Saskatoon | River Landing Village | 88m-63m-50m-55m | 18-20-17-13 floors | U/C
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Feels more monumental than the previous proposals. The stepped design is pleasing to the eyes. The plaza layout sounds flexible and functional. And it's in keeping with the legacy of the Bessborough -- opening up to the river valley. :tup: _________________________ Updated: June.15.2016 River Landing Quote:
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I'll have to see more renderings before I judge, but it looks very cool. 27 floors of residential will likely be 82-85m which is very exciting.
If this has accessible ground floor retail and is pedestrian friendly count me very excited. |
I like the new hieght increase, but i dont know about the design of the condo tower. The previous curve design looked much more elegant than this design. I guess ill need some more renders to judge. Can't complain though, lets get some shovels in the ground!
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dang saskatoon!
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For some reason, the renderings for the old proposal look alot nicer to me. Maybe it's because the textures and resolution on this look really gritty and muggy.
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originally posted by Echoes
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I too am reserving judgement on this new design until more detailed renderings are available. First impressions are that I think the plaza connection to the existing River Landing public space is an improvement. I did like the 'curved design' in the original design, but as mentioned, will hold judgement on this one until more details (finishes, etc.)
What this overall project and area needs, however, is increased opportunity to dine, lounge, have a few drinks while being able to take in the vista of the river valley. It is incredible to me that Saskatoon is devoid of these opportunites given the natural gem that we are so lucky to have with our river valley. Looking forward to council approval and shovels in the ground by spring of 2012. :fingerscrossed: |
I'm actually kind of liking this new design, I really enjoyed the look of the previous one because it looked quite fluid and the seperate structures were arranged to look like one massive building.
However, I'm also enjoying the idea of a "front" so to speak, of tall modern buildings along the riverbank. It reflects, I think, the places our city is going as it grows and matures. From the current renderings though I'm still not entirely sure how the buildings are arranged in relation to eachother and the public area, and like everyone else I want to see more before they go through with it. |
A site plan posted on the Owls and Roosters blog helps show the arrangement of the buildings and layout of the plaza:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2H0ai6abOW...esign%2Bp2.jpg Source: http://owlsandroosters.blogspot.com/ |
originally posted by Mike with an M
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Agreed. Very excited to see this go up in Sask. Any news on this one lately?
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Higher quality renders from the project website
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6231/6...9d04cca7_z.jpg http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6239/6...c6bdc628_z.jpg http://www.riverlanding.ca/project_u...age/index.html |
Doesn't seem to be much if anything going on here.
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Apparently construction begins this summer :)
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Unfortunately, that is still nothing more then rumours....no confirmation yet. We are supposedly waiting for new architectural renderings before any work can start. It has been a long and painful wait so far....hope Nasser proves many of us skeptics wrong! If we don't see a rendering soon or some action on the site I think this project is in trouble.
A good sign is that Tonko, one of the partners, built RiverCentre right next store on spec and now has the building 90% leased before it is even ready to open. Hopefully Tonko will be pushing for RiverLanding to get going to capitalize on shortage of Class A office space!! |
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What would be nice is if we hand one of the other high-end brands from the Sheraton family, such as a Westin, St Regis, Le meridien, or W Hotels. Hopefully not a mid range brand like Four Points. |
^ Yes, consider that 2 of the partners in this project have just successfully completed (or are completing) significant projects in Saskatoon:
- Tonko's River Centre (90% leased) - Cavalier's James Hotel is now open to rave reviews (Saskatoon's first high end boutique hotel) The other thing that's encouraging and makes this project realistic is that it will be built in phases. I suspect work on the hotel and office tower will begin first while they market and pre-sell the condos. |
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