Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 972

officedweller · #**19421** Posted **Mar 24, 2021, 6:36 PM**

Thanks.
I would think that the 2 parcels to the south would be perfect for a building of similar scale to the Bower Buildings.

Vin · #**19422** Posted **Mar 24, 2021, 6:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by rofina

Was this written as a joke?

What the f*ck is an unwritten policy?

Hold up...

Eject everyone on council because they are inept morons, reason; unwritten policy.

Glad to hear otherwise positive comments. The building is gorgeous.

There is also an unwritten rule that any clown that holds office should be sacked with immediate effect.

SpongeG · #**19423** Posted **Mar 26, 2021, 2:46 PM**

I quite like the way this turned out

2021-03-26_12-15-48 by snub_you, on Flickr

Doodler · #**19424** Posted **Mar 26, 2021, 4:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

I quite like the way this turned out

2021-03-26_12-15-48 by snub_you, on Flickr

That's a very handsome addition to this heritage building

officedweller · #**19425** Posted **Mar 26, 2021, 4:37 PM**

A good example of old and new together.
ie glad the City didn't force it to be built in brick to 'match' the old.

officedweller · #**19426** Posted **Mar 26, 2021, 5:01 PM**

off topic - anyone know what that annoying beeping (like a fire alarm) is downtown?
I can hear it over Yaletown, and even at the office at TD Tower (more faintly).

rofina · #**19427** Posted **Mar 26, 2021, 6:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

I quite like the way this turned out

2021-03-26_12-15-48 by snub_you, on Flickr

In my opinion, that's a perfect way to marry old and new.

Great project, and fantastic execution.

Klazu · #**19428** Posted **Mar 26, 2021, 7:47 PM**

Looks good but why didn't they have the new portion extend all the way to the brick wall?

jollyburger · #**19429** Posted **Mar 26, 2021, 7:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

Looks good but why didn't they have the new portion extend all the way to the brick wall?

You mean to the left or to the bottom section?

Just noticed the entire section of new office on the right is recessed.

officedweller · #**19430** Posted **Mar 26, 2021, 9:06 PM**

The new part is probably set back so it doesn't look like "facadism".
ie so the old part has its own presence.

vanman · #**19431** Posted **Mar 26, 2021, 9:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

I quite like the way this turned out

2021-03-26_12-15-48 by snub_you, on Flickr

Looks great.

The new copper roof on the Sun Tower is slowly being revealed. Was quite eye catching today in the sunshine.

mcminsen · #**19432** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 4:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

Nov.21 '20, my pic

About four months later...

March 27 '21, my pics

vanman · #**19433** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 4:15 AM**

The fins make that addition look significantly better.

dleung · #**19434** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 4:19 AM**

^^Oh gawd, this keeps getting worse... what relation do wood baffles and seafoam spandrel have to the rest of the tower? This is dumber than the modernist-era removal of cornices from older heritage buildings (often restored these days with the wisdom of hindsight).

All they needed to do for this "refresh" was keep the round chrome columns in front of a full-height glass wall (black spandrel if any) set a few metres back from where they have it.

mcminsen · #**19435** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 4:24 AM**

Renovations at the Sandman Hotel on Georgia. Newer on the right, older on the left.

March 27 '21, my pics

officedweller · #**19436** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 6:13 AM**

The green glass does brighten up the facade - and works with the gray concrete.
Glad they have not painted the concrete (or has it been painted?)

WestEnd604 · #**19437** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 3:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by dleung

^^Oh gawd, this keeps getting worse... what relation do wood baffles and seafoam spandrel have to the rest of the tower? This is dumber than the modernist-era removal of cornices from older heritage buildings (often restored these days with the wisdom of hindsight).

All they needed to do for this "refresh" was keep the round chrome columns in front of a full-height glass wall (black spandrel if any) set a few metres back from where they have it.

The whole tower is getting reclad. They started at the bottom, but the rest will follow soon. There's info in this thread somewhere.

officedweller · #**19438** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 8:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by WestEnd604

The whole tower is getting reclad. They started at the bottom, but the rest will follow soon. There's info in this thread somewhere.

Unfortunately, even after being reclad, it'll be a mish-mash of different designs.
The work on the base should have been sympathetic to the shape of the floorplates above - but it wasn't.
I don't recall the plan being to remove any of the projecting bay windows.
If they removed some of them to create a flat facade on the floor above the new in-fill
and for a few more floors up, with a staggered reintoduction of the bays, it might look okay.

Vin · #**19439** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 8:19 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by dleung

^^Oh gawd, this keeps getting worse... what relation do wood baffles and seafoam spandrel have to the rest of the tower? This is dumber than the modernist-era removal of cornices from older heritage buildings (often restored these days with the wisdom of hindsight).

All they needed to do for this "refresh" was keep the round chrome columns in front of a full-height glass wall (black spandrel if any) set a few metres back from where they have it.

Exactly. They butchered the original architecture, including the demolished dome, that this thing looks like a cruel joke now.