The Flatiron | 91.4m | 28 fl | Completed - Page 2

Delirium · #21 Posted **Mar 12, 2008, 2:12 AM**

Flatiron and ritz update

source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jihem/2...n/photostream/

Architype · #22 Posted **Mar 12, 2008, 2:23 AM**

I have noticed that from some angles, the Woodwards Building u/c will look much more like the original NYC Flatiron than this one will, so the name is not completely appropriate.

nathan6969 · #23 Posted **Mar 12, 2008, 2:45 AM**

It's kind of an interesting steel frame they've put up on the roof, I wonder how it fits in...it doesn't look anything like the rendering of the mechanical.

officedweller · #24 Posted **Mar 12, 2008, 9:46 PM**

There were a couple of variations - one had a canopy on the roof (I think it may have been opposed by area residents for blocking the view, resulting in a more modest proposal - but following a court case, I think the old design was reinstated)

vanman · #25 Posted **Mar 17, 2008, 6:20 AM**

excel · #26 Posted **Mar 17, 2008, 8:42 AM**

top looks good.

raggedy13 · #27 Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 6:08 AM**

A few pics from earlier this evening:

zivan56 · #28 Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 6:53 AM**

^^ Thanks.
The last time I walked around that area (circa 2002), there was a crappy 1 story commercial building there and a parking lot at the other place nearby under construction (I think?).

deasine · #29 Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 7:16 AM**

Just a thought: wouldn't it be amazing if they placed a mural on the concrete side of the building? But maybe it would be quicky covered up like what happened to the house at Georgia & Chilco by Lost Lagoon.

dreambrother808 · #30 Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 1:45 PM**

i think this is my favourite coal harbour development so far, well at least until west pender place goes up.

vanman · #31 Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 3:06 PM**

Thanks for the pics raggedy. Flatiron really looks odd, especially from it's backside.

excel · #32 Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 10:01 PM**

yea the backside does look odd, but im starting to like it a little better as they finish it off.

officedweller · #33 Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 10:35 PM**

That rounded edge on the canopy bears no relation to the sharp edges of the balconies.

phesto · #34 Posted **Apr 10, 2008, 3:26 AM**

The crane is coming down now.

I'm a little disappointed by the final product.

giallo · #35 Posted **Apr 10, 2008, 4:50 AM**

^Really?

I'm pleasantly surprised.

squeezied · #36 Posted **Apr 10, 2008, 5:11 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by raggedy13

A few pics from earlier this evening:

frankly, i dont mind how this side looks. i think it looks nice actually.

officedweller · #37 Posted **Apr 10, 2008, 5:56 AM**

End-on it looks OK - it's when you see two sides at the same time that there's a disconnect.

Cypherus · #38 Posted **Apr 10, 2008, 6:57 AM**

I like the concept of the roof design, but it looks like a diving-board which is disjointed from the rest the building style.

Hed Kandi · #39 Posted **Apr 10, 2008, 8:20 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by phesto

The crane is coming down now.

I'm a little disappointed by the final product.

That's a vast understatement.

This tower is an abomination.

SFUVancouver · #40 Posted **Apr 11, 2008, 4:56 AM**

Flatiron from Stanley Park | April 10th, 2008

My photo, taken April 10th, 2008.

Obviously the focus of the shot was the Shangri-La but both Flatiron and The Ritz are rather prominent.