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Originally Posted by J.OT13
So(ho) towers are all offset from each other and Envie, so it's not quite as bad as it looks. That said, if we built slimmer and taller point towers like in Vancouver, it wouldn't be this bad. But you know, height restrictions or perceived height restrictions take precedent in Ottawa.
As for May Nickson, the faces that have been boxed-in didn't have windows, for what it's worth. If anything is built behind it though, quite a few tenants will perpetually have views of a wall.
Lot-line to lot-line should not be allowed above the podium (or in cases with no "podium", we'll say 6 or 8 floors) for right-to-light and privacy reasons.
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Actually there were three lines of windows, one on the east and two on the west. At least on the west face the buildings don't physically touch. Can't imagine borrowing a cup of sugar from your sky neighbour reaching out the window though.
Soho's Envy is not really more dense than anything at the top of Bronson, or the boxed-in 'The Laurier'. However its a bit jarring when its outstanding in its field.
We DO seriously need to have a talk about May Nicholson, The Sidney Towers and less important but still important, Claridge's Envy and The St. George. To think that we can just box in the poors because they don't matter is one thing, and to also create a dystopian overbuilt environment (just because we can) shouldn't be accepted as being the right thing to do.
May Nicholson is interesting. I understand there's an expansion joint in there somewhere, but what happens in an earthquake situation? Clearly Gotham and May Nicholson have different frequencies. Do they just bang together to smithereens?
At least Claridge and Envy in the market could have possibly shared data with eachother, and are exactly the same height, so as to lessen the smithereens.
(When will Google Maps be updated from 2021? Really curious to see the updated view from where the 'tim hortons' is listed here:
https://goo.gl/maps/Ji2YN7KEDxu4NoQN6)
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