906 Office Conversion | 80.5m | 22s | Makan Properties | Zeidler

[Mountain Man]

The taggers made their preferred choice lol.

 

[Urb]

Who's ready to see the birth of Calgary's ugliest tower??!!!!! Weeeeeeeeoooooooooooooo

 

[YYCALGARY]

I don't know why so many of these projects insist on a reclad. Like, leave the facade alone and put in double paned windows. Knock out a few panels for balcony's if really necessary. Add insulation. These facades can't be at the end of their lifecycle. I just don't buy it.

 

[UrbanWarrior]

Went by on the bus the other day, looks like these are the colours they're going to use to paint over the exterior.View attachment 574139

I actually don’t mind the colour pallet. Though I do agree that all these redevelopment projects need to be tearing out these perfectly fine, inoffensive facades. Some fresh windows and balconies already add a modern touch, throw in some ground level street interaction upgrades and boom

 

[heritageguy]

I don't know why so many of these projects insist on a reclad. Like, leave the facade alone and put in double paned windows. Knock out a few panels for balcony's if really necessary. Add insulation. These facades can't be at the end of their lifecycle. I just don't buy it.

I think a couple of the conversions downtown will leave the facades mostly as is and just replace windows/curtain wall. In order to qualify for the grant it may be a expectation to have a big investment on the facade. This one doesnt have a grant and the precast panels should have plenty of life left so I'm surprised they would reclad. Also kind of surprised they are adding floors - very expensive and i would think it would have been better to add residential density over the podium on the west side of the site instead of ontop of eq building

 

[CalgaryTiger]

I'm not sure if they're recladding this they may just be painting it.

 

[bgarneau]

Sounds like Strategic is taking this one on now and updated the design

 

[badc0ffee]

I had forgotten about the previous plan for 906. Compared to that turd, this is so beautiful

 

[cameronhowe]

Shouldn't strategic finish eating what's on their plate first?

 

[zzkwilliamcanada]

wow, i like this one. when it could start construction though

 

[Mountain Man]

Shouldn't strategic finish eating what's on their plate first?

Agreed, finish the damn Barron building already!

 

[haltcatchfire]

So much better.

 

[gsunnyg]

This is definitely nicer than the current office building but I don't like seeing office conversions happening in the Beltline, it's so balanced right now as a work/live community. We need to lose some more office space in the downtown core. Still looking forward to this.

 

[whatchyyc]

I think Strategic has always been on this project with Makan, they're listed on the original DP drawings.

 

[Garceyues]

Sounds like Strategic is taking this one on now and updated the design

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This seems to be the most ambitious office conversion design wise, assuming the rendering actually resembles the theoretical finished product.