Edmonton Construction 11 (November 2011)

[Coldrsx]

Originally Posted by 240glt

So who's in the group ?

In the group or on the board? Anyone with interest in high quality infill can be apart of the group per se. Last night was to get the 'founding 50' individuals and companies to sign up.

The board is a mixture of local architects, designers, accountants, developers and the like.

[s211]

Originally Posted by ScottieA

The render can also be found on Encore's website. But in the meantime:


https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1069301_549184995139321_2004983716_n.jpg

Is that the site once proposed for that beer can office tower?

[Coldrsx]

^yup...


(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s124/240glt/yuck.jpg)

[ScottieA]

Dodged a bullet with that one.

[hilman]

Not sure which one I like better lol.

[240glt]

Originally Posted by hilman

Looks awesome!

Driving by the Edgewater site today I noticed a large sign at both ends of the property with a website and new render. Here is the website:

http://edgewateronjasper.ca/

That website has been around for a long time. Curious to see what the render looks like though.. may be motivation enough to walk the dog over to the liquor store to buy some 1516 after work and have a peek!

Encore looks really, really good.

[240glt]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

In the group or on the board? Anyone with interest in high quality infill can be apart of the group per se. Last night was to get the 'founding 50' individuals and companies to sign up.

The board is a mixture of local architects, designers, accountants, developers and the like.

Ah.. so it is an industry lobby group. got it.

I'm going to go straight to the source to get some answers on some pointed questions. Something just doesn't add up with regards to what the founder of this group is claiming they are having difficulty achieving.

I still think it's the coveted RF1's they're after. There's nothing stopping Tegan from building anything she wants in Edmonton right now, within the RF3 zoned properties in the MNO

[Coldrsx]

^It is a group passionate about infill and wanting to lobby/educate/advocate for more.

Some people are in the industry, some are not and like I said, ANYONE with interest in good infill developments is welcome.

I will post up how to join soon.

[Coldrsx]

http://infilledmonton.ca/

About IDEA
Mission:
To promote and advocate for high quality infill development in Edmonton.

Vision:
For Edmonton’s existing neighbourhoods to flourish with diverse housing and healthy lifestyle choices.

Who We Are
The Infill Development in Edmonton Association (IDEA) is a proactive advocacy group that provides education and resources on infill development to the community and industry.

What We Do
IDEA helps to connect organizations, experts, businesses and individuals in order to encourage high quality and vibrant infill development in Edmonton.

Board Members:
President: Tegan Martin-Drysdale, Developer, RedBrick Real Estate Services & Developments
Vice-President: Tai Ziola, Architect, newstudio architecture inc.
Secretary-Treasurer: Paul Gibson, Developer, RedBrick Real Estate Services & Developments
Director: Ron Wickman, Architect
Director: Louis Pereira, Architect, thirdstone inc.
Director: Sean Johnson, Accountant
Director: Brendan Trayner, Manasc Isaac Architects
Community Liason Committee: Ian O’Donnell, Downtown Community League Development Director

[240glt]

^ And that's great. When's your leader going to stop advocating for good quality infill and actually build some

(And I know that Tegan is a great gal, with best intentions and I hope her Parkdale project goes forward as she's laid it out for us as it really is a very nice little project)

What we need to do is convince some of the higher quality tract home builders to also participate in infill developments as a niche, and give the one-off guys who build kit homes all of the city a little competition.

Also, just for kicks, the group could try to convince people that duplexes are not the evil incarnate that brings out the torches and pitchforks. We've had some fun with that... especially on one by a very reputable builder that's actually right now doing what the group is advocating for. Luckily we have been repeatedly successful... so it's not like people are not already accomplishing the things that this group is setting out to do

http://www.housecompany.com/portfolio.html?PT=Work in Progress&AK=1171

As long as the group is not trying to do an end run around what the city and EFCL have supported... I think that would be a huge mistake, and probably put you at a conflict of interest.

[Coldrsx]

Bev was my guest last night and there were multiple people from the COE/SD/Current planning there. We want to work with, not end around.

[240glt]

Well that's good. Bev is a good pragmatic voice of reason. Next time we chat I'll get her perspective on this

[Coldrsx]

Podium


(http://i43.tinypic.com/2ajowu8.png)

[Coldrsx]

Brutal editing I must say... wow.

[ScottieA]

The writer was lazy, probably just did a spell-check.

"Its arrived"

[kcantor]

Originally Posted by 240glt

... so it's not like people are not already accomplishing the things that this group is setting out to do

http://www.housecompany.com/portfolio.html?PT=Work in Progress&AK=1171

...

not sure if a plan where you have to walk through a bathroom to get in or out of either bedroom in unit 2 is really the most elegant or practical solution to make the spaces liveable...

i'm also not sure that the "let's not put the entries on the same face so it doesn't look like a duplex" is particularly successful. instead of creating a good looking duplex, it seems to just create a duplex unsuccessfully trying to look like it isn't.

i don't know what the lot siting restrictions were but it would seem to me that a large front verandah for unit 2 that would provide outside recreation space without resorting to a shared back yard would have been a nice addition as well.

while it might be "approvable", i think this one still falls short of what it could/should be.

[Daveography]

What is it with condo advertising and apostrophe fails? If it's not "Condo's for sale" it's apparently "2 bedroom's". ARGH.

[RicoLance21]

Originally Posted by ScottieA

Dodged a bullet with that one.

Make that twice. There was a proposed 30+ condo tower for that site, but was shot down because it did not meet the minimum parking space requirement. I think that condo had a beige and red stucco exterior treatment like Century/Legacy.

[kcantor]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Brutal editing I must say... wow.

Originally Posted by ScottieA

The writer was lazy, probably just did a spell-check.

"Its arrived"

Originally Posted by RTA

What is it with condo advertising and apostrophe fails? If it's not "Condo's for sale" it's apparently "2 bedroom's". ARGH.

give them a break guys... proof reading is actually quite a difficult task to accurately complete - much like proper capitalization.

firstly, it is extremely difficult to proof read anything you have written yourself because we all have a strong tendency to read what we meant and not what we actually wrote. that's why professional publishers have proof readers and editors.

secondly, it is too often done on screen rather than with a pencil or pen and paper, even though editing on screen is an even more difficult skill to acquire.

combine these with the fact that most proofs will arrive electronically with relatively short turn around times and it can be hard to catch everything all of the time.

sometimes the fastest way to accurately proof something is to print a hard copy and give it to someone who has never read it before and ask them to proof it for you.

[Hallsy's Toupee]

Originally Posted by cdnklc

give them a break guys... proof reading is actually quite a difficult task to accurately complete - much like proper capitalization.

At least you're no longer double-quoting every 4th word or phrase like you used to