TooBizzy
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Also... BIOCUBE ROOM?
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CT (Chinese_T)
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Woah, nice model. The tower forms are interesting and could be cool to see from a lot of angles. Still really dislike the podium and 7th Ave treatment, as well as the heritage treatment (They couldn't find any other place to put this thing???). 282 meters means we are finally back in the big leagues. If this gets built, as well as Stampede Station, Vesta, Beltline Block, etc., Calgary's skyline will be quite the sight to see in the coming years.
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TooBizzy
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Just to really drive the point home... I struggle to see how this is anymore 'oppressive' on Stephen Ave's street feel than Bankers' Hall.
Funnily enough, this building is basically right at home, with widths that almost exactly match that of the surrounding Telus Sky, Brookfield, and other adjacent, older office towers.
Does Calgary want to be a world-class city or not? Let's get shovels in the ground on this thing.
Funnily enough, this building is basically right at home, with widths that almost exactly match that of the surrounding Telus Sky, Brookfield, and other adjacent, older office towers.
Does Calgary want to be a world-class city or not? Let's get shovels in the ground on this thing.
TooBizzy
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Would be excited to see a more detailed floorplan on this. Hopefully the businesses on that block get to stay, and it's not just the facade being transferred over. Likewise, it would be great to utilize the space on 7th for small CRUs.
This project is definitely gonna be make-or-break on materials, but if it happens it'll be a couple thousand new residents injected right into the heart of Downtown. City-defining.
O-tac
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If it’s anything like the last one (which it appears to be) 7th will have zero heritage retention and probably no CRU’s or just a token one.
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O-tac
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Thanks for doing this mockup. That looks insanely oppressive to me. The podium is a fortress plopped on top of our largest pedestrian street. Bankers Hall is set back a bit and retains much more of the structure of the heritage building, whereas this (from what I can tell from the drawings) is pure facadism with zero setback. From the first angle it completely blots out the sky.Just to really drive the point home... I struggle to see how this is anymore 'oppressive' on Stephen Ave's street feel than Bankers' Hall.
Funnily enough, this building is basically right at home, with widths that almost exactly match that of the surrounding Telus Sky, Brookfield, and other adjacent, older office towers.
Does Calgary want to be a world-class city or not? Let's get shovels in the ground on this thing.
Edit: Living in the South I love Telus Sky’s light shows. This monstrosity would completely block it from sight.
O-tac
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Just noticed the blank wall of the elevator shaft on the smaller tower. Man! The more I study it the worse details I find. Also why does the building have to perfectly line up with the tallest tower leaving zero breathing room and making the silhouette an enormous, uniform blob?
I also see the token heritage facades on Stephen ave now (in the technical drawings). Looks identical to the last proposal including the punch through section.
CBBarnett
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Does anyone know if this is a real proposal? Or just some FAR-maximizing tire kicking from Triovest?
What’s the source of the details here?
What’s the source of the details here?
I think this is the older original DP showing both phase 1 and phase 2? Here's one of the original designs for phase 1, which was 66 storeys, but I recall that the second phase included a taller tower.
Is this from a recent DP? I can't make out a date from the drawing, but I'm wondering if this is one of the older versions of the proposal.
FCC1982
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I believe it is
O-tac
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Thank God!
CT (Chinese_T)
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How did you come across those plans, FCC?
O-tac
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The prefab townhouses in Seton just doubled overnight. Also, they don’t have garages. There must be designated parking stalls. Very tight site so not sure how long before guests start using the Long & McQuade parking lot.
The main street building’s coming along:
The main street building’s coming along:
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Just to clarify, is it a new DP or a photo from the old version?
