1ajs · #**9005** Posted **May 7, 2011, 6:42 PM**

more then a few blocks the various wrha offices sever different purpos's

rrskylar · #**9006** Posted **May 7, 2011, 7:04 PM**

^ That truly is one fugly building!

good_dude · #**9007** Posted **May 7, 2011, 8:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by rrskylar

^ That truly is one fugly building!

5468796 designed it. When it's done I think it will be OK. A more ambitious project architecturally than other options that were tossed around. They built 'up' not 'out' and avoided knocking down an old building on an adjacent lot, from what I recall.

rgalston · #**9008** Posted **May 7, 2011, 9:43 PM**

You know what would be really ambitious? Designing a new building in Winnipeg that was actually attractive and appropriate for its setting. That would be ambitious.

armorand93 · #**9009** Posted **May 7, 2011, 10:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by rgalston

You know what would be really ambitious? Designing a new building in Winnipeg that was actually attractive and appropriate for its setting. That would be ambitious.

Lets get the architects for The Bow (Calgary), ENCOR Tower (Edmonton), and the Manitoba Hydro tower together. I bet $5, that they will make one of the best towers in between Calgary and Toronto for us

rrskylar · #**9010** Posted **May 8, 2011, 4:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by good_dude

5468796 designed it. When it's done I think it will be OK. A more ambitious project architecturally than other options that were tossed around. They built 'up' not 'out' and avoided knocking down an old building on an adjacent lot, from what I recall.

The building looks like it was designed by someone on a break at Westeel or Grainmaster, it looks like it belongs on Oak Point highway or in the RM of Rosser. It's actually an insult to the buildings around it some of which have stood there for 100 years!

Wpg_Guy · #**9011** Posted **May 8, 2011, 3:41 PM**

04/24/2011

headhorse · #**9012** Posted **May 9, 2011, 12:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by armorand93

Lets get the architects for The Bow (Calgary), ENCOR Tower (Edmonton), and the Manitoba Hydro tower together. I bet $5, that they will make one of the best towers in between Calgary and Toronto for us

I think 10-15 smaller infill projects would do a lot more for Winnipeg then a Bow-esque tower.

armorand93 · #**9013** Posted **May 9, 2011, 4:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by headhorse

I think 10-15 smaller infill projects would do a lot more for Winnipeg then a Bow-esque tower.

I wasn't asking for another Bow lol. I was asking for a tower thats tall, and not a giant rectangular prism!!! Plus Encor looks better than the Bow, especially from a far distance

1ajs · #**9014** Posted **May 9, 2011, 4:29 AM**

1ajs · #**9015** Posted **May 9, 2011, 4:33 AM**

good_dude · #**9016** Posted **May 9, 2011, 5:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by rgalston

You know what would be really ambitious? Designing a new building in Winnipeg that was actually attractive and appropriate for its setting. That would be ambitious.

This Google photo shows a building kiddy-corner that is 6 storeys, and other across the street that is 4. This project fills in a surface lot, maintains two older buildings, and if you don't think it looks good I guess that's a matter of opinion. If you mean it doesn't look OLD, I agree, although I don't personally think it needs to look old. I'm pretty sure the half-invisible woman isn't common to the area.

image: 5468796 Architecture

berzerkled · #**9017** Posted **May 9, 2011, 7:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jeff

no.. grain commission building is getting new, black windows.. we can only wish for the trizec to ever get more than a panel replaced after a wind storm!

The trizec building is also getting new panels/windows. Right now on the South side, the bottom 4 floors already have the new windows in and they are larger than they were before.

Donovanf · #**9018** Posted **May 9, 2011, 8:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by berzerkled

The trizec building is also getting new panels/windows. Right now on the South side, the bottom 4 floors already have the new windows in and they are larger than they were before.

Is that where the trading flor use to be?

North of 49 · #**9019** Posted **May 10, 2011, 12:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by 1ajs

What's up with this construction or reno 1ajs? This is that building on Broadway if I got my bearings right?

flatlander · #**9020** Posted **May 10, 2011, 1:12 AM**

Recladding.