Telus Garden | 135m, 88m | 46fl res, 22fl office | 928,000sqft | Completed - Page 129

darksolusion · #**2561** Posted **Feb 17, 2016, 1:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by bc2mb

ugh, boring.. was hoping for something useful

Y-yoga flagship is somewhere in there.

mcminsen · #**2562** Posted **Feb 17, 2016, 3:33 AM**

For a while yesterday I watched as a window cleaner did his thing on the condo tower, working around the vertical fins and horizontal sunshades or whatever they are. I can't imagine the core body strength this guy must have had to do so much twisting and contorting especially when he couldn't brace himself. Not at all like working on a plain flat surface. I hope they get paid well for this labour intensive work.

Feb.15 '16, my pics

VanK · #**2563** Posted **Feb 17, 2016, 4:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by darksolusion

Y-yoga flagship is somewhere in there.

and a wine bar in the alley somewhere

officedweller · #**2564** Posted **Feb 18, 2016, 12:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by darksolusion

Y-yoga flagship is somewhere in there.

I thought they pulled out.

jollyburger · #**2565** Posted **Feb 18, 2016, 12:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

I thought they pulled out.

Yes, confirmed last year:

https://twitter.com/yyoga/status/634511297405689856

officedweller · #**2566** Posted **Feb 18, 2016, 12:30 AM**

Thanks for the confirmation.

s211 · #**2567** Posted **Feb 18, 2016, 5:02 AM**

Funny.

Notice anything similar about tower B? Edmonton says "me too".

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=7338964&postcount=1340

bc2mb · #**2568** Posted **Feb 18, 2016, 5:03 PM**

Wonder if the Y Yoga space will just be re-purposed into yet more office space?

Infrequent Poster · #**2569** Posted **Feb 18, 2016, 5:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

Funny.

Notice anything similar about tower B? Edmonton says "me too".

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=7338964&postcount=1340

Those are some girthy towers. Yes I see some similarities.

osirisboy · #**2570** Posted **Feb 18, 2016, 5:37 PM**

Wow 4,000 tenants in tower a!! I would love to see that here. Stick that on central broadway! Haha

mcminsen · #**2571** Posted **Feb 18, 2016, 10:49 PM**

A photo from a few minutes ago.

Feb.18 '16, my pic

Vanelevatorman · #**2572** Posted **Feb 18, 2016, 11:13 PM**

Maybe...just maybe...but this tower is starting to grow on me a little bit...

officedweller · #**2573** Posted **Feb 18, 2016, 11:39 PM**

The ledges do unify it a bit - but what's within the squares is still a far cry from the original.

trofirhen · #**2574** Posted **Feb 19, 2016, 12:06 AM**

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The ledges do unify it a bit - but what's within the squares is still a far cry from the original.

Interesting remark. What do you mean precisely by "the original?"
Could I ask if you have a link to any renders of such? Thanks.

mcminsen · #**2575** Posted **Feb 19, 2016, 2:22 AM**

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Interesting remark. What do you mean precisely by "the original?"
Could I ask if you have a link to any renders of such? Thanks.

I think it's mainly the Richards Street facade of the condo tower and it's podium that have turned out so differently than might have been expected from these early models. Here are some old pics of the models from about 4 years ago.

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All pix by Built Form

mcminsen · #**2576** Posted **Feb 19, 2016, 5:44 AM**

Here's another twilight shot showing the plaza lighting on Georgia a bit better. Also, I thought it was curious that from this angle, the condo tower crane is not visible.

Feb.18 '16, my pic

bc2mb · #**2577** Posted **Feb 19, 2016, 5:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

I think it's mainly the Richards Street facade of the condo tower and it's podium that have turned out so differently than might have been expected from these early models. Here are some old pics of the models from about 4 years ago.

those onyx panels in the model look way better than the seafoam spandrel that is there now... yikes.. developer shouldn't be able to get away with changes like this.

Jebby · #**2578** Posted **Feb 19, 2016, 5:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by bc2mb

those onyx panels in the model look way better than the seafoam spandrel that is there now... yikes.. developer shouldn't be able to get away with changes like this.

I'm curious about that. Since they have to go through the UDP and get a development permit with a certain design, at what point does a design change require a new permit?

osirisboy · #**2579** Posted **Feb 19, 2016, 5:22 PM**

Yeah it makes you wonder what the whole point of "approving" the design originally when developers can seem to change things after. I know this has been discussed before but I still I don't get it. I understand how small changes can occur during development but in this case it's a huge change from the original plans which drastically changes the look and feel of half the tower

officedweller · #**2580** Posted **Feb 19, 2016, 11:43 PM**

Pics by me today.

The steel sunshades (?) on the Robson side of the podium are being painted white: