The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 333

Martin Mtl · #**6641** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 3:08 PM**

Credit: @tobrook

Beedok · #**6642** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 3:41 PM**

Just needs more residential high rises.

MonkeyRonin · #**6643** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 4:02 PM**

Dand3lions. by Ashton Tekno, on Flickr

this city is alive by Nick Kernick, on Flickr

2015-06-03_17-42-48_IMG_0156 by camera_clicker, on Flickr

1ajs · #**6644** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 4:17 PM**

Nouvellecosse · #**6645** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 4:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Beedok

Just needs more residential high rises.

The main thing I want to see from Montreal is more mid rises outside of downtown, say 5-10 stories. Not with glass cladding though. I want to see masonry structures.

Beedok · #**6646** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 4:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

The main thing I want to see from Montreal is more mid rises outside of downtown, say 5-10 stories. Not with glass cladding though. I want to see masonry structures.

There's enough 3-4 story buildings that some 5 floor ones wouldn't really be noticed, and 6-9 floors always looks so awkward (too short to stand out, too tall to fit in), and then 10 is pushing highrise anyway.

Nouvellecosse · #**6647** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 5:51 PM**

My concern is mainly the street level environment and I see 6-9 stories as more than enough to stand out and give some extra heft to the streetscape.

Monolith · #**6648** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 6:29 PM**

Vancouver skyline by bcsongbird, on Flickr Taken on July 17, 2015

Vancouver Lit up by Ivano Poniz, on Flickr Taken on July 17, 2015

SkahHigh · #**6649** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 6:38 PM**

Love the colors on that first picture.

rousseau · #**6650** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 6:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Beedok

Just needs more residential high rises.

To replace the country's best streetscapes? That's ridiculous.

Beedok · #**6651** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 8:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by rousseau

To replace the country's best streetscapes? That's ridiculous.

A) I wasn't expecting them to replace it, I mean you'd have to quadruple the population or more to fill those high rises.

B) 5-10 floor mid-rises would destroy more to add the same density.

MolsonExport · #**6652** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 9:58 PM**

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Mrs Sauga · #**6653** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 10:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

Credit: @tobrook

This looks amazing

Martin Mtl · #**6654** Posted **Jul 19, 2015, 12:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by Beedok

A) I wasn't expecting them to replace it, I mean you'd have to quadruple the population or more to fill those high rises.

B) 5-10 floor mid-rises would destroy more to add the same density.

The vast, dense, neighbourhood seen on that picture is totally devoid of any room to build. No surface parking lots, nothing. So unless you start to demolished triplexes... I don't see how this part of town needs residential high rises, it's already very dense, very urban.

giallo · #**6655** Posted **Jul 19, 2015, 12:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by Delirium

that last shot is great.

Photo by Andrea44 https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrea_44/19431206558/sizes/l/

I love this angle. It looks like it was taken from the western-most-edge of West Vancouver.

Klazu · #**6656** Posted **Jul 19, 2015, 1:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by Monolith

Vancouver skyline by bcsongbird, on Flickr Taken on July 17, 2015

This is actually quite interesting as that tall tower is the first Solo District tower in Brentwood (Burnaby) and that is Vancouver in the back. Two skylines are well composed together and this view will look amazing with 60 floor towers going up in Brentwood right now.

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Originally Posted by giallo

I love this angle. It looks like it was taken from the western-most-edge of West Vancouver.

I think it is another photo from Nanaimo ferry. You cannot have any rugged ocean front line up with Downtown like that from West Vancouver.

giallo · #**6657** Posted **Jul 19, 2015, 1:52 AM**

Yeah, you're right. Otherwise, we would have seen this angle many times before.

ssiguy · #**6658** Posted **Jul 19, 2015, 3:11 AM**

Great pics!

That one of Montreal really shows off the size and density of the city.

Beedok · #**6659** Posted **Jul 19, 2015, 3:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

The vast, dense, neighbourhood seen on that picture is totally devoid of any room to build. No surface parking lots, nothing. So unless you start to demolished triplexes... I don't see how this part of town needs residential high rises, it's already very dense, very urban.

Well, yes, you'd need to tear down a few, but I was only talking like ten or so sprinkled in. And it needs them because I'd like to live somewhere around there and want a view.

Also there are definitely a few surface parking lots, I walked past them when I visited and even took a picture that showed one of them. Maybe it was a little to the left of this pic, but not much.

Nouvellecosse · #**6660** Posted **Jul 19, 2015, 5:41 AM**

Yes, the neighbourhood is very intact but there are a few infill opportunities. There wouldn't be a need to tear anything down - at least anything nice.