BC Place: Stadium Refurbishment | Completed

[spm2013]

Originally Posted by Joat

I like the design a lot. I hope they don't try to hide the fact that its a casino too much. Id love to see some vegas style lights and signs.

So this casino will have the same number of slots and tables as the current edgewater?

Yup.

[Pinion]

Another Panel member thought the colour and reflectivity of the glass wouldn’t work in Vancouver.

Urrrgh

Has "no mechanical ventilation" ever worked well? The current Edgewater has super poor air quality and now they're going to screw up the new one. Gamblers are stinky, smoky disgusting people and need fresh air.

The CNV library has this too and it's stifling all the time.

[Klazu]

Strange and deceiving rendering from Changing City. What's with that grass and those trees?

[WarrenC12]

^^^^ Maybe Concord changed their mind about One Pacific and turned it into a park for property tax relief instead.

[Graham_Yvr]

Originally Posted by Klazu

Strange and deceiving rendering from Changing City. What's with that grass and those trees?

From the Changing City's blog post:

"We particularly like this render from the Las Vegas press who can’t be expected to know that the gorgeous lawn is in fact the location of Concord Pacific’s One Pacific residential scheme, now under construction."

[Klazu]

Originally Posted by Graham_Yvr

From the Changing City's blog post:
"We particularly like this render from the Las Vegas press who can’t be expected to know that the gorgeous lawn is in fact the location of Concord Pacific’s One Pacific residential scheme, now under construction."

I must say that I didn't read the blog posting, but I wasn't thinking a newspaper would be doing their own renderings. Just thought this is some oddball version among the real ones.

[Joat]

So if they are planning to get approval to expand their amount of tables and machines, I guess they will just have some extra convention and conference space that can be easily converted into gaming space? Ideally theyd get approval to expand while its under construction and save them a lot of trouble; though Id imagine they will have to wait much longer than that to try again.

[PeterAKer]

The current revised design is awful I much preferred the original design. I just doesn't fit the feel of the Stadium nor the new development next door.

[spm2013]

Originally Posted by Joat

So if they are planning to get approval to expand their amount of tables and machines, I guess they will just have some extra convention and conference space that can be easily converted into gaming space? Ideally theyd get approval to expand while its under construction and save them a lot of trouble; though Id imagine they will have to wait much longer than that to try again.

Where did you hear this?

[Joat]

I think a few articles (and maybe some SSPers) mentioned that they could try again later. That's what a lot of the people protesting the casino seem to be worried about anyway.

I just found this recent one where they ask the preident of paragon if theyll try to expand later.

"Asked if the design would allow the casino to be expanded later, Paragon president Scott Menke said the company is “not contemplating that right now.”

“We heard very clearly from city council that it was 600 machines and 75 table games. So we are going into this reconcepting this as an urban resort with much more emphasis on hotel rooms and engagement with B.C. Place and surrounding entertainment areas,” Mr. Menke said."

source: Globe and Mail

I'd imagine they still hope to make it a destination casino. But I think it will only be more difficult to expand as time goes on, since more and more condos (and even an elementary school if i recall?) are popping up in the 'entertainment district'.

EDIT: If your question was in regards to me assuming they will turn convention or conference space into gaming space its just my guess. I have zero insider info or expertise on the matter.

[spm2013]

Ah okay, I just mean that they were asked flat out during the press conference if they were going to leave extra space to look to expand the casino down the road and they said no.

Yes, I know it might just be lip service but I doubt it will ever get approved.

[EastVanMark]

Originally Posted by Joat

source: Globe and Mail

I'd imagine they still hope to make it a destination casino. But I think it will only be more difficult to expand as time goes on, since more and more condos (and even an elementary school if i recall?) are popping up in the 'entertainment district'.

Yup, every good entertainment district needs an elementary school in it. Good grief Vancouver...

[officedweller]

The school is over on the other side of BC Place - at International Village (next to the future super-road).

[EastVanMark]

...In the Village that is not very International and the road that certainly is anything but "super," we add a district that is anything but "entertaining." (unless you find looking at street level townhomes devoid of any commercial value entertaining)

[city-dweller]

The whole super-road label is to mollify those freaking out about the viaducts removal. The road will be essentially an extension of pacific boulevard with a tie-into Georgia street.

Now relating to this thread, I noticed yesterday while walking around false creek that they have added a few transmitters/antennae looking devices on the stadium. What is odd is they are located just on top of the lower window box just above the north side road, and they were added recently. My question is why didn't they put these higher up completely out of sight and why were they only recently added?

[Prometheus]

Here is a detailed fly-through of the entertainment district Edmonton is building around its new arena: http://downloads.oilers.nhl.com/arena/flyover.mov


And here are a few renders of the arena:

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

(http://downloads.oilers.nhl.com/arena/NW-white.png)


(http://downloads.oilers.nhl.com/arena/SW-white.png)


(http://rogersplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/plaza.jpg)

http://rogersplace.com

[rsxstock]

^wish we had some dominant "chic" structures like that

[Pinion]

Rogers Place? Seriously?

Looks nice otherwise.

[spm2013]

I prefer living in architectural cesspool of obscurity. It makes travelling more enjoyable.

[GeeCee]

Ugh, I briefly thought that our Rogers Arena was going to be re-wrapped like that.

Gotta put all that oil money to use somehow.