Flyover Block | 20m | 6s | RNDSQR | FAAS Architecture

[CalgaryTiger]

Carz r bad! Demolish the flyover!

Work begins this spring on rehab of the flyover...

 

[AtlanticAvenue]

Didn't they just do rehab like 3 years ago?

 

[Mountain Man]

I think they did the 5th Ave flyover, not the 4th Ave.

 

[O-tac]

I'm still holding out hope and will wait until it's finished before judging it. The screen will make or break the design. If it's bare metal it won't look good. If there's some finish applied I think it will disguise the greige paneling enough that it won't matter.

 

[Alex_YYC]

 

[Duck Lightning]

That facade looks so cheap

 

[AJX]

The sad part about this building and others in Calgary is the metal trim they are using looks like vinyl. There’s an old saying, “perception is reality”.

 

[whatchyyc]

White stucco would've looked nice behind the screen, especially with the lighting. I doubt this gray color will work well and have the same warm glow as the render (if they even end up including the lighting at all...)

 

[Mountain Man]

If the screen is painted black like the connectors you see there, it could be ok. Still hoping they can salvage this one...

 

[trtcttc]

Companies should be required to submit renders in different seasons and time of day. It could still look great at night, but I can't imagine any mesh that can make this look good during the day.

 

[Alex_YYC]

It’s hard to see in the pic, but brick is going up on the main level

 

[haltcatchfire]

They should just keep going with the brick and when questioned just say “Oh? We didn’t think this ugly grey stuff was the actual finished material.”

 

[Bill Bumface]

Convention Centre, September 2021:

Flyover Block, October 2021:

Convention Centre, October, 2023:

Flyover Block, October 2023:

..... annnnddd still waiting.