Calgary Construction XXVI - Page 22

s211 · #**421** Posted **Dec 18, 2017, 6:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by Design-mind

Just a bit of a photo dump (hope no one minds) from the other night.

Not sure if this is off-optic for a construction thread but here we go:

I find this photo really interesting from the perspective of the light colour coming from the new Brookfield tower. I'm presuming they have the latest LED lighting. Do any of you find LED lighting to be cold and hospital/institutional-ish? I'm not a fan of how the blue part of the spectrum sticks out with most LED lighting. I know there's new-generation LEDs out there, but even those don't cut muster. I had a lighting store guy evangelize to me about them but it was only so much marketing fluff. Give me warmer tones any day.

DizzyEdge · #**422** Posted **Dec 18, 2017, 7:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

Not sure if this is off-optic for a construction thread but here we go:

I find this photo really interesting from the perspective of the light colour coming from the new Brookfield tower. I'm presuming they have the latest LED lighting. Do any of you find LED lighting to be cold and hospital/institutional-ish? I'm not a fan of how the blue part of the spectrum sticks out with most LED lighting. I know there's new-generation LEDs out there, but even those don't cut muster. I had a lighting store guy evangelize to me about them but it was only so much marketing fluff. Give me warmer tones any day.

I think those look ok. I suspect the 'bluish' lighting at the base of Brookfield might be the cold white LEDs which are kind of harsh.

If you look to the far left up 9th avenue you can see some cars with cold white headlights, the lighting in Brookfield looks to be warmer than that.

suburbia · #**423** Posted **Dec 18, 2017, 10:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

Not sure if this is off-optic for a construction thread but here we go:

I find this photo really interesting from the perspective of the light colour coming from the new Brookfield tower. I'm presuming they have the latest LED lighting. Do any of you find LED lighting to be cold and hospital/institutional-ish? I'm not a fan of how the blue part of the spectrum sticks out with most LED lighting. I know there's new-generation LEDs out there, but even those don't cut muster. I had a lighting store guy evangelize to me about them but it was only so much marketing fluff. Give me warmer tones any day.

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Originally Posted by DizzyEdge

I think those look ok. I suspect the 'bluish' lighting at the base of Brookfield might be the cold white LEDs which are kind of harsh.

If you look to the far left up 9th avenue you can see some cars with cold white headlights, the lighting in Brookfield looks to be warmer than that.

I agree that it doesn't look too bad. A further comment is that I think the effect is in part due to the glass. The glass in say Bankers Hall diffuses light much more, whereas the relative effect for Brookfield is because the glass is clearer.

DizzyEdge · #**424** Posted **Dec 18, 2017, 11:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by suburbia

I agree that it doesn't look too bad. A further comment is that I think the effect is in part due to the glass. The glass in say Bankers Hall diffuses light much more, whereas the relative effect for Brookfield is because the glass is clearer.

Good call.

craner · #**425** Posted **Dec 19, 2017, 6:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by Design-mind

Just a bit of a photo dump (hope no one minds) from the other night.

Hope we don't mind ... are you kidding me?
These photos are fantastic - thank-you.

Northern · #**426** Posted **Dec 19, 2017, 4:11 PM**

My thoughts exactly.

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Originally Posted by ST1

Color is subjective. Like me some color once in a while, but TBH I don't care for those examples of brightly colored houses. They look like houses, these guys would live in.

O-tacular · #**427** Posted **Dec 19, 2017, 5:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by ST1

Color is subjective. Like me some color once in a while, but TBH I don't care for those examples of brightly colored houses. They look like houses, these guys would live in.

YES!!! Totally!

1ajs · #**428** Posted **Dec 19, 2017, 5:55 PM**

telus sure fills in a gap going to be georges when its done

Suburgatory · #**429** Posted **Dec 19, 2017, 8:05 PM**

Actually, they prefer to live in houses with an earthy exterior look.

1ajs · #**430** Posted **Dec 20, 2017, 10:17 PM**

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speedog · #**432** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 1:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by 1ajs

I still think these two are the best looking buildings in Calgary.

GeneralLea · #**433** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 2:01 AM**

Those two are in my top ten favourite buildings in Calgary....^

geotag277 · #**434** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 3:59 AM**

Wow, lots of fans of Lake Placid's The Park and Jamieson Place here...

O-tacular · #**435** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 4:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by 1ajs

Wow fantastic shot! You should post this in the Canada section. I can’t believe it but even the Park looks half decent in this pic.

O-tacular · #**436** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 4:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by geotag277

Wow, lots of fans of Lake Placid's The Park and Jamieson Place here...

I actually like Jamieson Place.
Bankers Hall is the only twin complex I like in the city. Scratch that EAP also works better as twins.

Rollerstud98 · #**437** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 5:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

I actually like Jamieson Place.

I never knew of Jamieson until I was working on a lower roof one day and this was my view while working.

Rollerstud98 · #**438** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 5:55 AM**

Looking at my pics and I really like this view of DT:

Also here is an old one of Brookfield under construction

1ajs · #**439** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 5:59 AM**

1ajs · #**440** Posted **Dec 21, 2017, 6:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by speedog

I still think these two are the best looking buildings in Calgary.

i still remember watching them getting built wish i had photos of that but i lost them somewhere along the way

and yea bankers hall at one point was not a twin tower