Canadian City Proposals

[Coldrsx]

pretty cool, podium is the better 1/2... tower feels heavy

[caltrane74]

Wow! Very Nice looking project!

Impressive to say the least.

[yaletown_fella]

Watermark Condos
developer: Queenscorp

New Condo proposed for 3567 Lake Shore West in Etobicoke



Rendering




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images from UT

[LeftCoaster]

Interesting. I think I'd like it a lot more if it weren't for the stupid clock, but the rest of the building seems solid.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by Biff

Here is a bigger picture of the new Alt Hotel in Winnipeg

That looks awesome! what's the grey cladding supposed to be?

[Rico Rommheim]

Winnipegers beware: The Alt Hotels are some of the ugliest things I've seen.


Here is the rendering for the one on Montreal's south shore


From Hoosta magazine
http://news-e.hoosta.com/alt-hotel-quartier-dix30-the-alternative-hotel-in-montreal/

[PoscStudent]

This is a proposal for Duckworth Street in downtown St. John's. The proposal is for a four story building that will be an extension to the Courtyard Marriott, the four story building is the one that looks like seven row houses. The extension is across the street from the hotel hence the pedway. Some councillors critisized the idea of having a pedway in a heritage area, but tonight at council they approved the idea of a pedway connecting the buildings. Going underground was not an option due to the piping system and without the pedway the developers said the proposal would be in jeopardy.

Source CBC Here & Now - originally posted by Architype

[Danny D]

Here is an early design concept of the proposed event center in Thunder Bay.

http://northcore.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/SCHEMATICS.pdf

[Dylan Leblanc]

Wow, I like it! Now that's architecture. The clock is a bit pompus, but not too much, so it works. It's actually done in a way that is reminiscent of authentic 19th century buildings in this style.

Originally Posted by yaletown_fella

Watermark Condos
developer: Queenscorp

New Condo proposed for 3567 Lake Shore West in Etobicoke

[trueviking]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

That looks awesome! what's the grey cladding supposed to be?

my guess is that it is a cement composite panel like trespa or swiss pearl....the architect has a habit of using it.

http://www.trespa.com/na/topnavpages/projects_ideas/ext_collections/default.aspx

should be noted that this development is being done by the chipman family, the new owners of the winnipeg jets....the hotel development was lured by the return of the NHL.

will be a good addition to portage avenue.

[trueviking]

Originally Posted by Danny D

Here is an early design concept of the proposed event center in Thunder Bay.

love it......

[Dwils01]

Really like Watermark Condos and the Thunder Bay event centre.
Nice to see that there are some architects that still know how to design good looking buildings.

[WhipperSnapper]

Not a fan of the Watermark. I find it a poor recreation of the architecture it's trying to emulate. The corner tower is particularly overwrought. These cheap knockoffs are a dime a dozen in Toronto aside from the hokey clock.

[sledhead35]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Not a fan of the Watermark. I find it a poor recreation of the architecture it's trying to emulate. The corner tower is particularly overwrought. These cheap knockoffs are a dime a dozen in Toronto aside from the hokey clock.

i really like the building in this picture, although as with all faux historic themes, the overall presentation is all in the details. built with cheap materials, this will be an abomination. built right, this could be an aabsolute beaut!

[urbandreamer]

http://www.howardpark.ca/ coming soon to the corner of Dundas St West and Howard Park Av.

It`s by Triumph, which brought us the interesting Euro-style project Roncevalles Lofts:



Will be interesting if they continue this theme or try something different.

[1ajs]

update on a project called heritage landing here in winnipeg architects changed

[Travis007]

Originally Posted by yaletown_fella

Watermark Condos
developer: Queenscorp

New Condo proposed for 3567 Lake Shore West in Etobicoke



Rendering




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images from UT

I generally hate faux-historic architecture but this isn't necessarily that bad. Reminds me of uptown Manhattan. If executed properly, the brick facade could look quite nice. However, I would much prefer a simple roof rather than the clock tower.

[Travis007]

http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/...k-compromise-on-major-north-york-project

Residents, developer seek compromise on major North York project

Valley Woods Road proposal would increase densities in area

LISA QUEEN|Jun 24, 2011 - 1:58 PM

In what would be the most significant development in the community southeast of the Don Valley Parkway and York Mills Road in the last three decades, a developer wants to demolish 245 existing rental townhouses and replace them with 1,880 rental and condominium units.

"This is the biggest application we have seen in 30 years, probably the biggest application ever in this community," said Don Valley East Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong said at the Wednesday, June 22, meeting of North York Community Council.

Several residents expressed concerns with the proposal at 35-53 and 101-113 Valley Woods Rd. and 1213-1229 York Mills Rd., complaining the development is out of scale with the existing community and will add to already congested roads.

Speaking on behalf of the applicant, Adam Brown said there have been significant changes to the design of the project since it was first proposed, including a hefty drop in density. When the development was first pitched in December 2007, it called for 2,375 units in buildings of up to 32 storeys.

Brown also pointed to other proposed improvements including extensive landscaping, a well-designed streetscape and wide separation distances between buildings.

According to a city planning report, the proposal calls for the existing 245 rental townhouses to be replaced with 270 rental units and 1,610 condo units in buildings of up to 27 storeys. It also includes a new road connecting Valley Woods Road to York Mills.

The property is made up of two parcels of land connected by a strip of land along Valley Woods Road.

On the north parcel would be a 12-storey rental building with 140 units and four condo buildings ranging in height from 12 to 27 storeys with 1,056 units.

The south parcel would contain 130 rental townhouse and stacked townhouse units and three condo buildings ranging in height from 12 to 24 storeys with 554 units. This parcel would also feature a 0.4-hectare (1-acre) park.

[Travis007]

http://www.yorkregion.com/news/article/1035564--mini-manhattan-approved

‘Mini Manhattan’ approved

But Richmond Hill opposes Markham’s desire to move ahead with Langstaff Gateway

By David Fleischer|Jun 29, 2011 - 11:30 AM

Markham can finally move forward with what its mayor describes as “the leading urban growth centre in North America” but not everyone is happy about it.

Regional council gave its approval last week to Markham’s secondary plan for the Langstaff Gateway.
The approval allows developers and the town to move forward with the first phase, totalling 5,000 units, on the island of land between Bayview Avenue and Yonge Street, south of Hwy. 407.

The growth centre is one of 25 earmarked by the province for high-density development, but it’s the only one split between two municipalities, roughly bisected by Hwys. 7, 407 and the hydro corridor. The confluence of transit — Viva, YRT and a future subway and rapid transit along Hwy. 407 — has lead to planners envisioning it as a “Union Station North,” with densities exceeding the provincial minimums by as much as 500 per cent.

When fully developed decades from now, the entire site should house about 48,000 residents and 30,000 jobs.

Richmond Hill already approved 2,000 units and Markham can soon go forward with 5,000 more along with crucial infrastructure such as new roads.

When the Yonge subway extension is announced, another 2,000 units will be available across the site but the highest densities will only be achieved when the subway opens, followed by the launch of the 407 Transitway bus service.

The plan includes numerous sustainable features including on-site energy, a rehabilitation of Pomona Creek in Thornhill and a target of up to 70 per cent of trips taking place by transit rather than cars.

[1ajs]

wow thats quite the project