Canadian City Proposals - Page 339

WhipperSnapper · #**6761** Posted **Mar 2, 2013, 4:28 PM**

The demand for large floorplates aside, the property has severe height/denisty limitations. Overall, what a hideous blob of a building. I guess they dumped the residential component too.

Innsertnamehere · #**6762** Posted **Mar 2, 2013, 4:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

I love how it interacts with the heritage buildings surrounding it and, in the view in the first photo, I love it full stop - but looking at the rest, doesn't it seem squat up? It's almost like it would be proposed here, under height restrictions.

If the last photo focuses on a parkade portion, I LOVE the exterior treatment for it.

Anyway, great addition.

That isn't a parkade, its the new headquarters for coca cola Canada. But yes, this area does have height restrictions. (It was originally proposed at 20 floors, but has been cut down to 17)

Nouvellecosse · #**6763** Posted **Mar 2, 2013, 6:34 PM**

I can see them cutting something from 20 down to say, 10.But 3 stories really makes some kind of difference to people?

Innsertnamehere · #**6764** Posted **Mar 2, 2013, 7:28 PM**

mind you the original proposal also included a 24 floor condo that would have been taller than the Office building, so they completely cut the condo and instead made the floorplate of the office building larger to maintain 500,000 square feet but also by dropping the 3 floors.

Andrewjm3D · #**6765** Posted **Mar 2, 2013, 10:02 PM**

"Overall, what a hideous blob of a building"

LOLOLOL!

This is a great blob(LOL) of a building and much better then the original proposal for the site.

MTLskyline · #**6766** Posted **Mar 3, 2013, 12:07 AM**

High-res render of Pullman Point Zero Hotel & Residences. This project will be right next to Le V (Marriott Courtyard) currently U/C.

https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/8423960/1//2012-Mix?h=ca1864&p=3#gallery:61

Andrewjm3D · #**6767** Posted **Mar 3, 2013, 12:23 AM**

Interesting.

SignalHillHiker · #**6768** Posted **Mar 3, 2013, 12:26 AM**

I like it now.

I love the treatment surrounding the windows on the lower portion. That looks beautiful. It makes the windows look like falling confetti or something.

Rico Rommheim · #**6769** Posted **Mar 3, 2013, 12:55 AM**

Awesome.

For those who don't know, this tower will replace the shoe box on the left.

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I'd say that's a wicked improvement.

Innsertnamehere · #**6770** Posted **Mar 3, 2013, 3:03 AM**

I think that "confetti" is just the rendering artist (?) taking some creative liberties.

yaletown_fella · #**6771** Posted **Mar 3, 2013, 5:33 PM**

Yeah, 351 is a hideous blob. Too bad

Point Zero on the other hand looks pretty nice.

SignalHillHiker · #**6772** Posted **Mar 3, 2013, 5:48 PM**

I only just noticed it is 351. So is one of our main ones. :-D

WhipperSnapper · #**6773** Posted **Mar 3, 2013, 7:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by yaletown_fella

Yeah, 351 is a hideous blob. Too bad

Point Zero on the other hand looks pretty nice.

Here was an opportunity to develop sensitive infill suited for smaller tenants such as the SAS Canada head office across the street. Instead we end up with a massive, out of scale, blob with 30,000 plus square foot plates.

kwoldtimer · #**6774** Posted **Mar 4, 2013, 2:38 PM**

Proposed for the "RIMland"/UofWaterloo area of Waterloo. Mercifully NOT more five bedroom student warehouses:

north 42 · #**6775** Posted **Mar 4, 2013, 3:07 PM**

Looks great, much, much nicer than those horrible student sky ghettos.

rapid_business · #**6776** Posted **Mar 4, 2013, 3:46 PM**

Wow... that proposal has changed A LOT! Initial renderings the developers brought forward to an advisory body of planning students at UW looked like sh*t compared to that.

EDIT: I lied. The one I'm thinking of is just south of this one.