Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 680

koops65 · #**13581** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 12:59 PM**

https://earth.google.com/web/@43.657...T2Z0dFFYc0EQAg

J.OT13 · #**13582** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 1:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by koops65

https://earth.google.com/web/@43.657...T2Z0dFFYc0EQAg

Thanks koops!

I agree, it's not great. No podium, very plain, Tim's does a poor job opening up to the street. Tower looks very flat and monotonous.

Far better from a distance.

Martin Mtl · #**13583** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 1:30 PM**

That's a depressing intersection. Ouf.

1ajs · #**13584** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 1:31 PM**

a friend of mine in yellow knife whos going through chemo atm posted this shot of yellowknife from the new hospital's view over od Frame Lake last from the fifth floor

J.OT13 · #**13585** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 1:42 PM**

Some amazing natural beauty.

All the best to your friend.

Coldrsx · #**13586** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 1:58 PM**

As much of Kelowna's as I could get in one shot last night.

Nouvellecosse · #**13587** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 2:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Thanks koops!

I agree, it's not great. No podium, very plain, Tim's does a poor job opening up to the street. Tower looks very flat and monotonous.

Far better from a distance.

I very rarely like podiums and usually prefer a building's reception area to be built into the tower's footprint so for me that's a feature rather than a bug.

J.OT13 · #**13588** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 2:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

I very rarely like podiums and usually prefer a building's reception area to be built into the tower's footprint so for me that's a feature rather than a bug.

Interesting opinion. Podium's are usually regarded as good urban design, preserving some semblance human-scale and reducing the wind tunnel effect.

905er · #**13589** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 2:33 PM**

[QUOTE=1ajs;8988681]a friend of mine in yellow knife whos going through chemo atm posted this shot of yellowknife from the new hospital's view over od Frame Lake last from the fifth floor

Thank your friend for the awesome Yellowknife shot and all the best to your friend!

Nouvellecosse · #**13590** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 2:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Interesting opinion. Podium's are usually regarded as good urban design, preserving some semblance human-scale and reducing the wind tunnel effect.

Yes, they're a common feature for those reasons so they're probably not going away anytime soon. Personally I think the "preserving the human scale" part is part of what bothers me about them. I enjoy buildings that have strong, clean forms which is easier to do when a building has a single shape and orientation (such as vertical) rather than dividing it into sections. Doing so can feel like it's pretending to be something they're not. I would rather preserve the human scale by having more actual human-scale buildings of 10 or fewer stories spread over a larger area. My favourite setting for skyscrapers is to have them mixed in with smaller buildings because not only does it preserve the human scale, but it helps to accentuate and dramatize the height of the skyscraper so that the height - a skyscraper's most prominent feature - can be fully appreciated. A good example of this is how Scotia interacts with its surroundings. I actually think Scotia does a good job in general because it manages to create a dramatic portal on both the north and south sides without creating a separate podium structure and instead using elaborate overhangs as an architectural feature.

In terms of wind mitigation I've always preferred overhangs and facade fins from an aesthetic standpoint. For instance, if you look closely at the exterior of EY, you can see all the horizontal fins that reduce the downward velocity of wind. And overhangs like on the St. Regis can perform a similar function. Such features are already commonly used for sun control.

drizzo_613 · #**13591** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 4:57 PM**

Downtown Hull. Cranes are part of Zibi development.

View of Gatineau from Sussex, over Macdonald Cartier Bridge.

Another view. The crane is for the Viu 2 development.

rousseau · #**13592** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 5:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

That's a depressing intersection. Ouf.

Toronto: Never Pretty.

Oh well, it is what it is. So how many people do those three towers represent as an addition to the neighbourhood?

lio45 · #**13593** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 6:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Some of these shots (those two, in particular) really make the city look like a small town.

i.e. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Saskatoon or Regina for example looked bigger from the same kind of angle.

lio45 · #**13594** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 6:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

https://twitter.com/uptown_one/statu...82879407009792

Looks Sunbelt-y from that angle. Reminds me of downtown Houston actually.

(It's a compliment, I've always liked how American downtowns are about big office towers.)

MolsonExport · #**13595** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 6:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by lio45

Some of these shots (those two, in particular) really make the city look like a small town.

i.e. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Saskatoon or Regina for example looked bigger from the same kind of angle.

QC is probably the least skyscraper-strewn of any city over 500K in Canada (well, maybe aside from KW but the latter is growing up fast now). Still one of my favorite cities, as QC gets its woots from the things that really matter (i.e., not a bunch of glass boxes in an urban fabric where they pull up the sidewalks at 6pm). Now if QC were landlocked, well...

MolsonExport · #**13596** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 6:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by koops65

https://earth.google.com/web/@43.657...T2Z0dFFYc0EQAg

Belongs in the soul-sucking Canada thread.

isaidso · #**13597** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 7:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

I actually find it better close up from street level because the intestine pattern isn't as apparent while the materials are a step up from some other recent projects. In that sense it's sort of the inverse of Aura which can look cool from a distance but from street level is total cringe. Personally my least favourite condo buildings from the last 20 years are the Pinnicle trio in Southcore and the nearby residences at the world trade centre. Also the residential towers on the south side of Front between BJW and Spadina. Also, the two original ROCP towers.

I actually don't mind it close up either. It's nicer than the majority of Toronto's new builds and the First Nations mural on the side of it looks great. Btw, those condos you hate are the ones I hate the most too.

Courtesy of the Globe & Mail

yaletown_fella · #**13598** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 7:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

Those two are absolute turds, and look okay from a distant...but up close are nauseating. The intersection suffers greatly as well....

Great shot of Montreal there, those airplane shots are always pretty neat.

I wish Dundas Square Gardens at least clad the crown in window wall without all those mullions. Vancouver would have demanded more of the developers and not let them get away with that crap.

The same laziness is evident in the Sutton Place renovation and the crown of Imperial Plaza. It's like they don't even care.

FrAnKs · #**13599** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 7:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by lio45

Some of these shots (those two, in particular) really make the city look like a small town.

i.e. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Saskatoon or Regina for example looked bigger from the same kind of angle.

So, why exactly do you bring the worse angles to the new page rather the ones where the city do looks good?

Zeej · #**13600** Posted **Jul 22, 2020, 9:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by FrAnKs

So, why exactly do you bring the worse angles to the new page rather the ones where the city do looks good?

I, for one, think the pictures highlight the city's tree canopy which maybe conceals some of the urbanity below.

I love the views of Charlevoix (I assume) in the distance.

Fantastic photo thread - thanks for posting.