Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 944

officedweller · #**18861** Posted **Sep 30, 2020, 11:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

did they paint the buildings behine or were they always like that?

good candidate for a mural or something now

That's the limestone colour paint I mentioned in the Burrard Place thread.

SpongeG · #**18862** Posted **Sep 30, 2020, 11:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

Painted in the last year.

ok, it looks very clean from what I remember.

Feathered Friend · #**18863** Posted **Oct 1, 2020, 3:15 AM**

https://www.urbanyvr.com/526-granville-street-office-tower/

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Office tower slated atop Granville Street heritage building
September 30, 2020 0 Comments

A 24-storey office tower is proposed atop a heritage building on Granville Street near West Pender Street.

The new office tower design features a structural diagrid which supports large flexible floor plates by locating the structural columns towards the exterior of the building. The glass for the sides of the office tower will be triple-glazed curtain wall.

More at
https://www.urbanyvr.com/526-granville-street-office-tower/

Also here's the virtual applicant-led open house
https://www.526granville.com/

officedweller · #**18864** Posted **Oct 1, 2020, 4:25 AM**

Thanks!
Strange how there's no rendering of the south side.
The elevation suggests that the diagrid is not visible of that side - or maybe that's a side-loaded core?

jollyburger · #**18865** Posted **Oct 1, 2020, 4:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Thanks!
Strange how there's no rendering of the south side.
The elevation suggests that the diagrid is not visible of that side - or maybe that's a side-loaded core?

It's identical on that side but it's covered by an "opaque" wall. They show two "X" exposed columns possibly suggesting windows but I assume it will all be completely covered?

There are columns in the back and front sides of the building as well.

The PDF:

https://c163ebc6-5138-4528-8641-761569a3...0e7_3b28e108d6ce4d0585d1feb0e648996f.pdf

officedweller · #**18866** Posted **Oct 1, 2020, 4:44 AM**

It's probably because they expect another tower to be built along side, but I thought it looked odd on these drawings.
The elevators open to the south (I think), so thought those might be windows, but I guess not.

So I guess the question is - why didn't they do a side-loaded core, which would have been cheaper (?)
This layout is also less efficient for multi-unit layouts because you can't have multiple office entrances along or close to the elevator lobby
- just 2 and then you need a hallway that wraps around if there is a 3rd unit.
Could be that the floor plate is so small that you wouldn't subdivide into more than 2 units per floor?

https://c163ebc6-5138-4528-8641-761569a3...0e7_3b28e108d6ce4d0585d1feb0e648996f.pdf

officedweller · #**18867** Posted **Oct 1, 2020, 4:58 AM**

Wouldn't you have a lot more leasable area with this
- which would also be more impressive to clients if the elevators open to a north facing view (whole floor tenant).

Changing City · #**18868** Posted **Oct 1, 2020, 2:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

PS - the "Z" holding up the awning is probably the only flaw in the design. It should have been a curvey bentwood "S" or backwards "S".

The reason for the canopy design of 1661 Davie becomes clear. The project is called Zephyr.

GenWhy? · #**18869** Posted **Oct 1, 2020, 3:27 PM**

Looks like core placement due to structural design and support.

s211 · #**18870** Posted **Oct 1, 2020, 3:41 PM**

The gross-up on that thing would be nasty high. I'd see them capping it.

WarrenC12 · #**18871** Posted **Oct 1, 2020, 4:02 PM**

Another office tower built on spec? Think this will happen in today's climate?

95 bike parking spots and no car spaces.

dleung · #**18872** Posted **Oct 1, 2020, 4:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Wouldn't you have a lot more leasable area with this
- which would also be more impressive to clients if the elevators open to a north facing view (whole floor tenant).

Totally agree. This looks so obviously more efficient, and with the narrow floorplate, they could totally span from the core to the north columns without anything in between.

officedweller · #**18873** Posted **Oct 2, 2020, 12:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by Changing City

The reason for the canopy design of 1661 Davie becomes clear. The project is called Zephyr.

Ah, that does make sense now.
Thanks.

officedweller · #**18874** Posted **Oct 2, 2020, 12:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by GenWhy?

Looks like core placement due to structural design and support.

Even if the core isn't structural (ie not concrete) due to the diagrid,
wouldn't space efficiency have you flip the core so the elevators face north?
According to the plans they face a wall (exterior is opaque glass, so I guess it could be a "feature" from the inside if it's not drywalled)

GenWhy? · #**18875** Posted **Oct 2, 2020, 4:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Even if the core isn't structural (ie not concrete) due to the diagrid,
wouldn't space efficiency have you flip the core so the elevators face north?
According to the plans they face a wall (exterior is opaque glass, so I guess it could be a "feature" from the inside if it's not drywalled)

It looks to be most optimal from their desired design and layout on all levels, especially the mainfloor.