The Independent (180 Kingsway) | 64.7m | 19fl | Completed - Page 29

officedweller · #**561** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 7:50 AM**

From Acton Ostry twitter today:

rofina · #**562** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 5:24 PM**

I like that angle. Hides the podium.

I also enjoy the prominence of the trees on the roof - they can be seen from a variety of different vantage points across town.

Vin · #**563** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 6:59 PM**

Would love to see the neighbouring Kingsgate mall redeveloped to have similar podium heights as the Independent, with another tower sitting on top. That would make the Kingsway/Broadway/Main street intersection seem even more urban.

rofina · #**564** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 7:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Vin

Would love to see the neighbouring Kingsgate mall redeveloped to have similar podium heights as the Independent, with another tower sitting on top. That would make the Kingsway/Broadway/Main street intersection seem even more urban.

Agree to disagree.

I think that podium is one of the worst things to happen in Vancouver in a long time.

Vin · #**565** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 7:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by rofina

Agree to disagree.

I think that podium is one of the worst things to happen in Vancouver in a long time.

Even like these?

Brisbane:
https://grcqs.com/new-design-proposed-for-one-of-brisbanes-tallest-towers-30-albert-street/
https://grcqs.com/orion-towers-set-to-become-southern-hemispheres-tallest-building/

You got to love them, right?

GenWhy? · #**566** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 8:44 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vin

Would love to see the neighbouring Kingsgate mall redeveloped to have similar podium heights as the Independent, with another tower sitting on top. That would make the Kingsway/Broadway/Main street intersection seem even more urban.

It's in the cards. You'll see it soon.

Vin · #**567** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 8:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by GenWhy?

It's in the cards. You'll see it soon.

Woohoo!

officedweller · #**568** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 9:01 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by rofina

I like that angle. Hides the podium.

I also enjoy the prominence of the trees on the roof - they can be seen from a variety of different vantage points across town.

And the coloured cladding forms straight lines, rather than jagged ones.

rofina · #**569** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 10:17 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vin

Even like these?

Brisbane:
https://grcqs.com/new-design-proposed-for-one-of-brisbanes-tallest-towers-30-albert-street/
https://grcqs.com/orion-towers-set-to-become-southern-hemispheres-tallest-building/

You got to love them, right?

First one is nice. Much better than Independent.

Absolutely love the second one - everything about it.

Proportion of tower to podium, finish, set back.

Beautiful.

GenWhy? · #**570** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 11:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by rofina

First one is nice. Much better than Independent.

Absolutely love the second one - everything about it.

Proportion of tower to podium, finish, set back.

Beautiful.

Talk to the area plan on those notes.

officedweller · #**571** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 11:19 PM**

The difference with those Brisbane towers is the context.
There's no way the CoV will allow a modern looking podium in a heritage area.
It focusses on "blending" rather than "contrasting".
Even in downtown Vancouver, you'd be hard pressed to find a modern streamlined podium - they all revert back to rectilinear forms or angular forms. The north-side podium of the MNP Tower is the only one that comes to mind.

Vin · #**572** Posted **Feb 10, 2018, 12:49 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by officedweller

The difference with those Brisbane towers is the context.
There's no way the CoV will allow a modern looking podium in a heritage area.
It focusses on "blending" rather than "contrasting".
Even in downtown Vancouver, you'd be hard pressed to find a modern streamlined podium - they all revert back to rectilinear forms or angular forms. The north-side podium of the MNP Tower is the only one that comes to mind.

Aren't we sad?

mcminsen · #**573** Posted **Mar 3, 2018, 8:21 AM**

Here's a look at the Independent's back side.

Mar. 2 '18, my pics

officedweller · #**574** Posted **Apr 5, 2018, 6:34 AM**

A Times Square-style video screen is coming to Broadway and Kingsway
http://www.vancourier.com/news/a-times-s...m_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Shift · #**575** Posted **Apr 8, 2018, 3:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

A Times Square-style video screen is coming to Broadway and Kingsway
http://www.vancourier.com/news/a-times-s...m_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Lol - "Times Square-style" "Giant"

Oh Vancouver.

Guessing it is going on that small square blue space?

osirisboy · #**576** Posted **Apr 8, 2018, 4:03 AM**

And I'm sure it will be turned off by 10 or something. Yeah it's going to be just like time square down there

jollyburger · #**577** Posted **Apr 8, 2018, 4:41 AM**

$530K public art contribution..

officedweller · #**578** Posted **Apr 11, 2018, 7:16 PM**

By City of Rain SRC taken April 1st:

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Originally Posted by City Of Rain, post: 1323464, member: 70034

DSC09100 by Hung Lam, on Flickr

DSC09102 by Hung Lam, on Flickr

DSC09105 by Hung Lam, on Flickr

DSC09108 by Hung Lam, on Flickr

DSC09116 by Hung Lam, on Flickr

rofina · #**579** Posted **Apr 11, 2018, 10:35 PM**

Cant wait until this is old news so I can stop hating myself, for hating that podium as much as I do.

Its a freaking atrocity.

3 different colours of light blue spandrel crap up top.
Random off yellow spandrel bits
4 different colours of brick.
Weird mix of how the different brick is implemented
Giant and looming over the pedestrian realm
Weird elevation change between brick facades

I have to stop.

s211 · #**580** Posted **Apr 12, 2018, 4:09 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by rofina

Cant wait until this is old news so I can stop hating myself, for hating that podium as much as I do.

Its a freaking atrocity.

3 different colours of light blue spandrel crap up top.
Random off yellow spandrel bits
4 different colours of brick.
Weird mix of how the different brick is implemented
Giant and looming over the pedestrian realm
Weird elevation change between brick facades

I have to stop.

I'd LOL, but I was near the project yesterday and was musing that it was like looking at a rack of paint colours at a paint store.