Stampede Station | 273.5m | 67s | Truman | NORR

[haltcatchfire]

Don’t mind some of the changes but underside of balcony slabs aren’t going to glow like that all the way up the building. True up the rendering would ya.

Sides are going to be pretty flat and bland compared to before.

Not sure what that weird bulge is at the top.

 

[Roaring Flames]

They moved the observation deck to the top 4 floors of the W tower (floors 64 - 67. 235.4m - 250.1m) Floors 68 and 69 are mech

 

[Roaring Flames]

Don’t mind some of the changes but underside of balcony slabs aren’t going to glow like that all the way up the building. True up the rendering would ya.

Sides are going to be pretty flat and bland compared to before.

Not sure what that weird bulge is at the top.

The bulge looks to be an outdoor observation deck

 

[The ChosenOne]

Should've went for supertall status 300m+

 

[Albertasaurus]

Should've went for supertall status 300m+

Would have been nice but not an option due to the NAV Canada issue unfortunately.

While its a slight bummer to lose a floor or two off the tower, otherwise I like the design changes.

 

[CT_]

Would have been nice but not an option due to the NAV Canada issue unfortunately.

While its a slight bummer to lose a floor or two off the tower, otherwise I like the design changes.

What is the NAV Canada issue?

 

[haltcatchfire]

What is the NAV Canada issue?

Distracting for architecture enthusiast pilots.

 

[gsunnyg]

LOL correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the only restriction for tower height was anything goes as long as there's no shadows over the Bow River during certain times? This also doesn't seem to be along a flight path.

 

[Surrealplaces]

What is the NAV Canada issue?

Not sure what the issue is with Navcan, but they reference it in the permit. Personally, I don't care too much about the slight drop in height, but if it had have been even one meter higher it would have at least cracked the 900' mark, which would have been nice.

 

[Albertasaurus]

What is the NAV Canada issue?

NAV Canada runs the air navigation systems at major Canadian airports. Apparently the height originally proposed would interfere with their equipment somehow, so they had to shave a few meters off the proposed height. Not sure if roughly 900' is the de facto limit to towers in Calgary or if its position at the east edge of the core makes it a bigger issue. The downside of the fact that, out of Canada's biggest cities, our airport is the closest to downtown.

The more I look at the new renders, the more I like them. I much prefer the more subtle roof pitch and the two buildings appear to be more distinct from one another rather than typical twin towers.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Here's a large version of the towers from the Stampede park viewpoint.

 

[Surrealplaces]

 

[Roaring Flames]

NAV Canada runs the air navigation systems at major Canadian airports. Apparently the height originally proposed would interfere with their equipment somehow, so they had to shave a few meters off the proposed height. Not sure if roughly 900' is the de facto limit to towers in Calgary or if its position at the east edge of the core makes it a bigger issue. The downside of the fact that, out of Canada's biggest cities, our airport is the closest to downtown.

The more I look at the new renders, the more I like them. I much prefer the more subtle roof pitch and the two buildings appear to be more distinct from one another rather than typical twin towers.

The new roof design makes them look even more like cowboy boots too!

 

[CT_]

NAV Canada runs the air navigation systems at major Canadian airports. Apparently the height originally proposed would interfere with their equipment somehow, so they had to shave a few meters off the proposed height. Not sure if roughly 900' is the de facto limit to towers in Calgary or if its position at the east edge of the core makes it a bigger issue. The downside of the fact that, out of Canada's biggest cities, our airport is the closest to downtown.

The more I look at the new renders, the more I like them. I much prefer the more subtle roof pitch and the two buildings appear to be more distinct from one another rather than typical twin towers.

Hm, I wonder in that case if Calgary could at all get a 300m+ tower in the future? Perhaps if a developer offers to upgrade their equipment.

 

[Albertasaurus]

Hm, I wonder in that case if Calgary could at all get a 300m+ tower in the future? Perhaps if a developer offers to upgrade their equipment.

Well, I grew up in the skyscraper desert known as "Ottawa", where hitting even 400' seemed like a fantasy until a few years ago. So 900' is pretty impressive for a city our size.