Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 849

officedweller · #**16961** Posted **Feb 24, 2019, 3:33 AM**

Thanks for the rendering.
The big blade signs reinforce that they've got big box retail tenants in mind or locked in (?)
(Like the Winners and Best Buy signs at Granville & Robson).

That blank wall - could be lobby and elevator access to the 4th floor offices
- but then that would place the switchback escalators to the 2nd and 3rd floors at the "far" end of the block closer to Nelson (I wouuld expect a glass atrium for those).
Unless the escalators are in the middle of the building?

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Originally Posted by retro_orange

Very cool building but if Bonnis is reading, please put neon or interesting LED signs instead of those ugly back lit plastic and metal box signs. A stylized address on that stone section over the far left entrance would look great too.

Probably not an issue - Bonnis is "into" neon signs.
When it completed the Winners / Best Buy Building they were touting the neon accents (around the oversized windows on Granville) and signage (Cafe Crepe, etc.) on the building.
Although the Winners signs are backlit ones.

jollyburger · #**16962** Posted **Feb 24, 2019, 4:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Thanks for the rendering.
The big blade signs reinforce that they've got big box retail tenants in mind or locked in (?)
(Like the Winners and Best Buy signs at Granville & Robson).

Seems like access upstairs and possibly the offices (at least on one of them) would be at both ends of the building under both blank walls? Since the four street level CRU entrance seem to be in the middle from the elevation sketch.

officedweller · #**16963** Posted **Feb 24, 2019, 5:19 AM**

Yeah, that's what I figured too - but I wonder why they'd wall-in the retail circulation instead of having a more inviting glass-fronted atrium (like Winners / Best Buy)

Changing City · #**16964** Posted **Feb 24, 2019, 5:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

Seems like access upstairs and possibly the offices (at least on one of them) would be at both ends of the building under both blank walls? Since the four street level CRU entrance seem to be in the middle from the elevation sketch.

The southern end is the office lobby. The northern end accesses the escalators to the upper retail floors. The plans are online here (for now)

officedweller · #**16965** Posted **Feb 24, 2019, 5:57 AM**

That makes sense,
Thanks!

Got it now - it looks like Floors 2 and 3 will be a single retailer with entry from the street
- there's no level 2 mezzanine (common area circulation) shown on the plans (no dashed lines)
- and Floors 2 and 3 are both marked "Retail E" (i.e. same unit).

Interesting basement space for Retail Unit C accessed by stair (and elevator).
Retail Units A & B do not have vestibules, while Retail Units C & D do have vestibules.
Does that mean Retail Units C & D are for restaurants?

https://development.vancouver.ca/950granville/documents/floorplans.pdf

Changing City · #**16966** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 1:29 AM**

Here's the next tower for the West End on the former Chevron gas station site on West Georgia. 33 storeys, 127 condos. [source]

officedweller · #**16967** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 2:14 AM**

Nice massing and details, thanks.

osirisboy · #**16968** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 3:48 AM**

That looks great. And what's the status of the jetson looking building?

retro_orange · #**16969** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 4:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

That looks great. And what's the status of the jetson looking building?

Yeah I'm really looking forward to seeing the Jetson style building come to fruition.

SpongeG · #**16970** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 11:39 PM**

more from urbanyvr

Oh sweet Jeebuz... there aren't enough

emojis in the universe to put up with all the BS architects try to feed us these days.

csbvan · #**16973** Posted **Feb 27, 2019, 7:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by s211

Oh sweet Jeebuz... there aren't enough

emojis in the universe to put up with all the BS architects try to feed us these days.

Nice enough project, but man, what a stretch...

mcminsen · #**16974** Posted **Feb 27, 2019, 11:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

Jan.31 '19, my pics

Feb.26 '19, my pics

officedweller · #**16975** Posted **Feb 27, 2019, 11:19 AM**

Is this the final rendering?

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Originally Posted by Prometheus

1) Rendering for Westbank's double tower proposal for the Safeway site at 1661 Davie Street:

Source: http://changingcitybook.com/2016/01/28/1661-davie-street/

mcminsen · #**16976** Posted **Feb 27, 2019, 12:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

Jan.31 '19, my pics

Feb.26 '19, my pics

SFUVancouver · #**16977** Posted **Feb 27, 2019, 5:35 PM**

Thanks for the photos. The horizontal banding on 1188 Bidwell is a nice change of pace and feels right at home in the West End and I think it's more successful in that project than this one on 1754 Pendrell.

osirisboy · #**16978** Posted **Feb 27, 2019, 5:39 PM**

I hate the banding. It looks awful. Yeah it fits in to the west end but not in a good way

Otherwise I like it although I wish it butt up against the Safeway blank wall better

Changing City · #**16979** Posted **Feb 27, 2019, 6:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Is this the final rendering?

That was the image in the rezoning. Since then there's been a coloured version, but there's no obvious change to the form of the building.

[source]

officedweller · #**16980** Posted **Feb 27, 2019, 9:59 PM**

Thanks!