Uxborough Phase 1 | 45m | 14s | Western Securities | Gibbs Gage

AtlanticAvenue · Oct 23, 2023

At least the yellow on this one is subtle, I don't mind it tbh. There could've been worse colours other than black and yellow that they could've gone with.

CalgaryTiger · Oct 23, 2023

AtlanticAvenue said:
At least the yellow on this one is subtle, I don't mind it tbh. There could've been worse colours other than black and yellow that they could've gone with.

Whispers: I like it too, just can't believe we keep getting yellow squares.

haltcatchfire · Oct 23, 2023

Darn, I was really liking it before the yellow.

Surrealplaces · Oct 23, 2023

I like the yellow. I would have been happy with white or light gray, but I don't mind the yellow against the charcoal.

maestro · Oct 23, 2023

The bright coloured frames makes the office tower. The charcoal brick lacks details.

adamyyc · Oct 23, 2023

The yellow is subtle enough the it doesn’t really bother me.

Alex_YYC · Nov 5, 2023

Alex_YYC · Nov 12, 2023

niteryder · Dec 10, 2023

Some pics from Tuesday, before the snow fell.

Residential tower:

Medical office: Most of the brick has been installed except where the external construction elevator was (which has been removed)

Pedestrian bridge: The hole that was dug by the BRT stop has now been filled. According to this: https://www.calgary.ca/planning/projects/stadium-pedestrian-bridge.html this was for deep utility work in preparation for construction.

DiscoStu · Dec 10, 2023

I like the yellow accents. I much prefer yellow being used in architecture over the red we often see.

CalgaryTiger · Dec 11, 2023

DiscoStu said:
I like the yellow accents. I much prefer yellow being used in architecture over the red we often see.

Yellow fades to yellow, red fades to pink.

The Familia · Dec 11, 2023

I really like this. Huge boost for the area and a million times better than the old strip mall. They should somehow squeeze a couple restaurants in this new complex when it's all said and done.

CBBarnett · Dec 11, 2023

Agreed, it's a massive improvement.

I am most interested in the final program to come together with all the phases - the scale and setbacks in the area around 16th Ave and the hospital create a weirdness to this development - everything is big, but it's not dense feeling at all - the gaps and distances are just so huge between buildings and along all roads, and with all the random greenspace scattered about the various complexes here.

This should improve somewhat when the next phases come online and the whole complex has a bit of a focus point and fewer long/wide view corridors that give off this big, but empty impression.

Or even better - up zone all University Heights to Beltline densities and just let this cluster merge into all the others around here to create a true second "downtown" in 20 or 30 years.

Calgcouver · Dec 11, 2023

I really like the brick and the deeper coloured window reveals. Does anyone know a good local supplier for these types of window reveals? I'd like to price them out.
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