West Village Towers | 149.95m | 42s | Cidex Group | NORR Dubai Yahya Jan

[The Familia]

I just want to know how that little 3/4 story white apartment building tucked in-between all the Cidex towers has survived....

 

[CalgaryTiger]

I just want to know how that little 3/4 story white apartment building tucked in-between all the Cidex towers has survived....

It is the house in UP, Beakerhead should do a balloon installation on the roof.

Of note, the Enterprise across the street is for sale. So construction workers and residents should have another surface parking lot they can use soon.

 

[CT (Chinese_T)]

Design Rationale

 

[AtlanticAvenue]

I mean.... kinda?

 

[CBBarnett]

Design Rationale

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This is practically identical style to the South Health Campus.

 

[haltcatchfire]

 

[The Familia]

I haven’t seen WV podium in a while. Good God that thing is depressing. Seriously, an elementary kid could design a better podium.

 

[cameronhowe]

I hope those trees in front grow to be 100 feet tall (and wide) cause woof, that podium is uggo to the max.

 

[DiscoStu]

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You have to squint to see it, but I believe the artistic inspiration on the 9th ave side was the Berlin Wall on a gray February morn'.

Either that, or it's a sailboat.

 

[1875]

so many places id be excited about a 35fl tower. this isnt one of them.

 

[haltcatchfire]

You have to squint to see it, but I believe the artistic inspiration on the 9th ave side was the Berlin Wall on a gray February morn'.

Either that, or it's a sailboat.

Some serious graffiti should help it then.

 

[DiscoStu]

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I know we've already made fun of this, and I'm no architect...but to me this is clearly an example of someone who didn't make a site visit, or just flat out didn't bother to even care about real-world context.

Even if the pixelation itself was well executed, you'd have to view the building from blocks away to see any type of effect. Love it or hate it, the pixelation on the South Hospital works because you can see it from a distance. But here, you'll never be able to see it from far enough away to even remotely make any connection. If they placed it on the 9th ave side, maybe it would at least have a chance. But no, they placed in on the street that faces a fully developed block (and I doubt they were clever enough to do some sort of anamorphic illusion to see it from an angle). They stole the idea, executed it poorly, and placed it on the least effective side.

 

[Urban4Lyfe]

The esthetic of this side of the development reflects very well the freeway that runs in front of it.

 

[maestro]

I may be reading the title wrong. This podium would be above average in Dubai. Probably doesn't help.

 

[Red Star]

Long time lurker, first time posting.

Loblaws is planning to lease out the retail portion of the podium. Everyone loves to hate this podium, but I don't think it's so bad from an urban design point of view. A line of trees separates the sidewalk from the roadway. If the city was ambitious and built a cycle track on the north side of 9th ave, from 11th street to Macloed trail, then it would be a half-decent sidewalk to walk on.