Edmonton - Bellamy Hill Condo - 35 Story - Page 5

Coldrsx · #81 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 2:48 PM**

^exactly....the fact is there are which makes prices ridiculous. Take a warehouse city view 25 storey tower, price it right, sell it out in a day.

Kevin_foster · #82 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 2:52 PM**

^ what he said

rapid_business · #83 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 2:53 PM**

so who's got the capital or access to capital to make this happen?

Coldrsx · #84 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 2:58 PM**

^plenty of people.

Imagine Vancouver just built out coal harbour, beach ave, and pacific BLVD, but left the core out of it?

whyteknight · #85 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 3:36 PM**

With curtain wall all the way down:

...Im curious to hear what people think of the stucco balconies on this thing!

Coldrsx · #86 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 3:41 PM**

^nope, i prefer stucco...that curtain wall is too contrasting, maybe if it was the same color it would blend better.

rhubarb is growing.

whyteknight · #87 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 3:42 PM**

To me, those balconies and horizontal lines of stucco remind me of hillside estates...a building which is not a masterpiece in my opinion.

CMD UW · #88 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 7:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

^plenty of people.

Imagine Vancouver just built out coal harbour, beach ave, and pacific BLVD, but left the core out of it?

Fact is that Vancouver didn't start building everywhere 20 years ago. It all started around the False Creek area and grew from there.

We are where Vancouver was 15 or so years ago ~ just starting to invest and build housing in our downtown.

SHOFEAR · #89 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 8:19 PM**

colored render looks pretty nice. However the balconies blow. Your paying for floor to ceiling windows but the bottom four feet are useless since your staring at a solid surface.

vaportrail · #90 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 9:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by SHOFEAR

colored render looks pretty nice. However the balconies blow. Your paying for floor to ceiling windows but the bottom four feet are useless since your staring at a solid surface.

I think everyone should remember that this project is currently in the rezoning stage. I suggest that the design is preliminary and much could change before a development proposal is submitted. As such, judgments on specific architectural detailing is likely premature.

Kevin_foster · #91 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 9:11 PM**

I think it can be safely said EVERY Canadian city is behind Vancouver.

This is Edmonton!

Coldrsx · #92 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 9:24 PM**

"This is Edmonton!"

if i hear this as an excuse one more rhubarb time im gonna go nuclear.

Kevin_foster · #93 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 9:34 PM**

What's with the rhubarb?

Coldrsx · #94 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 9:40 PM**

it is all about rhubarb

HomeInMyShoes · #95 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 11:13 PM**

^What did rhubarb ever do to you? Mmm...rhubarb cobbler.

The only issue I have with stucco balconies is aging concerns. That's it. It can look great, so can pre-cast tinted concrete, so can cinderblocks if done well. Okay, maybe not cinderblocks. Execution means more than the material. A crappy design and builder can make the greatest material seem stale, oppresive and lifeless.

CanadianCentaur · #96 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 11:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kevin_foster

What's with the rhubarb?

If you take a look at the color of the Oliver's podium and that pic of the condo tower in Vancouver in that thread as well, I think you'll see what Cold meant by rhubarb.

Hardhatdan · #97 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 11:32 PM**

Cold you giving up swearing?

rapid_business · #98 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 11:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by SHOFEAR

colored render looks pretty nice. However the balconies blow. Your paying for floor to ceiling windows but the bottom four feet are useless since your staring at a solid surface.

I'm pretty sure the railing/balconcy bit is glass. It appears to be a clear, non-tinted glass, but the rendering messed it up. Look at the original.

Xelebes · #99 Posted **Jun 12, 2007, 11:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

it is all about rhubarb

Rhubarb is springtime sustinence!!!

EdmTrekker · #**100** Posted **Jun 13, 2007, 12:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by SHOFEAR

colored render looks pretty nice. However the balconies blow. Your paying for floor to ceiling windows but the bottom four feet are useless since your staring at a solid surface.

You are dead on - solid concrete balconys that you can not see out are just plain dumb. Who would buy a property like that? If you sit in the living room you can not look out the window and see anything (light even) - or if on the deck you must stand up to look over top.