Nimbus
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Fantasy thinking, but the Alberta University of the Arts would be a potential great fit.
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Urban Development and Proposals Discussion
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YYCguy
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Being in such close proximity to Arts Commons and various museums, it would be a perfect location for a downtown AUA campus.
EDIT: Nimbus and I are thinking along the same lines!
It would be pretty cool. The only concern might be the square footage, as the current location and the Bay building are both around 300K, but it wouldn't leave room for expansion. There's always a possibility the university could expand into the buildings next to the Bay building, or upwards a couple of floors? If going into the Bay building it would be nice to have an atrium built in to allow some good natural light.
It would be very cool though.
Calgcouver
Active Member
I love what TL Housing did with the Bay building in Victoria:
Blow out the centre and building new around a centre courtyard to reduce the floorplate size to residential. Leave retail at-grade obviously.
They appear to have very similar footprints:
So using this idea/model here is what I would ideally like to see the Bay building downtown do going residential on the upper floors:
Blow out the centre and building new around a centre courtyard to reduce the floorplate size to residential. Leave retail at-grade obviously.
They appear to have very similar footprints:
So using this idea/model here is what I would ideally like to see the Bay building downtown do going residential on the upper floors:
Albertasaurus
Active Member
I absolutely love that idea from Victoria! I think whatever does happen to the Bay building, it will need to have a variety of uses/tenants, and residential over retail would fit the bill nicely.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
This one, no matter what is going to be very expensive. That building has been falling apart for awhile. I think it will take a public institution taking it over to do it right, I just don't trust a private developer, and honestly I know a public institution will probably take 15 years to do anything but it should at least be done right.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
FYI... DP2024-08874 was approved July 17.
This one, near Chinook.
The one just south of here is still going through the process.
This one, near Chinook.
The one just south of here is still going through the process.
Calgcouver
Active Member
I think that is a fair perspective. Don't want an even more prominent Barron Building issue with this one.