Recent content by The Familia

Saddledome lands should be turned into a giant outdoor amphitheater and park space. That is my wish at least….

I like it. High quality build. I only wish the bricks was more of a brighter white (this colour looks a bit like cinder blocks) and the balcony railings were glass instead of metal.

This one is gonna turn out fugly isn’t it? Crazy how the one across the street turned out fantastic and this one will be a turd.

Beauty! Very happy they preserved the entire facade. Notice the pattern? The conversions that retain all of the original facade (Loft, Petro Fina) or keep the integrity of the original (Teck Place) have turned out the best? Very few have removed the original exterior and turned out better than...

That cladding….woooof.

I would still rather have this:

Aesthetically from the outside I give this an 8.5/10. I like this one a lot. Simple and attractive!

What are the sticks above the black corrugated metal section? Lights?

I swear I’ll lose my mind if they demolish the Bay building. I would love to see the exterior carefully renovated while the ground floor broken up into smaller CRU’s. Imagine a dozen smaller CRU’s lining the arcade walkway, would feel like a European street. I’m thinking keep The Guild...

I’m starting to agree, this renovation is not that appealing. I wish they just imploded the whole thing and started from scratch. Would have probably taken less time and be finished sooner!

Sorry for the crappy picture, screenshot from Glenbow’s Instagram page showing a brief drone fly around video. That upper glass corner looks as awful as I feared it would. Did they really choose sea foam green spandrel? Hopefully the inside turns out well, as the exterior leaves a lot to be...

Holy Fuck! I don’t mind the white and blue paint, but what the hell did they do with the top right corner? Why wouldn’t they just continue the pattern. I don’t think I’ve ever seen something as ridiculous as this…..it must be a joke.

Let’s be honest, there isn’t much in Flames history to warrant an entire Flames Hall of Fame haha. Probably one of the most mediocre franchises in NHL history, but I digress.

Any chance they recreate some of the Saddledome exhibits that are spaced around the current concourse like a display on the Olympics, Flames/Hitmen history boards, etc? Would be nice to have murals, banners, trophies, and cool artifacts on display all over.

Careful everyone, some might think of you as a NIMBY for having the audacity to be disappointed in the new design compared to the original!