Deloitte Summit (410 W. Georgia St) | 92m | 23Fl |Completed

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by Changing City

Have they got of those panels upside down?

It looks like it.

[officedweller]

I think it looks better with the white mountain peak. Otherwise, it'll be the same as the one below it.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by officedweller

I think it looks better with the white mountain peak. Otherwise, it'll be the same as the one below it.

I think he's talking about that one panel on the far right side that is inverted.

(I actually scanned all the panels a few weeks ago for the same mistake )

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

I think he's talking about that one panel on the far right side that is inverted.

Yeah, that's the one.
When inverted, the 'sky' looks like a whiter mountain peak and adds more depth than if it were right side up.

[djmk]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Oct.21 '21, my pics

for some weird reason, i'm getting flashbacks of when I was 13...

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Yeah, that's the one.
When inverted, the 'sky' looks like a whiter mountain peak and adds more depth than if it were right side up.

On one of the upper boxes there's one panel with the mountain cutouts but then the the rest have nothing on them.

[Changing City]

Steady progress on the finishing details here. There was a huge pile of vines for planting on the newly laid (but not yet open) sidewalk. They're 'Boston Ivy' so fast-growing with tendrils that attach to most surfaces, and they have quite a bit of colour in the new growth (which is red) and in the fall. Obviously in winter the leaves have dropped. The lowest of the protruding boxes haven't had their reflective base installed yet, so maybe this will complete in the spring?

[officedweller]

I Googled Boston Ivy and metal cladding and found a UBC Botanical Garden thread where someone posted pics of Boston Ivy growing up sheet metal
- so there is hope that it'll work here:


https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.c...o-metal.58131/

Note this:

Two summers ago, I planted three bare-root Boston Ivy starts along the back wall of the house. They didn't do much the first
summer, but several vines (2-3 per plant) did reach the top of the masonry foundation wall where it meets the bottom of the steel
siding.

Last summer, the existing vines leafed out nicely and quickly began sending new vines vertically and horizontally. Most of the vertical
vines ran into problems trying to bridge the gap between the masonry and the steel siding (the siding stands 1 or 2 inches proud of
the foundation wall). Out of impatience and curiosity, I gently helped some new reaching vines along with some painters tape to
position their newest leaves and sucker pads near the steel siding. Perhaps it was rough handling or the chemicals in the tape, but
about half of these tender shoots shriveled up on me. But the remainder attached enough that a gentle tug would not remove them. Yay!

By this spring, I had a few well-spaced vines creeping up the steel siding (perhaps 5 or 6 along the 25-30' back wall)...some just a few
feet, a couple that had made it 5-6 feet past the bottom of the siding. These seem to be growing much faster this summer and we
now have vines wrapping around the bottom sill of our second story windows (really only 10' or so off the ground) as well as the most
vigorous just reaching the antenna bracket that is probably closer to 16-18'.

I expect them to reach the top of the wall and start filling in (like they readily did on the masonry) by end of next summer. I took a
photo early this summer after it leafed out. I'll try to remember to follow up with a current photo.

I haven't tugged to see how secure the discs are attached, and I'm still wondering whether they will stay attached in the long run
when the vines are taller and heavier. BTW, this is 70's construction, so the painted metal surface may have a bit more texture than
newer steel siding. I'm looking forward to the fall color this year!

There have been a few setbacks: once a mature vine/tendril is detached for any reason (wind, weeding accidents),
it will not grow new attachment discs, and in most cases, seems to die off if flopping upside-down...
if a vine detaches, prune it off. I also underwatered them in early summer of the second year, probably stunting them a bit.

[officedweller]

Pic by me Friday night.

I hadn't realized that the main entrance was so awkward.

I think it must be to sunken (relative to West Georgia) to keep the overall building height
under the view cone (which also accounts for the short lobby ceiling heights behind the atrium).

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Pic by me Friday night.

I hadn't realized that the main entrance was so awkward.

I think it must be to sunken (relative to West Georgia) to keep the overall building height
under the view cone (which also accounts for the short lobby ceiling heights behind the atrium).

It's an ode to Vancouver House

[mcminsen]

Dec.5 '21, my pics

[officedweller]

I guess the street lamps are supposed to match the ones around the library?

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by officedweller

I guess the street lamps are supposed to match the ones around the library?

There was supposed to be an exterior stage where the piano could be brought out to the Homer side.



https://westbankcorp.com/body-of-work/deloitte-summit

[mcminsen]

Dec.5 '21, my pics

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

There was supposed to be an exterior stage where the piano could be brought out to the Homer side.



https://westbankcorp.com/body-of-work/deloitte-summit

That rendering also shows a much nicer entrance that's level with West Georgia Street.
Not sure, but I don;t think the cafe space on the west side of the Georgia side by the alley will have that high a ceiling.
It look claustrophobic from the street.

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

There was supposed to be an exterior stage where the piano could be brought out to the Homer side.



https://westbankcorp.com/body-of-work/deloitte-summit

Dec.8 '21, my pic

[officedweller]

Couple of shots by me Dec 8th as well:

[mcminsen]

Dec.14 '21, my pics

[jollyburger]

I guess they aren't planning on fixing that panel.

[zahav]

Now that the finishing cladding is being put on, it's looking a lot better. It is a cool design but wish it was taller oh well, still a great add to a spot that used to be a Budget rent-a-car