Vancouver House (1400 Howe St) | 151.5m | 52Fl | Completed - Page 78

Klazu · #**1541** Posted **Apr 29, 2018, 2:00 AM**

The aluminium exterior and the frosted balcony glass is going to change the looks of this building quite a bit from what it currently looks like. I hope it will only be for the better, but not 100% sure yet. Overall it looks so imposing and tall in real life. It is incredible what a difference it makes when a building cracks 150 meters in height.

jollyburger · #**1542** Posted **Apr 29, 2018, 2:28 AM**

Are they around the 49th floor then?

kaitoe · #**1543** Posted **Apr 30, 2018, 5:12 AM**

Biked along the seawall today, and I couldn't resist taking a photo of it. It stands out quite a bit.

rofina · #**1544** Posted **Apr 30, 2018, 3:06 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by osirisboy

The balcony frames/railings specifically on the Granville side that are right against the windows annoy me. It clutters it up

I agree.

Tucking a railing that close to a sliding door seems like a very cheap/easy way out for a project of this quality.

Incorporating a guardrail or safety system into sliding glass door would have been preferable, and realistic for a project of this quality.

EDIT: Don't mean to sound too critical - this building is still phenomenal.

The railing is my first complaint so far - very minimal one for a project this scale.

officedweller · #**1545** Posted **May 1, 2018, 1:11 AM**

.. and will be hard to clean the glass behind

jollyburger · #**1546** Posted **May 1, 2018, 8:37 AM**

Not sure what floor it is but they said they are on level 54 this week on the Westbank Instagram.

LeftCoaster · #**1547** Posted **May 1, 2018, 10:25 PM**

If they're only just now hitting the true square floors that would imply there are 7-8 more floors to go?

officedweller · #**1548** Posted **May 2, 2018, 12:37 AM**

There may only be about 4 floors to go.

I count 49 floors (at the NW corner of the tower) - assuming it wasn't revised from this model:

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrenegade

IMG_0638.jpg by Alex.Wren.Photo, on Flickr

I count 45 floors built (at the NW corner of the tower):

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klazu

mcminsen · #**1549** Posted **May 2, 2018, 3:32 AM**

April 30 '18, my pics

mcminsen · #**1550** Posted **May 2, 2018, 3:33 AM**

April 30 '18, my pics

mcminsen · #**1551** Posted **May 2, 2018, 3:34 AM**

April 30 '18, my pics

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Prometheus · #**1552** Posted **May 2, 2018, 3:55 AM**

Another awesome update, mcminsen. The last perspective captures the building at its most trippy angle.

Five more floors to go.

Metro-One · #**1553** Posted **May 2, 2018, 4:04 AM**

Yes, great update.

I really hope this tower (along with the Butterfly and a couple others to come) help show people that taller towers aren’t all the scary and instead of blocking the view actually become the view.

Of course, I wished this from the Shanghai-La and Trump, and despite both those towers being hugely symbolic of Vancouver’s skyline now (and I am sure more people appreciate them, at least passively, than dislike their presence) nothing much seems to have changed. This is always the strangest part to me, a big huff over lost views and shadows when a tall tower is proposed, after completed, can’t imagine the city without it...

Prometheus · #**1554** Posted **May 2, 2018, 4:24 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by officedweller

I count 49 floors (at the NW corner of the tower) - assuming it wasn't revised from this model:

I count 45 floors built (at the NW corner of the tower):

That is model for the original proposal of 49 floors and the photo by Klazu you are referencing is out of date. The proposal was eventually increased to 52 floors. From my count, the top layer visible in mcminsen's photos, dated April 30th, is the ceiling of the 47th level. If that is right, there should be five more floors to go.

officedweller · #**1555** Posted **May 2, 2018, 5:32 AM**

Thanks.
The model pic was pretty far back in the thread so I wasn't sure, but it was one of the only pics that showed a model to grade.

*****

So it doesn't look like the lowrise will span the alley (perpendicular to Beach), either.

Otis_Van · #**1556** Posted **May 3, 2018, 5:23 AM**

Here’s a good status update from a Vancouver House structural engineer on LinkedIn. Roof slab will be poured on June 21st.

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6397627251483115520/

officedweller · #**1557** Posted **May 8, 2018, 10:30 PM**

A bit dated from April 20th:

https://twitter.com/GlotmanSimpson

Bcasey25raptor · #**1558** Posted **May 9, 2018, 12:38 AM**

This is one pretty building.

Zepfancouver · #**1559** Posted **May 10, 2018, 10:38 PM**

https://youtu.be/0GQqGFb0huk

rofina · #**1560** Posted **May 11, 2018, 2:47 PM**

This and the butterfly make me feel; the future is here.