933 E Hastings | 36.6m,30.5m*2 | 12fl,10fl*2 | Completed

[Alex Mackinnon]

Originally Posted by Built Form

Presentation centre will be at the former boss nightclub on Richards.
Could it be any further from the actual site??



pix by Built Form

Perhaps they're not so proudly Strathcona after all?

[jlousa]

They own the site already so while not ideal I can understand it.

[huenthar]

Originally Posted by Pinion

Why is Raymur ave changing?

It seems that all of the level crossings of the rail line in that area are going to eventually be closed, so Raymur ave will be realigned to follow the track and connect to Cordova. It looks like the railways are serious about making more use of the False Creek Flats yards and the connecting corridor (I think they mentioned double-tracking it in the future when all the overpasses have been completed)

[Jimbo604]

Originally Posted by Alex Mackinnon

Perhaps they're not so proudly Strathcona after all?

Apparently not proud enough to put the full address in their advertisements, "900 East Hastings"...

[Klazu]

The neighbourhood is not very appealing today, but this is likely a beginning of something greater in that area.

[officedweller]

It actually looks pretty good in the website render:


http://900hastings.com/homes/

[Pinion]

I like tower 3 but the idea of living in a building that looks like containers is not appealing at all to me. Why not make it looks like cardboard boxes? That fits the area too.

[NewWester]

Originally Posted by Pinion

I like tower 3 but the idea of living in a building that looks like containers is not appealing at all to me. Why not make it looks like cardboard boxes? That fits the area too.

And this is why we can't have nice things. If it is a generic glass box people complain about it being a generic glass box. When people take risks, people complain that it is ugly or polarizing. Being an architect in the age of the internet must be terribly unrewarding.

[Bankview]

Originally Posted by NewWester

And this is why we can't have nice things. If it is a generic glass box people complain about it being a generic glass box. When people take risks, people complain that it is ugly or polarizing. Being an architect in the age of the internet must be terribly unrewarding.

This is exactly why I hope they never read the childish and sometimes bizarrely capricious sentiments expressed on this site.

I find it to be a very attractive development for the area.

Full steam ahead!

[logan5]

Originally Posted by NewWester

And this is why we can't have nice things. If it is a generic glass box people complain about it being a generic glass box. When people take risks, people complain that it is ugly or polarizing. Being an architect in the age of the internet must be terribly unrewarding.

Being an architect in the age of maximizing profits must be pretty unrewarding as well. It's hard not to be cynical when it comes to developers. The industrial location just seems like an excuse to use cheap metal siding as a residential building material. Installs in a jiffy too. On the positive side, it looks like they're using some kind of stonework accent for the retail at street level.

[Pinion]

Originally Posted by NewWester

And this is why we can't have nice things. If it is a generic glass box people complain about it being a generic glass box. When people take risks, people complain that it is ugly or polarizing. Being an architect in the age of the internet must be terribly unrewarding.

I am not "people," I'm one person with an opinion on this building. There are plenty of risky designs that I like, and I didn't say this one shouldn't be built or anything - I just said I wouldn't want to live in something that looked like a container personally. I worked at the ports nearby and had a really unpleasant experience so this obviously colours my view.

[red-paladin]

I love the massing, the fact that it has multiple level entries, etc.
The siding... I'd have to see it in person. Could be cool or too sterile / industrial.

[Millennium2002]

The siding is average... My concern with it, however, might be how well it performs in the years after it is installed. I mean, the port area tends to be pretty foggy and humid half the time, and if it starts rusting quickly, the result won't be as nice.

Also, I hope that, when they build this, they tell residents about the noise! lol. inb4 there's a flurry of news articles later on of residents complaining about how it wasn't disclosed etc etc.

[VanCityDeveloper]

Originally Posted by Pinion

I like tower 3 but the idea of living in a building that looks like containers is not appealing at all to me. Why not make it looks like cardboard boxes? That fits the area too.

cardboard boxes don't fit the area anymore than a giant needle as public art does out front. If you look back into the history, the buildings I think are going to be a great architectural element and addition to what was once the heart of the city.

To me its really a shame that some buildings with more industrial design weren't incorporated into the Pinnacle Development in North Van at the shipyard instead of the sterile white blobs that they've put up. Leave the glass towers to downtown and keep designing buildings that tie into the history of the neighbourhoods they are in. That is on of the keys to making good cities great and truly defines them architecturally (my opinion anyhow...)

[Pinion]

The Pinnacle Pier development is a good example of going overboard with a historical theme of the neighbourhood if anything. Sounds like you haven't seen it up close.

I have it in my avatar because it's the most recognizable landmark in my area, not because I particularly like that development. I think they screwed it up pretty badly.

But I'll still take the nicer modern towers on the west side of Lonsdale over corny themes any day.

I don't want to be the dleung of this development though. I think any development in this area is a good thing. If some people want their place to look like a container stack, good on them.

[NewWester]

Originally Posted by Pinion

I am not "people," I'm one person with an opinion on this building. There are plenty of risky designs that I like, and I didn't say this one shouldn't be built or anything - I just said I wouldn't want to live in something that looked like a container personally. I worked at the ports nearby and had a really unpleasant experience so this obviously colours my view.

I apologize for singling you out... I'm just getting crushed by the vitriol and cynicism of this place. Not liking a design is fully justifiable, and since this is a forum voicing opinions is kind of the point, but it would be pretty great if people followed their opinion with substantiative criticisms (I worry that moisture will oxidize the metal siding) over insults (why not stack cardboard boxes).

[VanCityDeveloper]

Originally Posted by Pinion

The Pinnacle Pier development is a good example of going overboard with a historical theme of the neighbourhood if anything. Sounds like you haven't seen it up close.

I have it in my avatar because it's the most recognizable landmark in my area, not because I particularly like that development. I think they screwed it up pretty badly.

But I'll still take the nicer modern towers on the west side of Lonsdale over corny themes any day.

I don't want to be the dleung of this development though. I think any development in this area is a good thing. If some people want their place to look like a container stack, good on them.

The only part of your comment I agree with is that they screwed it up pretty bad.

I don't see how a glossy white building ties into the shipyard whatsoever or "overboard in historical theme" there is nothing historically themed about that other than a restored crane and other misc public art...That shipyard wasn't exactly a pinnacle for luxury yachts, the design and flow of those buildings I would expect to see in Miami not a former North Vancouver shipyard. If you go take a look at some of the shipyard re-developments that have occurred in Boston or other eastern cities, even parts of Seattle that were more nautical based for that matter. When I look at any part of the Pinnacle Development there is nothing that speaks to me of historical matter other than the smattering of "public" art around the shipyard.

As a note of record I'm down there quite a bit as I live on the North Shore.

[officedweller]

So the deadly warehouse fire was on the site of Wall Centre Strathcona.

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/04/m...-photos-video/

[Prometheus]

This is labeled as 900 Hastings on GBL's website, so I am not sure if this is the exact same project or another one across the street:







Source: http://www.gblarchitects.com/work/900-hastings/

[csbvan]

Thanks for the renders. I really like this project and can't wait to see the finished product.