Telus Garden | 135m, 88m | 46fl res, 22fl office | 928,000sqft | Completed

[Built Form]

They were very busy last night, closing down the sidewalk on Seymour they jackhammered out a large section of the wall.

[Pinion]

Is the tower going to be white, like the model? That could be a nice contrast downtown.

I like it. It's not mindblowing, but I don't understand why this gets hate and people fawn over stuff like Jameson House.

[Built Form]

Website is up for pre-registration and pre-leasing with a short vid opening.

www.telusgarden.com

[djh]

Originally Posted by Pinion

Is the tower going to be white, like the model? That could be a nice contrast downtown.

I like it. It's not mindblowing, but I don't understand why this gets hate and people fawn over stuff like Jameson House.

That's probably the exact words that the Sears nee Eatons building's designer said. Wait for a couple of seasons to go by without a thorough cleaning regime...

[Pinion]

Originally Posted by djh

That's probably the exact words that the Sears nee Eatons building's designer said. Wait for a couple of seasons to go by without a thorough cleaning regime...

Just because the Sears building is a dump doesn't mean white buildings in Vancouver are a bad idea. The owner isn't interested in keeping the Sears building nice anymore. I've been in Vancouver since 1987 and it looked great for a long time, despite being 15+ years old by then.

I'm on the north side of a 1975 Tudor-style condo and it stayed bright white until the last few years. We're repainting it this spring. A little pride goes a long way, and I think Vancouver can use all the bright architecture it can get. My area (Lonsdale) seems to be heavily into white buildings these days and I think it looks fantastic. Reminds me of Miami. e.g.


from travelpod.com

Actually, that building in the middle looks really familiar...

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by djh

That's probably the exact words that the Sears nee Eatons building's designer said. Wait for a couple of seasons to go by without a thorough cleaning regime...

The issue is maintenace, not the materials.
The quality of the marble aggregate is actually much better than the painted concrete or aluminum panels you see on current buildings. Just look at the sections of Sears bearing aluminum panels where the vertical signage was removed (and relocated) - the older panels have must more texture. Similarly on Vancouver Centre, compare the painted aluminum panels (formerly black/brown) on London Drugs with the adjacent marble aggregate.
A good grinding and polishing would probably restore them quite well - they are, after all, about 40 years old.

I dug up some pics from the archives and posted in the historic Vancouver thread...

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=5566165#post5566165

[Built Form]

Here's some more images from the presentation boards. I apologize in advance for the poor lighting. You may need to zoom in to read some text.

Alley:








Illumination:














Building Form:








Sustainability Features:




All pix by Built Form

[Built Form]

Some before and after alterations.


Before:






After:








Plaza Before:




Plaza After, addition of reflecting pool and waterfall to lower retail level:






All pix by Built Form

[officedweller]

Thanks for posting.

It'll be interesting to see how the onyx panels light up - I wionder if they light with just ambient light or each panel will have special lighting behind it. My thought is that they would need the intensity of special lighting.

[Joat]

So is the main big screen in front of the skybox transparent during the day or when its not on?

[s211]

Not sure if this was mentioned, but the scale model is sitting in the ground floor Robson entrance lobby of their present office building.

[Canadian Mind]

At first when I saw the concept for white lights I was thinking it was going to be a downer... But holy shit! Even if it ends up half as bright and colourful as that it'll be amazing!

[Built Form]

Here's a pic of the demolition of the Seymour wall over the weekend.


pic by Built Form

[Jimbo604]

Some exciting hoarding work going on, still available for parking.




photocredit: me

[Prometheus]

Thank you for the updates.

[giallo]

Exciting stuff!
I'm so happy to see this one moving along.

[officedweller]

They placed a cargo container (ends removed) as the sidewalk hoarding for the hole they just cut into the facade.

I also realized, while walking by today, that the onyx panels on the podium somewhat resemble the staggered pattern of open weave cinderblock bricks that exist on the Robson side now.

[Prometheus]

I hope they follow through on having retail along the entire length of Seymour.

[officedweller]

Does anyone know if the spiral staircase leads to a retail level that could - in future - potentially link across Seymour to Vancouver Centre and across Georgia to the Holborn project at the Bay Parkade? i.e. providing an underground link from Vancouver City Centre Station to Granville Station that does not pass through The Bay.

[jlousa]

Not scheduled for that, is it feasible? sure, and could be done if the want was there, but do not expect it.