Telus Garden | 135m, 88m | 46fl res, 22fl office | 928,000sqft | Completed - Page 123

SpongeG · #**2441** Posted **Nov 16, 2015, 1:20 AM**

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saw this a few weeks ago when i was down. Did they just forget to put in a railing around the pond? or did they think it was a good idea to have something that could so easily be stepped or fallen into on the sidewalk?

the things they have around it look bad and cheapen the whole effect

mcminsen · #**2442** Posted **Nov 16, 2015, 4:32 AM**

Quoting SpongeG's post in the "did Vancouver light anything up for Paris?" thread in the General Discussion forum.

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i didn't know the telus garden could do this too - cool

vancitybuzz

mcminsen · #**2443** Posted **Nov 16, 2015, 4:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

saw this a few weeks ago when i was down. Did they just forget to put in a railing around the pond? or did they think it was a good idea to have something that could so easily be stepped or fallen into on the sidewalk?

the things they have around it look bad and cheapen the whole effect

I'm presuming those barriers are temporary until they get something permanent figured out.

officedweller · #**2444** Posted **Nov 16, 2015, 11:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

I figured out what the red donuts are. Poppies!

Thanks!

mcminsen · #**2445** Posted **Nov 16, 2015, 11:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by tgowner

I've been in contact with the marketing guys from Magnum Properties (they don't seem to have a lot of developers, but they're the front line people as we can't talk to the developers directly), and it appears the move-in date for the residential side has been pushed to "early 2016 to end of March"

Of course it seems a tad optimistic considering they still don't have glass on the top three floors yet. Maybe it should be "early 2017… ".

Nov.16 '15, my pics

Vin · #**2446** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 7:14 PM**

Because of the height, I actually like it despite its seafoamy blandness.

officedweller · #**2447** Posted **Nov 17, 2015, 10:33 PM**

Pic by me today - lots of balcony glass installed on the west side - unfortunately, it's clear glass (but is there a fritted stripe along the bottom edge?) pretty quick installation it seems:

mcminsen · #**2448** Posted **Nov 18, 2015, 4:20 AM**

The condo tower as seen today in the late afternoon light from Howe Street.

Nov.17 '15, my pic

osirisboy · #**2449** Posted **Nov 18, 2015, 5:01 AM**

The more I see that curved part the more I dislike it. Of course if that weird curved part wasn't there the view of the mountains would disapear. So I guess it all makes sense lmao

Yeah there is a fritter strip along the bottom of the balcony glass. That helps.

Vin · #**2450** Posted **Nov 18, 2015, 7:09 PM**

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The more I see that curved part the more I dislike it. Of course if that weird curved part wasn't there the view of the mountains would disapear. So I guess it all makes sense lmao

Ahh, but the question is, the view of the mountains would disappear from who? You? Me? I bet most people don't even know.

Does that still make sense to you?

osirisboy · #**2451** Posted **Nov 18, 2015, 7:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by Vin

Ahh, but the question is, the view of the mountains would disappear from who? You? Me? I bet most people don't even know.

Does that still make sense to you?

Sounds complicated. Best leave it up to the smart people at city all

mcminsen · #**2452** Posted **Nov 18, 2015, 8:10 PM**

They're finally getting some glass up on the upper floors with the higher ceilings.

Nov.18 '15, my pics

Jebby · #**2453** Posted **Nov 18, 2015, 8:45 PM**

I still can't believe how bland this tower is...

mcminsen · #**2454** Posted **Nov 19, 2015, 2:22 AM**

Here's today's view from Georgia Street and a closer look at the balcony glass on the Robson and alley sides of the condo tower.

Nov.18 '15, my pics

mcminsen · #**2455** Posted **Nov 19, 2015, 4:17 AM**

Lights are up on the trees now.

Nov.18 '15, my pics

Prometheus · #**2456** Posted **Nov 19, 2015, 7:36 AM**

Thank you for the update, mcminsen.

It looks like they missed a tree (i.e., the one closest to Seymour)

officedweller · #**2457** Posted **Nov 19, 2015, 7:38 AM**

Nice, thanks.

officedweller · #**2458** Posted **Nov 19, 2015, 11:56 PM**

Looks like the addition to Telus House (the older building) is being clad in uniform dark gray panelling (i.e. big blank walls).

trofirhen · #**2459** Posted **Nov 20, 2015, 12:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Sounds complicated. Best leave it up to the smart people at city all

You mean there are any?

officedweller · #**2460** Posted **Nov 20, 2015, 7:10 PM**

Pics by me today:

Look just behind the public washroom - it looks like one of the retail doorways opens smack into an elevator core or stairwell core.
So not only is it poorly placed as it fronts the public washroom on the outside, but on the inside it lines up with a cinderblock wall.
... another example of poor planning.
Also, I thought there's a requirement that doorways be inset so that doors don't encroach onto sidewalks when they swing outwards -
these don't look to be automatic sliding doors (or maybe single sliding doors?) - so how did they get around that one?
(or maybe an inset steel structure will be built within the existing doorway frames and the actual doors set back?)