Canadian City Proposals

[Mrs Sauga]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

That will be Montreal's best condo tower if it gets built. I like it a lot.

Which one?

[TorontoDrew]

This one. At least I like it a lot out of all of the recent built or proposed.

Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

New renders for Madison's 90 Eglinton East proposal....55 floors...
[IMG]BER by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]BE by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr[/IMG]

[Mrs Sauga]

^I'm sure Montreal would love that building in their city

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Ya it will look sharp. I'm almost certain it will be brick to tie in with the Distillery area.

And LOL at the way off "pizza pizza" comment made above yours missing the point completely. Once a troll...............................

Greater chance you missed the point on the pizza analogy. Just because things look similar doesn't mean they are. I accept quality is subjective. Doesn't mean I don't cringe when someone brings up a good design to compliment a junky one.

You weren't supposed to read that anyways. I guess you aren't a man of your words either.

[FrankieFlowerpot]

31 Parliament doesn't look great. There's also an elevator core running up the middle of that north elevation that will be spandrel-tastic

[suburbanite]

Ya I doubt the accents on Parliament are brick. The upper portion at least is pretty thin and looks destined for some precast spandrel.

[TorontoDrew]

I hope not. I'm optimistic it will be brick like the Selby in keeping with the area. Even the clunky early 2000 condos neighbouring it use brick. Fingers crossed.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by suburbanite

Ya I doubt the accents on Parliament are brick. The upper portion at least is pretty thin and looks destined for some precast spandrel.

Brick or precast. Doesn't really matter. It's still laughable to compare to 58 Scollard. The podium is a total snoozer.

[FrankieFlowerpot]

The Selby isn't brick either- it's precast panels made to look like brick

[koops65]

Revised 31 Parliament:

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[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by FrankieFlowerpot

The Selby isn't brick either- it's precast panels made to look like brick

It's the overall effect of brick and looks nothing like precast. Anyway, over on UT this is what they have to say "The glass and steel aesthetic of the original plan is mitigated in the new design by the warmth of brick frames meant to blend the new building into the Distillery District's heritage context."

So we will just need to wait and see I guess.

[csbvan]

Little Kelowna continues to pump out tower proposals at the level of a Vancouver/Toronto suburb. Two new large towers in the parking lot of the arena, which continues to transform into an entertainment district, at 37 and 27 stories respectively:



https://okanaganedge.net/2018/03/22/15652/

[OTSkyline]

Kelowna... wow... I like the direction the city is headin (growth and architecture-wise).

[esquire]

^ Impressive project going up in Kelowna. It looks like a little piece of Burnaby (I mean that in a good way).

Interesting that they're building this around the arena... Prospera Place is nearly 20 years old which is practically middle age for an arena in Canada. I wonder if there are plans to replace the arena in situ 10 or 20 years from now?

[SFUVancouver]

That's a great proposal. Thanks for posting.

A nice mixed-use project in Kelowna on Pandosy street is essentially done. The Streetview is out of date but gets across the massing and program:

Looking northwest Looking southwest Looking southeast Looking northeast (podium complete with crane up for the tower)

Retail at grade (open throughout much of construction), townhouses on top of the podium, condos in the tower.

[240glt]

Kelowna is killing it. Lots of great proposals coming from that city now.

I can't believe how much that city has changed since I lived there in the mid '90's. Probably one of the most drastic changes I've seen in any city.

[TorontoDrew]

Some temporary good news. The boring 11 storey office building proposal at 445 Adelaide Street West has been turned down by city council and a recommendation to the OMB has been sent to oppose this development.

This is the property with the heritage home and heritage loft building.
Source: http://www.redcarpetcanada.com


Here was the sad proposal.
Source: http://urbantoronto.ca


And here is the section of heritage structure they wanted to keep sandwiched between the new building and the condo to the right.
Source: http://urbantoronto.ca


Here is the streetview to show you what still could be lost if the OMB doesn't stop it.

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6460788,...HPDok4mRGtNZNp80OwAsA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[csbvan]

Originally Posted by esquire

^ Impressive project going up in Kelowna. It looks like a little piece of Burnaby (I mean that in a good way).

Interesting that they're building this around the arena... Prospera Place is nearly 20 years old which is practically middle age for an arena in Canada. I wonder if there are plans to replace the arena in situ 10 or 20 years from now?

I wonder as well, the company building this project also owns the arena, so I am sure that any replacement plans are factored into this proposal.

As a side note, a 14 storey tower will soon be under construction on the back side of Prospera Place, which is not shown in the renderings.

[TorontoDrew]

George Brown has chosen it 4 finalists to build it's all timber framed structure (The Arbour) down at it's waterfront campus.


source: http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2018/03/finalists-selected-arbour-george-brown-college
March 22, 2018 4:21 pm | by Jack Landau |

The concept by Moriyama & Teshima and British Columbia-based Acton Ostry Architects takes on a house form, with a pitched roofline and ample use of wood for exterior expression.


The concept design from British Columbia-based Patkau Architects and Toronto-based MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects (MJMA) takes on more of a crystalline form, with clear exterior glazing that encases wooden structural elements within.


The plan from Montreal-based Provencher Roy and Toronto-based Turner Fleischer Architects features a rectilinear massing rising from a network of angled supports, with a curving volume place above.


A sculptural concept from Tokyo-based Shigeru Ban Architects and Toronto-based Brook McIlroy offers a slightly more organic take on the site, with curving floorplates wrapped around a central atrium space.

The competing firms will present their concepts to a jury next week. The 20-minute presentations—all open to the public—will include models and information panels that share even more details about the concepts. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the presentations, which will take place on Tuesday, March 27th from 6:30 - 9 PM in the George Brown College Waterfront Campus auditorium at 51 Dockside Drive. The jury will deliberate to choose the winning concept the following day.


I like #1,#2, & 4, but we will probably get #3. It's still nice but it looks too much like the existing campus to it's south.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

George Brown has chosen it 4 finalists to build it's all timber framed structure (The Arbour) down at it's waterfront campus.

The competing firms will present their concepts to a jury next week. The 20-minute presentations—all open to the public—will include models and information panels that share even more details about the concepts. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the presentations, which will take place on Tuesday, March 27th from 6:30 - 9 PM in the George Brown College Waterfront Campus auditorium at 51 Dockside Drive. The jury will deliberate to choose the winning concept the following day.


I like #1,#2, & 4, but we will probably get #3. It's still nice but it looks too much like the existing campus to it's south.

I agree. #3 is the least daring which is why it will probably get chosen. #1 & 2 are my favourites. The last one is kind of weird and awkward looking. The first one feels very Scandinavian.