Park Hyatt (1128 W Georgia) | 197m | 62 fl | Completed - Page 3

vanman · #41 Posted **Sep 26, 2007, 9:20 PM**

^Well imagine if the city allowed a wide 600 footer downtown, it would completely throw off the scale of the rest of Vancouver's buildings and look completely weird.

djp · #42 Posted **Sep 26, 2007, 10:11 PM**

Is anyone else a little worried that the rest of Vancouver's skyline is going to look a little stunted in comparison after Shangri-La and RC are topped out? Do you think this will take away from the "wall of glass" density look that the city currently has, by making all the other towers appear very short (as they actually are) in comparison?

Canadian Mind · #43 Posted **Sep 26, 2007, 10:27 PM**

I've always thought it looked short as it is. Although my perception of height, especially from a distance, completely change after my trip to New York. No matter what Vancouver is going to look short unless it gets some supertalls. However, that doesn't detract away from the "wall of glass" look, especially from up close.I think it would be kind of neat for tourists on the cruise ships and on the Lions gate to see the taller towers set further in-city, only to have them drowned out by the shorter wall of glass as they approach... Sort of like what happens in New York with regards to the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings... only in New York is a fat wall of brick with intermittent glass.

officedweller · #44 Posted **Sep 26, 2007, 11:00 PM**

Breaching the tabletop skyline with a few towers is a good thing, in my view.

vanman · #45 Posted **Sep 26, 2007, 11:09 PM**

The taller towers will definitely make the tabletop skyline appear shorter, but in time I think it will only attract taller towers. As the city realizes that height done correctly will make the city more attractive not less, they will be more open to even taller towers. I think to some degree this is already the case.

SpongeG · #46 Posted **Sep 26, 2007, 11:37 PM**

i think it will be nice to see some variety in the height

raggedy13 · #47 Posted **Sep 27, 2007, 6:57 AM**

I think the scale of Shangri-la will not be too overpowering to the shorter towers as it is in an area close enough to the CBD to allow for a decent transitionary effect, especially now that we have The Melville and soon the RC in close proximity which will create a fairly fluid stepped effect into the West End when viewed from the Coal Harbour angle.

If anything, One Wall Centre and surrounding area suffers much more in this sense due to the vast difference in scales, with the other Wall Centre towers barely helping the transition. I've noticed that particularly while driving north along Oak, One Wall Centre appears to dominate the skyline. Patina should help this area out a bit though.

I also agree with Vanman's last statement. I think once the Shangri-la is topped out, the City will realize that 200m is not all that "monstrously" tall afterall. Already when I look up at the Shangri-la from below it doesn't look very tall to me, even though in my mind I know it is taller than Royal Centre and previously I considered RBC quite a tall looking building (for Vancouver). Perhaps it has more to do with the fact that the curtain wall is not installed too high yet which distorts my impression of its height but I think it is more likely that Shangri-la will lead us to reevaluate our current notion of building height and set a new standard for the city. At the very least, I think developers are already seeing the potential for change when considering some of the current plans they're kicking around.

towerguy3 · #48 Posted **Sep 27, 2007, 4:20 PM**

Are there not some drawings or schematics available that we can look at that show the exact height of each floor? I mean when they design a tower do the schematics not indicate the height of each floor above street level? Are those schematics abailable at City Hall? I wanna see at what point it reaches 491 feet

towerguy3 · #49 Posted **Sep 28, 2007, 3:37 AM**

Shangri-La is 61 floors high, not 58 as you have listed at the top of this thread. I'm going by the info listed on the big sign at the corner of Georgia and Thurlow

mr.x · #50 Posted **Sep 28, 2007, 3:42 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by towerguy3

Shangri-La is 61 floors high, not 58 as you have listed at the top of this thread. I'm going by the info listed on the big sign at the corner of Georgia and Thurlow

according to the forumers here, a few floors aren't being built....#13 included.

SpongeG · #51 Posted **Sep 28, 2007, 3:55 AM**

i just noticed in the georgia straight best of issue that shangrla was voted the best condo project

Canadian Mind · #52 Posted **Sep 28, 2007, 4:31 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr.x2

according to the forumers here, a few floors aren't being built....#13 included.

Just be sure to ass that we have proof to back up our claims.

jlousa · #53 Posted **Sep 28, 2007, 7:02 PM**

No 4th and 13th floors, 2nd floor is arguably if it's really a seperate floor. Anyways offically it's 61 floors on 59 levels, plus mech level above that.

SFUVancouver · #54 Posted **Sep 28, 2007, 7:54 PM**

The podium is starting to come along. It will house an upscale Urban Fare grocery store, a public sculpture garden curated by the Vancouver Art Gallery, and an unnamed fine dining restaurant.

Source

Delirium · #55 Posted **Sep 29, 2007, 1:15 AM**

...and tower progress:

excel · #56 Posted **Sep 29, 2007, 1:21 AM**

The podium looks pretty impressive, nice to see.

nathan6969 · #57 Posted **Sep 29, 2007, 5:00 PM**

There was an Rennie ad in the Sun today for Shangri-La, said they were at 48th floor, I didn't realize that they still had units to sell. Says 6 left, priced from $4-15 million, did they hold these ones back??

towerguy3 · #58 Posted **Oct 1, 2007, 6:24 PM**

those 6 units that are apparently unsold must be on that additional floor that they added.

Yes, they are on the 48th Numbered floor (46th actual real floor). At the 46th floor starts the protruding box on the NE corner; you can see the shape of the protruding box when you satnd at Georgia and Thurlow and look straight up. Looks kinda cute!

I'm sure a pop champagne ceremony is being planned when the first column hits 491 feet. Nice if someone could figure out when that happens. Then again, mabey no ceremony; due to the Civic Strike the Mayor may be wanting to keep a low profile

Cypherus · #59 Posted **Oct 1, 2007, 9:37 PM**

those 6 units that are apparently unsold must be on that additional floor that they added.

They didn't add any floors. If they did, they would be found in the minutes of meetings at city hall's website. You can't just add floors without approval from DPB and city council.

jlousa · #60 Posted **Oct 1, 2007, 9:56 PM**

They did add a floor, they added a floor below the sub penthouse, but w/o increasing height. If you look thru the DPB you will find the documentation. The tower was originally 60 floors and was ammended to 61. This was done around 1 year ago. There is gossip here about another floor, that is just gossip though.