Future Canadian Skylines - Page 67

Innsertnamehere · #**1321** Posted **Feb 19, 2012, 1:10 AM**

a view of the entertainment district with my model I made in sketchup.. (all white buildings are proposed/under construction/confirmed at that height and location but no design yet)

Andrewjm3D · #**1322** Posted **Feb 19, 2012, 1:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by dleung

Toronto 3D AutoCAD files are here: http://www.mediafire.com/?9zq5f5cn7r30053

Obviously I'd expect others to share their files if they add more to it

These are just the curves, but are still awesome. I'll need to rebuild everything but it will be fun. Thanks again.

Gresto · #**1323** Posted **Feb 19, 2012, 5:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by Andrewjm3D

I think Gresto was talking about Couture and X2 in the front corner.

That's right, thanks. The 609 Sherbourne complex is one block to the east, hence out of range.

caltrane74 · #**1324** Posted **Feb 19, 2012, 6:07 AM**

The Entertianment District will be good enough to film the new "Bladerunner" movie in all by itself. I hope Toronto is chosen as the film location for the new movie. It is almost the most logical choice. - I only hope we can finish 4 or 5 dozen of the downtown towers before that time.

Dylan Leblanc · #**1325** Posted **Feb 19, 2012, 6:12 AM**

TO's entertainment district: WOW!

koops65 · #**1326** Posted **Feb 19, 2012, 3:43 PM**

Andrewjm3D and Innsertnamehere, amazing stuff. I spend all my time making 1 little drawing and you guys put out whole cities. I'm seriously impressed!

Andrewjm3D · #**1327** Posted **Feb 19, 2012, 5:46 PM**

Well dleung supplied the link to the base model for me. I only added a few structures.

dleung · #**1328** Posted **Feb 21, 2012, 6:44 PM**

I noticed you added a bunch of fantasy proposals in orange. Now it's always easy to add tons of buildings, but my curiosity and challenge to you would be where and how would you distribute buildings and height if you can only add 1000m total?

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Andrewjm3D · #**1329** Posted **Feb 21, 2012, 6:47 PM**

1000m!!!!!!!!! or did you mean 1000ft?

I made that render for Isaidso who said there was room for 500 more towers. It's not possible without destroying half of the built form in the core. Also looking at that render, wouldn't a reverse Central Park style city be cool? One where is a confined rectangle like that surrounded by park and forest. No burbs.

dleung · #**1330** Posted **Feb 21, 2012, 6:59 PM**

I meant 1000m total, as in made up of however many buildings you like. For Vancouver, I'd go with six 140-200m towers along Alberni St. Will dig up old renders when i have the time.

Ramako · #**1331** Posted **Feb 21, 2012, 7:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Andrewjm3D

Also looking at that render, wouldn't a reverse Central Park style city be cool? One where is a confined rectangle like that surrounded by park and forest. No burbs.

Check out Adelaide, Australia

Andrewjm3D · #**1332** Posted **Feb 21, 2012, 7:50 PM**

Ya except Adelaide's parks suck, and it's completely boxed in by it's burbs.

Dleung, I think 1000m would look silly, the highest I could see something ever going would be 600m with a spire in the year 2120.

Chadillaccc · #**1333** Posted **Feb 21, 2012, 9:00 PM**

dude... he was saying only adding 1000 meters worth of fantasy towers. It could be a 600 meter tower and a 400 meter tower... or a 350 meter tower, a 250 meter and two 200 meter towers. As long as it = 1000 meters in total.

whiteford · #**1334** Posted **Feb 22, 2012, 12:57 AM**

a 1000m tower would look great as a strait box imo. tall and slender and square. black too. dont forget black. the darth vader look.

Andrewjm3D · #**1335** Posted **Feb 22, 2012, 2:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

dude... he was saying only adding 1000 meters worth of fantasy towers. It could be a 600 meter tower and a 400 meter tower... or a 350 meter tower, a 250 meter and two 200 meter towers. As long as it = 1000 meters in total.

I read his post wrong. And we already have over 1000m going up in the core right now.

yaletown_fella · #**1336** Posted **Feb 22, 2012, 4:05 PM**

It sucks how L tower will be so prominent.

isaidso · #**1337** Posted **Feb 22, 2012, 5:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Andrewjm3D

1000m!!!!!!!!! or did you mean 1000ft?

I made that render for Isaidso who said there was room for 500 more towers. It's not possible without destroying half of the built form in the core. Also looking at that render, wouldn't a reverse Central Park style city be cool? One where is a confined rectangle like that surrounded by park and forest. No burbs.

I'd say that only half the buildings in core are worth saving. Regarding parks, I think Moss Park and Allan Gardens would have made a great downtown park if they were joined to form a giant park from Carlton down to Queen. It would mean bulldozing 2 long blocks of residential between the 2, but rezoning the perimeter of the new park for highrise residential would replace the housing stock lost (all be it condos), and give Toronto that big downtown park it lacks.

isaidso · #**1338** Posted **Feb 22, 2012, 5:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Andrewjm3D

Ya except Adelaide's parks suck, and it's completely boxed in by it's burbs.

Really? I think it's great.

Travis007 · #**1339** Posted **Feb 22, 2012, 6:28 PM**

Great models, Insertnamehere and Andrew!

With intensification happening all over downtown, all we need now is the stretch on Yonge from Gerrard down to Queen to step up its game.

whiteford · #**1340** Posted **Feb 23, 2012, 10:35 PM**

i actualy ment to say a 1000m building. lol that's what would look good.