General Vancouver Updates

[BodomReaper]

Originally Posted by rofina

Square peg, meet round hole.

Time to stop building glass towers if were going to be using 75% panels and not glass.

Its ridiculous.

For an existing example of this, look at the building at Fraser and Marine.

It has like 16 inch wide windows and the whole thing is wall or panels.

Time to change up the tower concept is this is what it takes to reach energy guidelines.

No we have to change the energy regulations if they preclude bright, livable apartment homes. Completely bonkers to be sacrificing human wellbeing when all BC's electricity is carbon-free, and people were clearly willing to pay a slight energy cost in return for bright homes and nice layouts.

[Sheba]

I hope this is the right spot for this: Vancouver council approves quarter-billion dollar capital budget cut amid COVID-19

Vancouver city council has approved cuts to its four-year capital plan that the city says will save more than a quarter-billion dollars.

The cuts, announced Friday, come as the city grapples with a financial crisis brought on by COVID-19.

According to the city, the $254-million capital budget reduction will see “some large, multi-year projects scaled back or postponed” to help ease COVID-19 funding pressures.

A report presented to council on Wednesday showed the city facing $219 million less in projected development and partner financial contributions brought on by the pandemic economic downturn.

The cut brings the city’s total spending over the four-year term down from $2.9 billion to $2.6 billion, and the city says it could result in a $10-million to $29-million reduction in property taxes in 2021 and 2022.

Several high-profile projects will be either scaled back or deferred following the move.

That includes a $3.25-million upgrade to Vancouver’s Manitoba Works Yard and City Hall campus buildings, $26.3 million in construction in city parks, and “complete streets” upgrades for Gastown ($7.2 million) and West Georgia Street ($4.5 million).

Major upgrades to the Granville Street bridge will proceed, though with a budget reduced by $9 million.

The capital budget cuts came the same week that Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart pledged to review a renovation project for city hall that included more than $300,000 in spending on new high-end office furniture.

Stewart had previously pleaded for a provincial bailout citing the pandemic’s effect on city finances.

[s211]

Originally Posted by BodomReaper

No we have to change the energy regulations if they preclude bright, livable apartment homes. Completely bonkers to be sacrificing human wellbeing when all BC's electricity is carbon-free, and people were clearly willing to pay a slight energy cost in return for bright homes and nice layouts.

Isn't it the truth. Let's all live in caves. Hell, we should all be eating paleo anywhays.

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by s211

Isn't it the truth. Let's all live in caves. Hell, we should all be eating paleo anywhays.

If carbon footprint is the concern (which I think it should be) then paleo is one of the most carbon intensive diets you can eat. The cave analogy is dumb too, but you knew that.

[vanman]

Not sure if Archetype has been posted yet.

Ideate.
Create.
Innovate.
Building Features Designed For Comfort and Efficiency
This dynamic mixed-used building is anchored on the east and west by two mid-rise towers bridged by an 8-storey residential building, and unified by creative industrial spaces that wrap around the entire development. With a bold approach and unique identity, Archetype is bringing a new model to Vancouver

[rdave]

A good addition to the area. I'm just glad most of these one storey eyesores are getting demolished.

[SpongeG]

what does Ideate mean?

[osirisboy]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

what does Ideate mean?

Put ideas into action, the act of forming an idea

[officedweller]

Yeah, had to look that one up.

Is ideate a real word?

But though ideate is tied to ancient philosophy, the word itself is a modern concoction, relatively speaking. It first appeared in English only about 400 years ago.

Ideate | Definition of Ideate by Merriam-Webster

https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en

[officedweller]

41st & Collingwood
(next to the Save-on-Foods)


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/3449-3479-west-41st-avenue-vancouver


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/3449-3479-west-41st-avenue-vancouver


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/3449-3479-west-41st-avenue-vancouver

[officedweller]

From Lawrence Black twitter Sept 21:

The Yukon


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397 West 7th


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425 West 6th


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2nd + Main


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[giallo]

I love the overhang here. You see this type of design in East Asia (Mainland China and Taiwan especially) in cities that get a lot of rain. It offers an outdoor extension of the restaurant or bar for patrons without them getting wet.

Originally Posted by vanman

Not sure if Archetype has been posted yet.

[GenWhy?]

Originally Posted by giallo

I love the overhang here. You see this type of design in East Asia (Mainland China and Taiwan especially) in cities that get a lot of rain. It offers an outdoor extension of the restaurant or bar for patrons without them getting wet.

I assume that rendering is showing large garage-style doors, not necessarily an open overhang. The 2nd storey setback might be giving that impression accidentally.

[giallo]

^Yeah, you're right. That's exactly what it is. Still, it looks good.

[vanman]

There's light industrial at grade so those large doors are not for conventional CRUs

A Vision for Possibility
Archetype offers over 35,000 SF of creative industrial space, ideal for ideation and innovation. It’s perfect for creative designers and manufacturers who want to interact with the surrounding community while bringing their ideas to life. Every unit has expansive retail storefront-style windows with sliding glass doors or overhead doors.

[csbvan]

And why aren't we seeing new CRUs doing this? They lack vibrancy for many reasons, but one is that they don't engage with the street as well as older retail buildings. Our older high streets often have an abundance of restaurants and bars with sliding windows that open onto the street. It really helps bring energy to the street and provide a connection between the interior of a restaurant/cafe/bar and the sidewalk. Commercial, Main and a number of other high streets have really capitalized on this.

[Feathered Friend]

Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

https://cityduo.wordpress.com/2019/05/27...grittier-look-for-the-false-creek-flats/

Aside from the mural, it seems the new renderings of Archtype have stayed pretty true to the concept the UDP reviewed in May 2019.

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by osirisboy

Put ideas into action, the act of forming an idea

[GenWhy?]

Originally Posted by csbvan

And why aren't we seeing new CRUs doing this? They lack vibrancy for many reasons, but one is that they don't engage with the street as well as older retail buildings. Our older high streets often have an abundance of restaurants and bars with sliding windows that open onto the street. It really helps bring energy to the street and provide a connection between the interior of a restaurant/cafe/bar and the sidewalk. Commercial, Main and a number of other high streets have really capitalized on this.

They're expensive.

[osirisboy]

Originally Posted by GenWhy?

They're expensive.

no they aren't. (In my experience)