The street lights are more "oeuvré" and attractive here than in many parts of downtown, as in the second photo down, (than, for example, around the TELUS HQ.)
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I love this building, but not sure about this glazing being installed here:
I'm sure its an optical illusion, or perhaps the fact they are using (what looks to be) flat glass to negotiate a flare and a curve, but I agree it doesnt look to tidy. Some of their lines don't seem to meet up....honestly it looks like dog turd. Probably to early to judge though....
They've got some fins on there too (so that could distort the look)
- the bit that looks a bit odd are the narrow panels near the alcove that look like they have extra mullions or lines on them.
The odd line is also seen in SFUVancouver's pic (just above the rounded corner)
- Just realized - that line appears over EACH of the rounded corners...
- Maybe it's a design element of some kind?
Interesting, and encouraging, how, when this project was first announced, even after the design revision, reaction to it was a mixture of enthusiasm, indifference,
and negativity (due largely to the glass, which some believed should have been a different colour).
Now, this building is generating as much enthusiasm as any in the city, and that seems to include the Trump Turn !!
In the pic above, you can see that the extra mullions on the end panels are there because the corner edge
of the floor slab lines up mid-panel and the rest of the panel projects past the slab edge.
Makes it looks a bit messy in my view.
I find this part is a bit uninspired. From the renders, I was expecting something fluid and organic. This looks choppy and a bit cobbled together.
My photo from today...
Square peg round hole comes to mind. I was hoping this section would improve as more glass went up but so far this does not seem to be the case. I wonder to....because that curved section has a flare at the bottom, I wonder if the weird angular reveal (where the top of the glass meets the bottom of the next) will change as the glass gets straighter. If that does end up happening, that weird reveal will sure draw the eyes to it. (for better or worse) Still love this building though.
I think I like it this way more versus smooth and "fluid"
Agreed. Smoothed curves have been part of modern architecture's vocabulary for years (can be seen on the early 2000's Douglas Jung building across the street). The distorted aesthetic is much more aggressively modern.
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It is indeed!!! And I hope it sets a new "benchmark" for classiness and beauty among future towers in the city.
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