Canadian City Proposals - Page 328

Rico Rommheim · #**6541** Posted **Feb 11, 2013, 3:37 PM**

^Yup, I actually hope it doesn't go ahead. Look at the podium, there isn't even retail or shops on street level, and this is not any street it's St-Paul street, apparently. It's essentially a tall subdivision.

Nouvellecosse · #**6542** Posted **Feb 11, 2013, 7:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

A lot of people in small towns get upset about projects that aren't single family homes or strip malls. I have seen opposition to 5 floor buildings as well as huge opposition for a 20 meter tall communications tower with people claiming that "they are going to build the CN tower in my backyard"

Maybe it's just me, but I can't tell you how excited I'd be if someone was offering to build a facsimile of the CN Tower in my yard and I wouldn't even have to pay for it.

dleung · #**6543** Posted **Feb 12, 2013, 3:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Ottawa, 111 Parkdale Ave, aka "The Rhombus." 105 meters

Add to the list of buildings where the mass betrays the implied shape:

Andrewjm3D · #**6544** Posted **Feb 12, 2013, 4:11 AM**

Huh?

Robertpuant · #**6545** Posted **Feb 12, 2013, 6:24 AM**

Ahahah! I was not expecting the last one(!)..

Andrewjm3D · #**6546** Posted **Feb 12, 2013, 12:42 PM**

So a buildings shape is actually just an implication of it's actual shape. Now I get it lol.

Coldrsx · #**6547** Posted **Feb 12, 2013, 3:19 PM**

Generic infill just west of downtown, seniors housing with retail on main.

(http://westmountdev.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/home_banner.jpg)

Wooster · #**6548** Posted **Feb 12, 2013, 4:02 PM**

My eyes!!

Seriously, this is like 'The Venetian' part II

rapid_business · #**6549** Posted **Feb 12, 2013, 4:04 PM**

Exactly. Cold, stop embarrassing us! We need to hide this kind of junk.

Coldrsx · #**6550** Posted **Feb 12, 2013, 4:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Wooster

My eyes!!

Seriously, this is like 'The Venetian' part II

A Calgary development company so we blame you.

But if they simply changed the colour pallet and increased the height of the main it would at least reduce the gag reflex.

O-tacular · #**6551** Posted **Feb 12, 2013, 5:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Wooster

My eyes!!

Seriously, this is like 'The Venetian' part II

That's exactly what I was thinking!!! Why does edmonton love this colour scheme so much?

Rico Rommheim · #**6552** Posted **Feb 12, 2013, 5:19 PM**

New rendering for the Habs tower, the tower has recently gained 2 more floors, making for a total of 50.

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Originally Posted by MTLskyline

http://www.ibigroup.com/projects/canadians-tower

Martin Mtl · #**6553** Posted **Feb 12, 2013, 5:22 PM**

No Habs logo ? Thank God!

LeftCoaster · #**6554** Posted **Feb 12, 2013, 6:42 PM**

Last I heard there was actually going to be a habs logo. Nothing is set in stone though.

Also regarding the 2 floors. The building will see some additional height but it is not yet confirmed if it will be 2 full floors worth or if there will be height savings throughout the rest of the building.

Coldrsx · #**6555** Posted **Feb 12, 2013, 6:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

That's exactly what I was thinking!!! Why does edmonton love this colour scheme so much?

We LOVE our earth and pastels.

There is actually some reasoning to it though... although executed poorly. We have a northern climate and similar to Scandinavia we should have more colour in our urban design to offset the longer white winter vista, but it can be done much better.

(http://www.dreamstime.com/scandinavian-houses-thumb1145248.jpg)

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Chadillaccc · #**6557** Posted **Feb 13, 2013, 12:43 AM**

Uhmmm... you posted that like yesterday.

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SignalHillHiker · #**6559** Posted **Feb 13, 2013, 1:11 AM**

A little update about the Hilton Garden Inn proposal for St. John's:

Jeddy1989, Copes, and I attended a public hearing tonight about the rezoning (from Heritage Residential to Commercial). All three of us spoke in support of the proposal and were mobbed by the media afterward - CBC, NTV, The Telegram, VOCM, etc.

We pushed the number of people who spoke in support of the meeting to 5, versus 4 who spoke opposed. Afterward, many of the other residents in attendance came to congratulate us for participating, as young people, and some even to say they agree with us.

All I can say is that the design is not finished yet. The same people doing this hotel are the ones who are doing our brilliant Star of the Sea Condo. I am confident that I will be pleased with the final design.

At the meeting, they specifically mentioned doing away with the blank wall.

We just had a brilliant time - and we really did make a difference. We're very excited to see the papers/newscasts tomorrow and see what tone they take now, as opposed to the usual, "Residents opposed to development proposal" stories we've been getting.

The inaugural outing of the St. John's Steel-toe Boot Squad (a response to the local slang term for NIMBYs: the Rubber Boot Crowd) was a resounding success.

Architype · #**6560** Posted **Feb 13, 2013, 1:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

All I can say is that the design is not finished yet. The same people doing this hotel are the ones who are doing our brilliant Star of the Sea Condo. I am confident that I will be pleased with the final design.

At the meeting, they specifically mentioned doing away with the blank wall.

You are making quite a difference by your particpation and support for proper development in St. John's, so my congrats to you guys for that. Now the bad news - It's ironic that this design proposal is one of the worst ever presented for the city of St.John's. There is still hope though, and now a need and responsibity to try to ensure that the design outcome is not totally hideous as it was presented; I really don't see faux heritage facades and fake windows as much of a design solution.