Sorry I didn't see you at the meeting tonight, I was looking forward to your suggestions to the architects.
Anyways some of the items I can remember from the open house.
The towers are at a 19 degree angle which matches the Burrard st axis allowing the buildings to face the bridge and also orient the buildings for efficiency.
The amenity space is shared among the residential and commercial space with the commercial tower connecting over to the space via a bridge across the lane.
The office tower will have the upper portion of it's windows fritted to assist in energy efficiency while maintaining views, and include photosensors to turn off lightning if there is sufficient outside light.
Washrooms in the office tower will have windows which will allow natural light as well.
Office space along the podiums will have it's glass tilted outwards to minimize solar heat gain and have operatable windows which are tied into the HVAC.
Residential towers will include a lattice system constructed out of bright white concrete, the lattice will have a tighter patter at the bottom of the tower to increase privacy turning to a more open lattice at the top to increase views. It will also be load bearing.
The offset patios will also be in a bright white concrete.
The windows in the residential units will be able to be opened both at the top and at the bottom, allowing for additional air circulation.
Only ~50% of the tower will be exposed glass which allows the building to have a large ratio of highly insulation wall increasing energy efficiency.
The open house appeared supportive. No one criticized the design.
That's about all I could remember, looks like they are hoping for a rezoning this fall, leading to a possible start date ~year away dependent on sales.
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