One Pacific (Formerly The Colours) | Completed - Page 24

sti88 · #**461** Posted **Apr 16, 2016, 5:01 AM**

Thank you for the share! It would be interesting to see how they mount that giant glass bowl on there.

mcminsen · #**462** Posted **Apr 19, 2016, 1:26 AM**

April 18 '16, my pics

sti88 · #**463** Posted **Apr 19, 2016, 8:28 AM**

Is that a playground slide set on the roof?

s211 · #**464** Posted **Apr 19, 2016, 4:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by sti88

Is that a playground slide set on the roof?

From a distance, it sure looks like that.

djmk · #**465** Posted **Apr 19, 2016, 5:00 PM**

As a parent, my thought of that playground was:

OMG, that can't be safe.

Vanelevatorman · #**466** Posted **Apr 19, 2016, 7:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by djmk

As a parent, my thought of that playground was:

OMG, that can't be safe.

Even as a non-parent, I think the same thing.

Perhaps they will move it later?

sti88 · #**467** Posted **Apr 24, 2016, 1:29 AM**

I've never notice any playgrounds on a roof top of a building like that. Is this common? It seems very out of place.

osirisboy · #**468** Posted **Apr 24, 2016, 1:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by Vanelevatorman

Even as a non-parent, I think the same thing.

Perhaps they will move it later?

Or. Perhaps it's not finished yet. My guess is there will be an 8 foot glass wall

officedweller · #**469** Posted **Apr 25, 2016, 7:53 PM**

Drove past yesterday and there's definitely a railing now - not sure of the glass height.

mcminsen · #**470** Posted **Apr 26, 2016, 3:19 AM**

April 25 '16, my pics

Coldrsx · #**471** Posted **Apr 26, 2016, 3:22 AM**

Rooftop playgrounds aren't uncommon. We are doing one in Slave Lake, AB, with a 6' Omega fence with no issues.

sti88 · #**472** Posted **Apr 28, 2016, 7:48 AM**

Looks pretty nice, but seems a little out of place. I hope those penthouse units have kids or likes kids. Looks like they have a view directly at the playground.

Jebby · #**473** Posted **Apr 28, 2016, 3:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by sti88

Looks pretty nice, but seems a little out of place. I hope those penthouse units have kids or likes kids. Looks like they have a view directly at the playground.

The view looks blocked by the plants.

Klazu · #**474** Posted **Apr 28, 2016, 6:51 PM**

Also Patina (or actually YMCA below it) has a playground on the podium roof.

sti88 · #**475** Posted **Apr 29, 2016, 1:55 AM**

That looks like a very nice playground, too bad only a handful of kids will ever play on it.

I wonder what's the most interesting thing to find on a roof of an apartment in Vancouver?

Klazu · #**476** Posted **Apr 29, 2016, 3:23 AM**

I have always thought that the roof top swimming pool at The Melville is one of the coolest features, considering that it (and the gym up there) are building amenities. Also Shangri-La has a small pool on the roof, but that is a private one for the penthouse unit. Still, pretty cool for those heights.

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**477** Posted **Apr 29, 2016, 5:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

I have always thought that the roof top swimming pool at The Melville is one of the coolest features, considering that it [is a] building [amenity]. Also Shangri-La has a small pool on the roof, but that is a private one for the penthouse unit. Still, pretty cool for those heights.

as long as it isn't like Monopoly then you are a-okay!

retro_orange · #**478** Posted **Apr 29, 2016, 8:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

I have always thought that the roof top swimming pool at The Melville is one of the coolest features, considering that it (and the gym up there) are building amenities. Also Shangri-La has a small pool on the roof, but that is a private one for the penthouse unit. Still, pretty cool for those heights.

Crazy, I wonder if the water sloshes around a bit in high winds.

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**479** Posted **Apr 29, 2016, 8:07 PM**

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Crazy, I wonder if the water sloshes around a bit in high winds.

maybe a little. but the windows would keep the wind down.

retro_orange · #**480** Posted **Apr 30, 2016, 12:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

maybe a little. but the windows would keep the wind down.

I mean moreso the wind hitting the building and the energy getting transferred to the pool at the top of the building. The same as in the bathroom near the top of a tall building and the water moves in the toilet during a wind storm, it picks up the motion created by the building sway. Shangri La is rather narrow and thin for it's height, i would think it would be noticeable.