Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 430

Built Form · #**8581** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 9:01 AM**

Sequel 138 the project on the former Pantages theatre site at 138 E Hastings has been re-worked and will go before the DPB on May 7th.

Before:

After: note the future development massing on the right. This alarms me as the 2 storey wood frame structure at the corner of Hastings and Columbia is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Vancouver. I doubt any heritage retention would be proposed.

All pix by Built Form

jlousa · #**8582** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 2:37 PM**

Much better then the original proposal. Think it'll look better if it were sawtoothed though, that's one large block of building.

Prometheus · #**8583** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 2:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

Much better then the original proposal. Think it'll look better if it were sawtoothed though, that's one large block of building.

Do you know where we can find the render of the original design? If I recall, the rooftop and style of the facade was varied, giving the building the look of being composed of multiple thinner buildings.

jlousa · #**8584** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 2:49 PM**

It's 27mb so I recommend d/l beforehand.

http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/138ehastings/nele.pdf

Hed Kandi · #**8585** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 3:13 PM**

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quobobo · #**8586** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 3:36 PM**

Ugh. That would look fine without the green and yellow, not sure what posessed them to add that.

whatnext · #**8587** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 3:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by quobobo

Ugh. That would look fine without the green and yellow, not sure what posessed them to add that.

Coloured panels are apparently this decade's equivalent of sea foam green spandrels.

s211 · #**8588** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 4:06 PM**

Only in the DTES would you see a "community link" to the alley.

A truly WTF kind of moment. Have planners and architects been at the meth again?

Prometheus · #**8589** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 4:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

[Original Design]:

http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/138ehastings/nele.pdf

The original design looks better.

osirisboy · #**8590** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 4:36 PM**

Yea seriously what's with the community link. Are they trying to appease the poverty people. I wish the city would grow some balls and say, yes it's market housing not social if you don't like it too fucking bad, we aren't building a ghetto!!

And the building looks like shit. What's with off setting the windows? Do the architects think oh look its so wacky and original? It's lOoks dumb.

dreambrother808 · #**8591** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 7:20 PM**

The design makes it look like dated social housing. Are these going to be relatively cheap units?

flight_from_kamakura · #**8592** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 9:09 PM**

getting there, in terms of the sort of midrise we need/that we could get in the dtes.

officedweller · #**8593** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 9:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

Only in the DTES would you see a "community link" to the alley.

A truly WTF kind of moment. Have planners and architects been at the meth again?

My thoughts too - where does it lead to? Oh - the alley (although there is retail around an internal courtyard, which would be more successful in Gastown)

I do like the vertical strip on the facade for the walkway though. It provides a focus for the building.

jlousa · #**8594** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 11:07 PM**

Noticed that Wall bought the building at 1107 Seymour.

hollywoodnorth · #**8595** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 11:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

My thoughts too - where does it lead to? Oh - the alley (although there is retail around an internal courtyard, which would be more successful in Gastown)

it will link up to the breezeway already in place but closed off on Pender in a Historicalk Chinatown Builidng....

you can see it here run through the builing in front of the cross walk >> http://g.co/maps/4e8yu

red-paladin · #**8596** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 11:24 PM**

I agree that the sawtoothed look would have worked better in this location.

SpongeG · #**8597** Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 11:56 PM**

Cactus Club @ english bay opens today (mar 2nd) at 5 pm

Hed Kandi · #**8598** Posted **Mar 3, 2012, 12:09 AM**

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officedweller · #**8599** Posted **Mar 3, 2012, 12:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

it will link up to the breezeway already in place but closed off on Pender in a Historicalk Chinatown Builidng....

you can see it here run through the builing in front of the cross walk >> http://g.co/maps/4e8yu

Thanks for the info

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Originally Posted by jlousa

Noticed that Wall bought the building at 1107 Seymour.

That's the site I thought would make a great Canada Line Station entry site - just off Granville.

Chikinlittle · #**8600** Posted **Mar 3, 2012, 3:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by Hed Kandi

Another vomit worthy design.

Understatement.