I guess its just a picture of a model but, that looks pretty bland, and stout (in my opinion). I thought I read somewhere (a long time ago) they could build up to 450 feet on this site. Or maybe it was just part of the site?
It seems that, since the old central Post Office is so massive, it needs to be treated as a 'heritage building' and have everything built on top of that. Why can't they start from scratch?
Just a thought I had. Wouldnt this development look better, if instead of six buildings that are all basically the same height packed super close together. They made it two or maybe three buildings except taller (but still keeping the same sq footage). Obviously this would have the added benefit of creating some space between them, and allowing them to actually be distinguished from one another.
As the model shows, its basically just a full city block filled to the tits with stout tightly packed buildings all the same height.
Obviously v**w c***s wont allow this, but I feel the city is ending up with an inferior result due to this.
Open house just ended. Will post more when I get home. Project looks great, needed to be here to get what was being proposed and why. This one is impressive although needs some refining.
Just a thought I had. Wouldnt this development look better, if instead of six buildings that are all basically the same height packed super close together. They made it two or maybe three buildings except taller (but still keeping the same sq footage). Obviously this would have the added benefit of creating some space between them, and allowing them to actually be distinguished from one another.
As the model shows, its basically just a full city block filled to the tits with stout tightly packed buildings all the same height.
Yeah, I kind of agree. But like someone else mentioned, there's only so much you can do with a heritage building that massive. Since the government won't let the developers cut it up without lots of roadblocks, the architect could only do so much . What I can see saving the massive part of the building is re-purposing the roof of the post office as a rooftop park or maybe cutting out parts of the roof and installing skylights?
Just a thought I had. Wouldnt this development look better, if instead of six buildings that are all basically the same height packed super close together. They made it two or maybe three buildings except taller (but still keeping the same sq footage). Obviously this would have the added benefit of creating some space between them, and allowing them to actually be distinguished from one another.
As the model shows, its basically just a full city block filled to the tits with stout tightly packed buildings all the same height.
Obviously v**w c***s wont allow this, but I feel the city is ending up with an inferior result due to this.
I don't mind this . The Post Office podium will look better than almost all of the tower podiums I can think of. Putting retail along those blank walls would be a good idea.
At home now so can type easier. Will post a few pics later. A shame not a single person took up my offer for free Japadogs. Metro-one being in Japan is a lousy excuse.
The current proposal is as follows, most of the existing building will remain. The building will be punched out to meet the street better on all sides. The bottom 4 levels will be commercial/services. 5-7 will be mixed uses. There will be 5 towers punched up thru the podium. A commercial tower along the whole frontage of Georgia, it kinda looks like 2 towers but is just one huge one. There will be 3 rental towers, and one market residential tower. The design is to mimic books on a book shelf in reference to the library across the street, so the buildings will go in and out along the frontage and heights will vary as well. Didn't see the FSR listed but it appears to be quite dense, would guess well over 10 for the whole area is a safe bet which is huge. Oh yeah the old building will also hide the parkade for the complex which will be all above ground.
Just a thought I had. Wouldnt this development look better, if instead of six buildings that are all basically the same height packed super close together. They made it two or maybe three buildings except taller (but still keeping the same sq footage). Obviously this would have the added benefit of creating some space between them, and allowing them to actually be distinguished from one another.
As the model shows, its basically just a full city block filled to the tits with stout tightly packed buildings all the same height.
Obviously v**w c***s wont allow this, but I feel the city is ending up with an inferior result due to this.
View cones are the problem, the Georgia/Homer corner of the makes use of the one area not gelded.
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The gallows for those houses.
. What I can see saving the massive part of the building is re-purposing the roof of the post office as a rooftop park or maybe cutting out parts of the roof and installing skylights?
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