Vancouver Infill & Lowrise Updates Discussion

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Why? Brick and stone has never been the vernacular for Vancouver's residential real estate (unless you count the limestone on the latest horrendous Shanghai Specials). Shingle shakes have long been used as it is a material in abundance here.

I just meant to harmonize the 2 uses. They clash with one another.

Then the commercial side should have been clad in wood (I think it needs to be concrete for Code).

[a very long weekend]

more interesting than anything to do with the architecture/materials is the ultra rare insertion of commercial into an ultra lowrise residential neighborhood. these bare land use, single family home vancouver neighborhoods almost always limits neighborhood serving commercial uses to arterials, high streets or strip malls/shopping centers. allowing commercial into the neighborhoods themselves will do a lot to improve these areas in terms of livability, resource use and, down the line, redevelopment into a higher/market determined use.

[officedweller]

I think that one is across the street from an existing market (Choices?), so it's not standalone.

[dleung]

The townhouses are fine; if anything the brick building is out of place, and should have been built to match the townhouses.

[Jebby]

Originally Posted by dleung

The townhouses are fine; if anything the brick building is out of place, and should have been built to match the townhouses.

Other way around. The townhouses look mediocre, the brick looks excellent.

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by Jebby

Other way around. The townhouses look mediocre, the brick looks excellent.

I like the material variation, it's the lack of proper density that irks me.

[logan5]

What is "faux historic " anyways? Is the Vancouver courthouse faux historic. It is after all Neo-Classical. And Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica is a Gothic Revival. Does that mean it's faux historic?

In any event, I would love to see a dozen of these faux historic structures built in my neighnbourhood.

[dleung]

The brick thing has a cornice. So much character

[BobLoblawsLawBlog]

Originally Posted by logan5

What is "faux historic " anyways? Is the Vancouver courthouse faux historic. It is after all Neo-Classical. And Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica is a Gothic Revival. Does that mean it's faux historic?

In any event, I would love to see a dozen of these faux historic structures built in my neighnbourhood.

Pretty much. Almost every style since the renaissance has been some sort of revival in some way. I wouldn't say faux historic exists because history is what happens, and if we start building everything in a Gothic style again, it's what early 21st century architecture will be known by.

[Locked In]

Laneway infill building between Comox and Nelson near Cardero:


IMG_4556 by 604 City, on Flickr

[logan5]

This is what all laneway homes should be. The ones being built right now are too small. They don't have a proper living room space. Not only is there more living space, but the added density would motivate people to build them at a faster rate than they're being built right now.

[Changing City]

That's actually four laneway rental homes. It's possible to build larger projects in the West End because the lanes are wider than the rest of the city, and so a fire truck can use the lane. The lanes even have names these days - this one is Henshaw Lane.

[red-paladin]

Originally Posted by Changing City

That's actually four laneway rental homes. It's possible to build larger projects in the West End because the lanes are wider than the rest of the city, and so a fire truck can use the lane. The lanes even have names these days - this one is Henshaw Lane.

Welcome to the Forum!

[Millennium2002]

(sees the username "Changing City" and immediately wonders if there are connections to the blog of the same name)

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by allan_kuan

(sees the username "Changing City" and immediately wonders if there are connections to the blog of the same name)

Of which i have been following for a long time now! I think the avatar image gives it away though. Glad to see you here!

[whatnext]

Fire destroys that vacant heritage church on East Blvd in Kerrisdale. had that project got its permit already...

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/vacant-church-goes-up-in-flames-in-early-morning-suspicous-blazes-1.3150795

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Fire destroys that vacant heritage church on East Blvd in Kerrisdale. had that project got its permit already...

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/vacant-church-goes-up-in-flames-in-early-morning-suspicous-blazes-1.3150795

Seems like this one.



Dec.31 '15, my pics

[mcminsen]

And quoting officedweller's post from Jan.4 '16 (re: the church).

Originally Posted by officedweller

I think that's this one, which has been approved.
Scaled down a floor or two from an earlier withdrawn application.

http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/2095w43rdav/index.htm

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by Bankview

179 Main Street Development Report - Includes Elevations

http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/committees...rd-179-main-street-DE416774-20140224.pdf

Originally Posted by mcminsen

March 28 '15, my pics

Nov.7 '16, my pics

[jlousa]

Drove by on Monday and noticed that the provincial court house across the street was having all the climbing vines taken down from it's walls. Quite a shame.