General Construction Updates

[Colinfill]

Is Bing Thom still the architect?

KPMB is the lead architect and they're also doing the expansion for the Contemporary Calgary building. Their designs tend to be simple with high quality materials, so I'm excited to see their vision.

However, I'm curious of those who have seen the renderings, is the design only completed for phase 1 expansion to the location north of Teatro? Or will the design for the existing Arts Commons building also be revealed?

 

[Mountain Man]

Anyone lose power last night? sounds like there was a fire in an electric vault at 7ave and 9st SW last night. Read something about someone trying to steal wire too, but not sure if there's truth to that part.

 

[DiscoStu]

However, I'm curious of those who have seen the renderings, is the design only completed for phase 1 expansion to the location north of Teatro? Or will the design for the existing Arts Commons building also be revealed?

The rendering I saw was only the section that was going to be next to Teatro. I assume that the design aesthetic would transition over to the main building too, but that would just be speculation. I don't really have any more details to offer unfortunately, just that the rendering I saw looked pretty cool. Perhaps not quite as cool as that one Bing Thom concept that floated around a few years ago, but I'm not sure how realistic that one was anyway.

 

[Golfing guy]

Drills on site on the lot 37st & 26 ave SW. can’t remember the name of the project

 

[badc0ffee]

can’t remember the name of the project

I think this one: https://calgary.skyrisecities.com/database/projects/westurban-37th.48463

 

[whatchyyc]

KPMB is the lead architect and they're also doing the expansion for the Contemporary Calgary building. Their designs tend to be simple with high quality materials, so I'm excited to see their vision.

However, I'm curious of those who have seen the renderings, is the design only completed for phase 1 expansion to the location north of Teatro? Or will the design for the existing Arts Commons building also be revealed?

I wonder too but probably not considering afaik phase 2 is not yet funded

 

[O-tac]

I think this one: https://calgary.skyrisecities.com/database/projects/westurban-37th.48463

Woof!

 

[FCC1982]

Double Woof and a Yak!

 

[GoVertical]

Eai Claire Place 1:

 

[Calgcouver]

Eai Claire Place 1:View attachment 540644

Is there a DP yet for this? Curious what the plan is for the exterior

 

[MichaelS]

I don't see a DP on DMap, but NORR has quite a write-up about it on their website (edit, this is actually for Eau Clair Place II):

Eau Claire Place II | Office to Residential Conversion in Calgary

The 17-story commercial high-rise will be transformed into a 195-unit apartment building in downtown Calgary, AB. Learn more.

norr.com

Edit: Here is the link to Eau Claire Place I:

Eau Claire Place I | Office to residential conversion in Calgary

Eau Claire Place I is an office to residential conversion funded by the Downtown Calgary Development Incentive Program.

norr.com

 

[FCC1982]

I don't see a DP on DMap, but NORR has quite a write-up about it on their website (edit, this is actually for Eau Clair Place II):

Eau Claire Place II | Office to Residential Conversion in Calgary

The 17-story commercial high-rise will be transformed into a 195-unit apartment building in downtown Calgary, AB. Learn more.

norr.com

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Edit: Here is the link to Eau Claire Place I:

Eau Claire Place I | Office to residential conversion in Calgary

Eau Claire Place I is an office to residential conversion funded by the Downtown Calgary Development Incentive Program.

norr.com

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Yikes!
Very woofy

 

[Mountain Man]

It's great that we are reducing the supply of old office buildings and adding residents to the core, but we are making some damn ugly buildings in doing so...

 

[GoVertical]

Not sure if this is related to the Green Line work, but the old hard Rock cafe is coming down at Eau Claire:

 

[Mountain Man]

Kinda sad, I think my grad was the last one to happen at the Hard Rock, it got shut down like a week later because the owner didn't pay his franchise dues IIRC. It was a Brewster's for a while after, then it turned into a daycare lol.