1045 Haro Street | 80m | 26, 25 fl | Proposed

Hed Kandi · #1 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 4:17 PM**

INTRODUCTION
https://www.1045harostreet.com/

The proposal contemplates two buildings, one 15-storey (206 feet) and one 55-storey (plus a mechanical penthouse) (580 feet), with a total of 516 new homes (450 units of strata residential and 66 rental units), 42,000 SF of retail space, a 49-space daycare, a new public plaza, and pedestrian connections through the site.

SITE PLAN

dleung · #2 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 5:33 PM**

So far the massing looks good. Much a fan of the smaller separate tower here rather than increasingly-common oversized podiums of late.

djh · #3 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 6:26 PM**

^That rendering looks like it was printed on paper with a fold in it. Looks like the kink in the middle and the razor-thin profile will defy structural laws of engineering.

I want to see renders from different angles. There's nothing else on the website

dleung · #4 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 6:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by djh

^That rendering looks like it was printed on paper with a fold in it. Looks like the kink in the middle and the razor-thin profile will defy structural laws of engineering.

Shangri-la, the Charleston, and the new social housing tower proposal at Richard/Drake are all equally razor-thin from the same angle.

At any rate, after the Bjarke Ingels and Kengo Kuma towers, really anything is possible in this city.

Klazu · #5 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 8:24 PM**

Oh wow. That looks cool as hell. I can see now why there wee concerns about shadowing Robson Street.

Joshmaxlo · #6 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 8:27 PM**

interesting and impressive... I cant wait to tune into the open house tonight. Hope to see some of you there! (virtually)

Klazu · #7 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 8:46 PM**

Hard to imagine that just to the left of this photo there is going to be a massive cluster of just as tall towers...

csbvan · #8 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 8:51 PM**

Oh....well that is a surprise.

phesto · #9 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 8:59 PM**

Watched the presentation for this project...the tower also goes through the Heather Bay view cone and will require a full exemption. They mentioned they haven't talked to City staff about that yet (!)

This is the same view cone that influenced the shape/siting of Living-Shangrila and Trump.

Metro-One · #10 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 9:30 PM**

Love it! How do I give it my full support?

Feathered Friend · #11 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 9:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Metro-One

Love it! How do I give it my full support?

Comments can be expressed either by emailing [email protected] or by filling in the comment sheet located at the bottom of the project's website.

https://www.1045harostreet.com/

The deadline is December 20th, 2020, as they revealed at the open house they intend to submit an application in January.

trofirhen · #12 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 10:15 PM**

In the render, the tall tower seems to have an ovehanging "kink" or "crick" to it. Am I wrong? Looks a tad unorthodox. ....

giallo · #13 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 10:51 PM**

I really want to like this, but judging from the single rendering, I'm not a huge fan. It looks messy for what should be a sleek tower. The endoskeleton look of the building does it no favours; the balconies, the weird stairway crown, the odd vertical lines/spandrel running down the tower. It's exposing its blemishes rather than covering them up. This tower needs reflective glass to work.

officedweller · #14 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 10:56 PM**

Thanks!

Hard to tell what's happening at the base - it looks like a diagonal mews to the alley / Thurlow. Not sure how those angled facades will funnel the wind down to the sidewalk.

I expected the tower to be closer to the Sutton Place side to cluster the tall buildings, but that could have increased overall shadowing or intusion into the Heather view cone.

You can see that the south side is actually rendered as a mish-mash of spandrel panels (including the stepped spandrel crown mentioned by Giallo).

Yes - tower placement is in response to the Heather view cone ('D' below):

https://guidelines.vancouver.ca/V003.pdf?_ga=2.207812498.1031326107.1607986746-80416355.1557532829

ArmoredinRed · #15 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 11:05 PM**

A few more images per the Daily Hive

officedweller · #16 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 11:27 PM**

Thanks for posting!
If it does breach the Heather view cone, the alternative would be to have a slab block that wholly sits under the view cone
(they could probably get 20 storeys) and then the only issue would be casting a very wide shadow on Robson St.

phesto · #17 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 11:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Thanks for posting!
If it does breach the Heather view cone, the alternative would be to have a slab block that wholly sits under the view cone
(they could probably get 20 storeys) and then the only issue would be casting a very wide shadow on Robson St.

They showed a visual of the view cone intrusion in their presentation. Relative to the minor intrusions that have been permitted (ie. a few feet on some proposals), this one is quite significant and effectively the entire top half of the tower. Tough to see how they will be getting planning staff to support it (but would have massive implications if they do).

officedweller · #18 Posted **Dec 14, 2020, 11:58 PM**

Which leans towards a shorter slab building and shadowing Robson St.
That would be consistent with other projects that loom over adjacent streets, like The Post.

Migrant_Coconut · #19 Posted **Dec 15, 2020, 12:27 AM**

Preemptive reminder that we have a viewcone complaint thread here.

jollyburger · #20 Posted **Dec 15, 2020, 12:43 AM**

The Heather Bay viewcone:

Masts add "context" to the viewcone

https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/heather-bay-protected-view.aspx