[Burnaby] The Amazing Brentwood | 15 Towers | 186m | 56 flrs | U/C & Proposed

[Jebby]

So glad to see that glass going up. Hopefully the balcony glass is good as well.

[VarBreStr18]

thanks again Mcminsen. This is invaluable for those of who live far away and are following this project. Such a seemingly confusing organized mess will eventually turn into something fantastic

[mcminsen]

And it's only going to get bigger and bigger and go on for years.

Here are some closeups I tried to get of the glass on tower 1 through the pouring rain. The resolution isn't good but maybe you can get a bit of an idea of how it's going to look.



April 22 '17, my pics
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[mcminsen]

Some shots from the station platform and concourse.



April 22 '17, my pics

[GeeCee]

Thanks for all the pictures!

I'm somewhat concerned about the light level on the Willingdon underneath the theater portion facing Willingdon. It looks like it's going to be awfully dark there. I really hope that they are going to be putting in some bright lights or it might prove to be somewhat of an unsafe place in the evenings.

[mcminsen]

Here's approximately 19 months construction looking at the southwest corner of the Amazing Brentwood site (taken from the Skytrain).



Sept.27 '15, my pic


March 26 ’16, my pic


May 14 ’16, my pic


June 4 ’16, my pic


June 25 ’16, my pic


July 9 ’16, my pic


July 30 ’16, my pic


Aug.20 ’16, my pic


Aug.28 ’16, my pic


Sept.3 ’16, my pic


Oct.5 ’16, my pic


Oct.18 ’16, my pic


Dec.17 ’16, my pic


Feb.18 ’17, my pic


March 18 ’17, my pic


April 22 ’17, my pic

[GilmoreStation]

Looking at the last two photos, Shape completed 4 floors in 5 weeks. So that means, we have about another 51.25 more weeks until the building is going to top up, or basically a year.

[nickbeaulieu]

Man, that was some crazy rain on saturday...

[Jebby]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Wish mullion free glass like this was the norm on developments. It looks so good.

[Spr0ckets]

Originally Posted by Jebby

Wish mullion free glass like this was the norm on developments. It looks so good.

Butt-glazed.

The Mullions are on the inside, concealed by the glazing and panes placed right butt against each others edge with the sealant (typically black in colour to enhance the effect) joining them and hiding the mullion.

And yeah, it is a nice, clean, (and modern) and effective way of doing it which I wish more buildings would use, but which only seems to be employed mostly on commercial buildings.

It's partly a cost issue and partly the designer's choice (or taste) that we don't see it more often.

[officedweller]

Thanks for the update, looks great.

The fins on the Willingdon podium are a nice surprise.
The cladding on the back of the theatres looks good - I wonder if the wrinkled effect is intentional?

[nickbeaulieu]

I was thinking the same thing about that wrinkly black cladding. It feels like that isn't the finished product...

Originally Posted by officedweller

Thanks for the update, looks great.

The fins on the Willingdon podium are a nice surprise.
The cladding on the back of the theatres looks good - I wonder if the wrinkled effect is intentional?

[Vin]

Window glass glazing looks a little tinted from the traditioanl sea-foam ones. I think that's why it looks so good.

[sburnaby33]

I know the glass is more aesthetically pleasing than what we have going on in the moment. Is another purpose of the darker glass privacy given that it is a high traffic location?

[Jebby]

Originally Posted by sburnaby33

Is another purpose of the darker glass privacy given that it is a high traffic location?

I don't think so. Downtown certainly has move movement and more neighbors who can look into your unit and they have clear glass on almost every new building.

[officedweller]

If anything it may help prevent solar gain.

[Jebby]

Originally Posted by officedweller

If anything it may help prevent solar gain.

This is why it should be used by more developers! Gotta get those LEED points...

[Vin]

Originally Posted by officedweller

If anything it may help prevent solar gain.

But cooler in the summer: less air conditioning needed then, considering how hot summer can be with the inherent global warming. There is definitely a trade-off of sorts.

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by Jebby

This is why it should be used by more developers! Gotta get those LEED points...

Except it has the opposite effect as well of requiring more heating during the winter and interior lighting year round.

There's a reason clear glass is favoured in temperate climates.

[logan5]

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Except it has the opposite effect as well of requiring more heating during the winter and interior lighting year round.

There's a reason clear glass is favoured in temperate climates.

OK. Then why would you add vertical fins and frit to clear glass? The clear glass increases solar gain (good for temperate climates apparently), then the fins and frit reduce it. Please explain.