[Burnaby] Aviara | 32fl | Escala | 42fl | Completed - Page 17

Kisai · #**321** Posted **Apr 30, 2015, 9:30 AM**

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Why can't they have larger floorplates?!

I don't mind the spandrel on this. Though I'm kinda screwed up. I Think I'm happy with anything as long as it's not seafoam

IIRC, the larger the building, the larger the floorplate has to be, and thus the thicker the concrete support superstructure has to be (and longer it takes to cure.) So if they had to remove 10 floors , it likely moved the support structures around so that there would be less support structures taking up floor space in the units.

In designs of buildings, hallways/corridors are wasted space. Curved walls are risky because Concave walls have higher wind resistance. (If all buildings were to be perfectly earthquake/wind-resistant, and space-efficient they would all be geodesic dome's like Science World's dome, because they don't require floor supports.) But Domes are not efficient uses of ground-area. The taller a building is, the more it bends in the wind, which then requires dampening.

One Wall Center is 48 stories, and has one. So it's probably safe to make the assumption that anything taller than One Wall Center would also need one, increasing excavation costs.

VanK · #**322** Posted **Apr 30, 2015, 3:30 PM**

Although Burnaby doesn't have prescribed floorplate size maximums, Burnaby planning staff usually does not like to allow very large floor plates mainly due to view corridors.

Kirin · #**323** Posted **Apr 30, 2015, 3:49 PM**

LedMac has announced that Aviara opens its doors on Saturday, May 30th

officedweller · #**324** Posted **May 30, 2015, 1:39 AM**

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Jebby · #**325** Posted **May 30, 2015, 3:13 AM**

How many units are on a typical floor?

Vin · #**326** Posted **May 30, 2015, 7:49 AM**

Looks more like a hotel than a residential condo: very nice!

rofina · #**327** Posted **May 31, 2015, 5:12 PM**

Love this one. Very sharp.

Has to be one of the most unique condo towers in the Lower Mainland.

red-paladin · #**328** Posted **May 31, 2015, 7:03 PM**

I can't wait to see the big brother tower.

Metro-One · #**329** Posted **Jun 1, 2015, 12:26 AM**

Nice looking tower. Wish the taller one was still being built to its full height.

Kirin · #**330** Posted **Jun 1, 2015, 3:32 PM**

I swung by to check out the launch event. They moved the presentation centre to the 26th floor.

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How many units are on a typical floor?

8 units per floor. The floor plans are all available at http://www.ledmac.com/aviara/floor-plans

Homeowner · #**331** Posted **Jun 3, 2015, 5:57 AM**

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I swung by to check out the launch event. They moved the presentation centre to the 26th floor.

8 units per floor. The floor plans are all available at http://www.ledmac.com/aviara/floor-plans

Checked out actual suites over the weekend. Nice entrance design to the lobby with the waterfall feature. Best layout is the one facing west. Unobstructed views and lots of wind coming into the unit so doesn't feel hot.

rofina · #**332** Posted **Jun 3, 2015, 6:03 AM**

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Checked out actual suites over the weekend. Nice entrance design to the lobby with the waterfall feature. Best layout is the one facing west. Unobstructed views and lots of wind coming into the unit so doesn't feel hot.

Dont forget western views will be largely blocked by the Aviara 2.

faston · #**333** Posted **Jun 3, 2015, 9:47 PM**

They had a view survey in the documents for the development hearing for Aviara II and it looks to be between 20.47% for the north suites to 24.88 for the south (with 24.5 for the centre suites). So, not great to have a building in front of you but still not terrible to give up 1/4 of your view. More importantly, it appears that the suites in the second tower are configured so that they don't look right at Aviara I.