O-tac
Active Member
Thanks. It’s been like a complete time warp since he’s been born. Congratulations on your baby to be. Buckle up!
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Arris - 5th and Third | 142.03m | 42s | Embassy Bosa | Amanat Architect
- Thread starter Surrealplaces
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Alex_YYC
Senior Member
Congrats to you and Cowtown.
Buckle up is right, sleep becomes the new currency - more valuable than gold lol.
Alex_YYC
Senior Member
I will say this. The tower is turning out exactly like the rendering... I think I would be okay with it if the color was lighter like the other EV towers. The one positive is that it will at least contrast the others.
Tarsus
Active Member
I didn't realize the panels were spandrel glass. I'm liking this much more than what I thought it was, which was gray aluminum paneling.
DougB
Senior Member
Looks way better than expected and seems to improve the podium.
EV needs some dark colors to balance out the white.
EV needs some dark colors to balance out the white.
Tarsus
Active Member
I'm not liking the rusted metal slats though. They're great on their own, but they don't fit the building. Maybe they can take them down and sell them to the new Contemporary art museum.
1875
Senior Member
O-tac
Active Member
Those maple coloured wood panels have the appearance of unfinished plywood when juxtaposed with the rest of the dark colours. Also the blue spandrel on the tower looks almost as bad as Live on the Park. Disappointing for the East Village's signature tower and retail development.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Such a disappointment.
The Familia
Senior Member
Why did the developer never go with the original plan (brick facade with industrial warehouse windows). If I recall, the lower floors were all brick like the Simmons building with the upper floors shifting to glass. It looked really sharp.
I'll give the tower portion a little more time but the podium is a giant mess. What a disaster.....makes The Hat look classy and impressive.
I'll give the tower portion a little more time but the podium is a giant mess. What a disaster.....makes The Hat look classy and impressive.
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
Luckily a lot of it is getting covered up by screens and Revlon/Joe Fresh banners
O-tac
Active Member
IIRC that was long before they decided to add point towers to the development.
O-tac
Active Member
You know it's bad when Joe Fresh and President's Choice banners improve the appearance. Ouch!
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
Correct, though there were a few floors of office above in glass that could have been extended into towers quite easily. Makes no sense why they switched to what we got.
I found it on Surreal’s Flickr a while back and posted it in #503 if anyone wants to see it again. If anyone suffers or is at risk of depression I suggest you don’t click this link.
https://skyrisecities.com/forum/thr...a-amanat-architect.24469/page-34#post-1433180
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