Downtown Vancouver Updates

[Vanville]

Some pics from the proposal for Gabriola House @ 1531 Davie St.(my pics Feb.23):

[ToTheTopNow]

Diamond Schmitt Architects Opens Vancouver Office as New Emily Carr University Takes Shape

http://vancouver.skyrisecities.com/news/...ce-new-emily-carr-university-takes-shape

[Jebby]

What a gorgeous fireplace!

[connect2source]

Thanks for posting!

Two things a like about it immediately:

Modernist infill building does not compete or try and copy elements of the heritage building but rather compliments and contrasts it perfectly, much like how modern additions to heritage buildings are treated in Europe. If this had been the 80's or 90's they would have attempted some horrible, likely stucco-faux-heritage-building to mimic the mansion.

Infill building still leaves lots of lawn and space around the mansion, little will change from the present Davie St. view.

[officedweller]

Thanks for posting the Gabriola renderings. Looks good.

Reminds me of the Shannon Mews / Estates infill.

The juxtaposition also reminds me a bit of the proposed modern addition to the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.

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WRT Granville screens:

Originally Posted by Vanville

I'm not so sure it will preserve much of a view. Except the tops of taller buildings. I think most of the view is actually below the current screens. My pic (taken Feb.23) shows the view from just below the current screens which will be covered by the larger versions:

Yeah, I'm thinking more of the long view down the street - of the neon and such, rather than down to the people in the street.

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Added to the Development Permit Board agenda:

The Edward Chapman Building site:
Great news as there aren't many 100% hotel projects built these days.

833 W Pender Street
DP-2017-00064
Noordin Sayani
To develop a 13 storey hotel (with restaurant), with 2 levels of underground parking, having vehicular access from the lane.
June 12, 2017

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401 W Georgia Street
DP-2017-00119
B + H Architects
To develop a 10 -storey office building over two levels of existing underground parking accessed from the lane.
June 12, 2017

The 401 West Georgia project might be this one posted last year:

Originally Posted by officedweller

Are there plans to expand 401 West Georgia northwards to Dunsmuir?
If so, they should use the same window pattern with the bevelled corners.

These screenshots of a rendering are from an Oxford projects video (1:38 mark) posted at Urban TO (see below).

You can see the existing windows of the 401 West Georgia tower at the upper right background of the first screenshot.
The concrete elevator core must face the alley towards Holy Rosary Cathedral.





Here's a combination of the two screenshots:



• Video Link

[osirisboy]

Originally Posted by connect2source

Thanks for posting!

Two things a like about it immediately:

Modernist infill building does not compete or try and copy elements of the heritage building but rather compliments and contrasts it perfectly, much like how modern additions to heritage buildings are treated in Europe. If this had been the 80's or 90's they would have attempted some horrible, likely stucco-faux-heritage-building to mimic the mansion.

Infill building still leaves lots of lawn and space around the mansion, little will change from the present Davie St. view.

Yeah faux heritage is bad but real heritage is great. I'd like to see that built instead

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Added to the Development Permit Board agenda:

The Edward Chapman Building site:
Great news as there aren't many 100% hotel projects built these days.

833 W Pender Street
DP-2017-00064
Noordin Sayani
To develop a 13 storey hotel (with restaurant), with 2 levels of underground parking, having vehicular access from the lane.
June 12, 2017

Word is there's more to this than just the 13 storey hotel.

Originally Posted by officedweller

401 W Georgia Street
DP-2017-00119
B + H Architects
To develop a 10 -storey office building over two levels of existing underground parking accessed from the lane.
June 12, 2017

The 401 West Georgia project might be this one posted last year:

It is, though the design is not the same.

This one will be moving at light speed as they already have a tenant.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Word is there's more to this than just the 13 storey hotel.

Hmmm - large format retail tied in to the adjacent Exchange Building lower levels?

[phesto]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Hmmm - large format retail tied in to the adjacent Exchange Building lower levels?

Think hotel...

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by phesto

Think hotel...

[officedweller]

Ahhh - cool.
Like how Trump Tower extends into the FortisBC Building.

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by connect2source

If this had been the 80's or 90's they would have attempted some horrible, likely stucco-faux-heritage-building to mimic the mansion.

Implying the orange sorbet leaky condo soon to be redeveloped right next door?


http://s3.amazonaws.com/mrp-listings/9/8/5/40816589/2922288e577d6dddb74d0c17b8775486.jpeg

[Vanville]

[QUOTE=mcminsen;7717048]Now there's one on the north plaza also. Must be a sign.

Ta-da! (my pic Feb. 24)

[Vanville]

Originally Posted by Jebby

What a gorgeous fireplace!

It's bigger than my apartment A couple more shots of the Gabriola (by me Feb.23)

[Jebby]

Originally Posted by osirisboy

Yeah faux heritage is bad but real heritage is great. I'd like to see that built instead

It'd be nice to have some classic architecture new builds following traditional architecture and with proper proportions instead of faux heritage.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by Vanville

Ta-da! (my pic Feb. 24)

It's actually NICE!
I wonder if they'll replace the signs at the base of the stairs @ Robson & Hamilton with a matching sign.
The existing sign has a coliseum logo on it if I recall correctly.

[officedweller]

The City (or hydro?) trimmed the trees along Smithe St. recently.

The trees between Beatty & Cambie were done last year - they all got flat-top haircuts below the power lines.

The trees along the SAP Building were carved around the lines, with tall branches retained against the building. The trees across Smithe had some branches on the roadway side trimmed.

Along Yaletown Park, they all got flat-top haircuts below the power lines.

Along Symphony Place (Dolce Vita) they finally trimmed back the lower branches on the double row of trees so they don't crowd the sidewalk.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by Aroundtheworld

Here's the image of it:

Here's the rendering in this weekend's newspapers.

Looks like opposing corners of the tower are alternately white or black/dark gray.
Top floors look blahhh.

From ONNI Twitter:


https://twitter.com/onnigroup

[Genauso]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Along Symphony Place (Dolce Vita) they finally trimmed back the lower branches on the double row of trees so they don't crowd the sidewalk.

yipee! Hopefully spring means they cut all the eye-level branches around downtown (Georgia viaduct to Roger's arena for one, along Smithe where they installed the bikelane just off the Cambie bridge)

[jollyburger]

So I assume that hotel is part of the Executive Hotels and Resorts group?