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The parking faces the tracks though, correct? So at least you'll never have to really see the parking lot as the building covers it all up. Agreed it's super lame though.

I would be utterly floored if that whole thing is brick. There's no way a developer would spring for that when they could get away with hardie board

I think I'm alright with it because let's be honest, they would not have sprung for the extra cost of treating the wood properly so it would have aged horribly

I actually spoke with someone who is pretty familiar with the project and they said it is NOT wood. It will be aluminum, possibly with a wood grain pattern applied

I really hope those renderings are of a very early feasibility level design. It looks very boring right now and while I know cspace doesn't have oodles of money, this site and program is asking for something pretty spectacular

Not sure if this was been seen before now, but cSPACE has shown off some renderings of their downtown space. https://livewirecalgary.com/2025/05/22/cspace-moving-into-growth-phase-with-new-developments-on-the-horizon/ The article mentions offhand the creation of a "new building next to bow...

Oooo. Ryoku is pricey but quite good

It's really that simple. Probably cheaper and easier to build too. I just don't get it.

well, it's not offensively bad at least. Guess the whole neighbourhood is gonna be mid

I just don't understand what the issue is with making materials consistent. Why does everything need to be so convoluted with random rectangles and jogs and splotches of crap. Like come on, these buildings would be totally passable if it wasn't for that

This has gotta be the worst downgrade from a render I've seen in a while. This is BAD

And none of them are forming around existing transit 🙄. Classic Calgary

From what I understand, not a lot. I think they need to have some semblance of a written down rule somewhere to cite when pushing against a design choice (can't just be "I don't like it, change it"), and unfortunately "don't make it look like shit" is not a rule that is written down anywhere afaik

With ivy (hopefully) growing on it

It's not even that hard to make a building without windows look good. Truly pathetic effort by everyone involved

Are you talking about the windows on the side? That is almost certainly because of limits on the size of openings you can have on walls facing another property. It's a fire code thing. And won't be a big deal if and when more tall stuff gets built next to this Edit: nevermind, I see it faces a...

Oh jeez don't remind me of the game

Sounds like a good use for a retrofitted Saddledome. Absolutely ridiculous that everyone seems to have concluded that demolishing it is a foregone conclusion. Makes me sick

Absolutely ridiculous how the media sensationalizes this stuff and gives whiny NIMBYS unfiltered airtime.

The flat out refusal to even begin to entertain the idea doing things differently, as evidenced by the attitudes being expressed here is stifling this city. Both options, open or closed to cars is fine. But people seriously need to have an ounce of imagination and ambition. It's what this city...