[New Westminster] Pier West | 180M / 149M | 53 / 43 fl | Completed

[excel]

Looking good.

[rofina]

Wow.

That's impressive.

Those are going to be some lasting views from the top floors. Phenomenal too.

[officedweller]

Hopefully the mullions will show up more than in that new rendering.

Originally Posted by officedweller

Couple of other pics from Hive:


Artistic rendering of the two towers proposed for 660 Quayside Drive in New Westminster. (Amanat Architect / Bosa Development)
http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/660-quayside-drive-new-westminster-bosa

[Nites]

Those look fantastic! The render makes them look taller then what they are listed.

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by rickvug

New render posted at http://www.pierwestbybosa.com. I noticed ads in the local paper as well.

"THE FLAGSHIP OF A VIBRANT WATERFRONT COMMUNITY, COMING EARLY 2018".

Looking decent I suppose, who else sees the spandrel crowns?

[Klazu]

Yeah, the crown spandrel looks horrible. I hope they will change it, as it is such a low-cost thing ruining the appearance of these landmark towers.

[Nites]

Originally Posted by Klazu

Yeah, the crown spandrel looks horrible. I hope they will change it, as it is such a low-cost thing ruining the appearance of these landmark towers.

They completely throw the flow of the building off. Other then that I love the renders. I wonder how far down they could even excavate being so close to the shoreline. They could potentially hit wet soil at 30-40 feet.

[David]

Wow, what a stunning project for New West. I am getting major Portland waterfront vibes from the ground level of those renderings.

[Metro-One]

I am pretty much saying the same thing as everyone else here.

Spandral at the top is unfortunate but overall great looking towers.

I still find it bizarre (in a good way) that towers of such scale will be built in New West.

Also it is interesting that despite rivers running through our entire region New West is the only location with an urban river front.

[Nites]

Originally Posted by Metro-One

I am pretty much saying the same thing as everyone else here.

Spandral at the top is unfortunate but overall great looking towers.

I still find it bizarre (in a good way) that towers of such scale will be built in New West.

Also it is interesting that despite rivers running through our entire region New West is the only location with an urban river front.

Does Steveston count?

[Metro-One]

Secret shame of mine... I have never actually been to Steveston.

I feel that is in between a true urban riverfront and just a few wharves loosely strung together. With this development New West will definitely achieve a true urban riverfront

[Pinion]

Steveston barely counts as riverfront (basically ocean) and definitely isn't urban. Although I like the vibe there more than New West - best part of Richmond IMO. You should visit, Metro.

[CanSpice]

Originally Posted by skymaster

They completely throw the flow of the building off. Other then that I love the renders. I wonder how far down they could even excavate being so close to the shoreline. They could potentially hit wet soil at 30-40 feet.

They're planning on building a "bathtub" that extends below the waterline. It's going to be a pretty exciting project to see them build.

[LowerLonsdaleMike]

Love it! This is going to up the ante for New West. I wish North Van would be this bold with tower heights. These would look amazing in Lower Lonsdale.

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by LowerLonsdaleMike

Love it! This is going to up the ante for New West. I wish North Van would be this bold with tower heights. These would look amazing in Lower Lonsdale.

I remember around 10 years ago when I first joined this forum there was a beautiful landmark tower proposed for North Van. Was it called site 8 or something like that? The design was based on the hull of a ship and I believe it would have been around 130 meters? Sadly the opposition was massive and it was cancelled. It has always been beyond me how people can be so bothered by a tower in an urban area...

[Cypherus]

Originally Posted by Metro-One

I remember around 10 years ago when I first joined this forum there was a beautiful landmark tower proposed for North Van. Was it called site 8 or something like that? The design was based on the hull of a ship and I believe it would have been around 130 meters? Sadly the opposition was massive and it was cancelled. It has always been beyond me how people can be so bothered by a tower in an urban area...

Probably people were worried that proposal would open the flood gates for more towers in North Van and take away from its otherwise small town feel of the area. Admittedly, we saw that happen with Metrotown and Brentwood once the initial proposals for towers became approved.

[trofirhen]

It's a shame that those buildings have spendrelly crowns that are chonky and nor tightly or elegantly designed, still in harmony with the buildings.
If such were the case, and if that "suburban" feel induced by all the spandrel was largely reduced and/or replaced, these buildings would IMO be fine along Robson or even Georgia, perhaps.

[Shift]

Originally Posted by Metro-One

I still find it bizarre (in a good way) that towers of such scale will be built in New West.

Hardly find this bizarre. Metro Van is becoming a very poly-centric region. New West is the most central of these nodes and already quite urban, especially with the bridges. Combined with Surrey City Centre, this area will become an eastern counterpoint to downtown Vancouver.

Towers should fit into the skyline nicely from this view point. The combined New West / Burnaby skyline seen from here will probably look larger than downtown Vancouver eventually (of course it's an illusion, and not comparable at all at ground level, but still looks impressive from a distance).

[Klazu]

Nice panorama, Shift.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by Shift

Hardly find this bizarre. Metro Van is becoming a very poly-centric region. New West is the most central of these nodes and already quite urban, especially with the bridges. Combined with Surrey City Centre, this area will become an eastern counterpoint to downtown Vancouver.

Towers should fit into the skyline nicely from this view point. The combined New West / Burnaby skyline seen from here will probably look larger than downtown Vancouver eventually (of course it's an illusion, and not comparable at all at ground level, but still looks impressive from a distance).

Great photo of tall buildings all over Burnaby and New West!

This phenomenon is only happening because of the tight restrictions when it comes to building tall towers in Vancouver. If developers had a choice, they would put many of the current towers they are building in the suburbs along West Broadway and Cambie corridor, in Kitsilano, Olympic Village, Commercial/Broadway, Strathcona, Chinatown, etc. Alas, Vancouver's policies and Vancouverites drive them away to greener pastures. Well, Vancouver's loss is the suburb's gain.

However, if the policies in Vancouver do change, I'm afraid the suburbs will not see such growths, unless they make use of the current lull and create/establish their own independent urban centres, complete with good retail, housing, offices and other commercial/social facilities and amenities.