Burnaby Updates

[gaviscon]

My aerial shot of Burnaby flying over from Calgary.
Congrats Burnaby, you actually look like a city now.

[Metro-One]

Nice pics! Thanks!

Originally Posted by officedweller

Too bad the 2 towers in Phase 1 weren't merged into one tower.

I think an 80 story tower and a 73 story tower is going to be pretty darn impressive.

Also love seeing the shortest tower as the last phase, not the first.

Hope to see some renders and more detailed information soon.

[officedweller]

Great shots.
Wrt combining the towers into one, I was thinking wrt elevator waits as well as the 70 floors of units facing between the towers.
I wonder if they'll have high-rise and low-rise banks of elevators?

[Klazu]

Are separated elevator banks common with residential skyscrapers in Toronto? This is a new scale of towers for Vancouver, so curious about it. Would make a lot of sense.

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Great shots.
Wrt combining the towers into one, I was thinking wrt elevator waits as well as the 70 floors of units facing between the towers.
I wonder if they'll have high-rise and low-rise banks of elevators?

Originally Posted by Klazu

Are separated elevator banks common with residential skyscrapers in Toronto? This is a new scale of towers for Vancouver, so curious about it. Would make a lot of sense.

didnt Shangri La do something similar to this? one for the upper floors, addressed of Georgia and one for the lower floors, from Alberni?

[Klazu]

Ah yes, that is true. I remember seeing an unit on the 38th floor and the elevators from that lobby only went up to 41, I think

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

didnt Shangri La do something similar to this? one for the upper floors, addressed of Georgia and one for the lower floors, from Alberni?

That was also because the top were residential condos and the middle were live/work condos and they had separate starta corporations.

It is (or was) common in Toronto to have 2 elevator banks.
1001 Bay (built in the early 1990s) which was only about 35 storeys had 2 banks.

[Klazu]

When there are two elevator banks, one of which only goes halfway up the building, do all the banks still go all the way up to the top where they are all maintained, or can some elevators have their maintenance room in the middle of the building? Won't this cause noise to nearby units?

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

Originally Posted by officedweller

That was also because the top were residential condos and the middle were live/work condos and they had separate starta corporations.

that makes sense then. i wonder what those NYC condo towers do. those super tall ones on billionaires row. if they have low-rise and high-rise banks then i can see it happening here. though if they dont, then i dont see why on earth we would do it here...

Originally Posted by Klazu

When there are two elevator banks, one of which only goes halfway up the building, do all the banks still go all the way up to the top where they are all maintained, or can some elevators have their maintenance room in the middle of the building? Won't this cause noise to nearby units?

it probably depends on what take sup the least amount of floor space in the building.

if i was the developer i would go with whatever option gave me the most sqft available for units. since when do developers care about what it is like after the sell the unit?

[chowhou]

Originally Posted by Klazu

When there are two elevator banks, one of which only goes halfway up the building, do all the banks still go all the way up to the top where they are all maintained, or can some elevators have their maintenance room in the middle of the building? Won't this cause noise to nearby units?

Gilmore Place publicly publishes their floor plans, and in a 64 floor building, half the elevators only go up to the 35th floor.

https://www.onni.com/gilmoreplace/pdf/plans/2-C.pdf

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by chowhou

Gilmore Place publically publishes their floor plans, and in a 64 floor building, half the elevators only go up to the 35th floor.

https://www.onni.com/gilmoreplace/pdf/plans/2-C.pdf

Thanks for posting.
So at Gilmore Place 36-39 have elevator mechanical floors, and at 40 the shaft space becomes suite space.

The worst scenario would be a 'sky lobby', with a forced elevator transfer at an upper floor. I think the former Trump Hotel/Condo in Toronto has that as will The One in Toronto. Typi cally that would be at a change in use (ie just above a hotel or commercial space).

[vanman]

Grosvenor Brentwood community centre and phasing.







https://burnaby.civilspace.io/en/projects/grosvenor-brentwood-master-plan

[officedweller]

Why do architects like putting weightrooms above other rooms (including child minding)?

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Why do architects like putting weightrooms above other rooms (including child minding)?

form over function, no thought of the real world, too much schooling, not enough real world experience. i am sure there are others.

[CivicBlues]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Why do architects like putting weightrooms above other rooms (including child minding)?

Why not? A buncha babies and toddlers ain't gonna be ones to complain about the noise

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by CivicBlues

Why not? A buncha babies and toddlers ain't gonna be ones to complain about the noise

I guess you have never tried to put kids down for nap time before…

You would also be surprised how sensitive some toddlers are to random loud thuds and noises.

My daughter often gets stressed and starts crying when a sudden loud noise occurs. This makes having a weight room above a daycare a stressful nightmare for anyone who is working there, which in turn increases the number of crying babies to annoy others who can hear it nearby.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

i am sure there are others.

Yeah, at the planned Oakridge Community Centre!

[FarmerHaight]

For the record, putting a weight room below the childcare may not be any better. The weight room in my office building is in the basement, and people on the main floor complain about the noise and vibrations when someone drops their weights.

I am sure with proper dampening and a sensible layout (e.g. locating changerooms or cardio machines overtop of the day care) this won't be a big issue.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by FarmerHaight

For the record, putting a weight room below the childcare may not be any better. The weight room in my office building is in the basement, and people on the main floor complain about the noise and vibrations when someone drops their weights.

I am sure with proper dampening and a sensible layout (e.g. locating changerooms or cardio machines overtop of the day care) this won't be a big issue.

What kind of building is it and how old?

[FarmerHaight]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

What kind of building is it and how old?

The weight room is in the Marine building. So old, but I believe everything was completely re-done when MNP tower was constructed?