The Core: Almost done.

[whiteford]

Bigtime, your second photo is simply epic. calgary is amazing and it looks like a city strait out of the future. thanks for sharing your core, time. haha

[frinkprof]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

We hit up The Core today:

These are great! Thanks for posting!

[armorand93]

WOW. Just... WOW!

Been to Calgary Xmas 2009/2010, July 2010 and March this year. Walking thrugh this place, I didnt except it to look like that AT ALL!!!

[Calgarian]

When is the Devonian Garden supposed to be finished?

[mersar]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

When is the Devonian Garden supposed to be finished?

Late fall 2011 according to the city web site.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by mersar

Late fall 2011 according to the city web site.

LOL! Have they even begun it yet?

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by mersar

Late fall 2011 according to the city web site.

Wow, that will be tight, I was looking at it from the street the other day, and I didn't even see any plants in there yet.

[Rusty van Reddick]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

LOL! Have they even begun it yet?

Of course they have.

[Tarsus]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

LOL! Have they even begun it yet?

They've been at it for a while. almost a year I think.

[O-tacular]

Reason I ask is because last few times I was at the Core (a few months ago but still), the Devonian section was semi walled off with no trades on sight and nothing but a big empty shell with renderings to show for it.

That's awesome news if they've actually begun really working on it. Though the landscaping and plants will be the ultimate barometer of progress.

[kw5150]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

When is the Devonian Garden supposed to be finished?

I peeked through the tarps a couple weeks ago so they must be much further by now. I think at this point, most of the planters have been poured.

[Innersoul1]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

Wow, that will be tight, I was looking at it from the street the other day, and I didn't even see any plants in there yet.

Really the brunt of the work is prepping the area. First, the glass followed by water-proofing then pouring the planters walkways, electrical and plumbing. These are things that unless you view the side everyday you likely won't notice. The plants and such will hardly take any time. If you think of the gardens at EAP they literally sprouted in a week.

[MonctonGoldenFlames]

with respect to the new devonian gardens, does anybody know what it may look like inside compared to the old version? the fiancee and i are considering our wedding there, but without knowing what it looks like for another few months is tough.

[Bigtime]

Devonian Gardens update:

Reopening of Devonian Gardens delayed until next summer
By Jason Markusoff, Calgary Herald October 12, 2011 3:12 AM


Devonian Gardens, that downtown oasis of green in a white and steel-grey world, will remain closed for its fourth straight winter thanks to renovation delays.

The city' parks department had considered opening just one lush portion for office-workers' refuge before the gardens are fully ready in summer 2012, but it is taking an all-or-nothing approach for one of its premier properties.

"It's paramount for parks to open up a high-quality park. We don't want to open up a partially completed park," said Kyle Ripley, the parks planning manager.

"I don't think it's what Calgarians are expecting. They're expecting a high-quality, finished product when it opens."

The dozens of trailers full of trees, plants and ground coverings coming up from Florida must be lifted into the Core shopping centre via crane - palm trees don't fit in mall freight elevators - and delays meant that couldn't be done until the likely too-cold November, Ripley said.

Those delays came thanks to construction crews' surprise discovery of coolant fluid in the old pipes lingering beneath the gardens' former skating rink, which was decommissioned more than two decades ago.

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/to...133/story.html

[Bigtime]

Three-level restaurant proposed for Calgary’s Devonian Gardens
Renovated indoor public park to open this summer
By Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald

CALGARY — The City of Calgary is seeking proposals for a uniquely-designed, three-level restaurant in the newly-renovated Devonian Gardens indoor public park in the downtown core.

The one-hectare park is expected to reopen this summer as part of the re-developed CORE shopping mall, featuring the world’s longest skylight.

“The restaurant will occupy three levels, offering an opportunity to seat patrons in distinct character spaces serving a mid-to high-level clientele,” says the City on its website. “All three levels have spectacular views of either the city or the garden and are immediately accessible via the +30 and +45 levels of the complex. With this extensive seating area in such a unique location, the restaurant will also be given the option to cater to multiple events on the same day.”

The closing date for proposals is March 21.

Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/Three+l...#ixzz1ngZXjXMm

[Tropics]

That restaurant sounds pretty cool. You could sit on the patio eating a nice meal overlooking a tropical paradise... in the middle of a Calgary winter! I like the idea. They need to make the restaurant have a character that suits the gardens, high end that matches tropical might mean something like a old english colonial like the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Given the nature of the outdoor orientated space perhaps similar to eating areas on the Arcade/Promenade of the Raffles.

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from HappyTellus.com

[kw5150]

I like the idea of it being an all white space, relying on the greenery for interest.

The greenery could bleed into the restaurant.

Myself, I wouldn't rely on copying historic architecture to make the place beautiful; rather, I would take the precedents I liked (like the one above) and translate them into something more suitable regionally.

[Surrealplaces]

Very intriguing.

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Three-level restaurant proposed for Calgary’s Devonian Gardens
Renovated indoor public park to open this summer
By Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald

CALGARY — The City of Calgary is seeking proposals for a uniquely-designed, three-level restaurant in the newly-renovated Devonian Gardens indoor public park in the downtown core.

The one-hectare park is expected to reopen this summer as part of the re-developed CORE shopping mall, featuring the world’s longest skylight.

“The restaurant will occupy three levels, offering an opportunity to seat patrons in distinct character spaces serving a mid-to high-level clientele,” says the City on its website. “All three levels have spectacular views of either the city or the garden and are immediately accessible via the +30 and +45 levels of the complex. With this extensive seating area in such a unique location, the restaurant will also be given the option to cater to multiple events on the same day.”

The closing date for proposals is March 21.

Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/Three+l...#ixzz1ngZXjXMm

[kw5150]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Three-level restaurant proposed for Calgary’s Devonian Gardens
Renovated indoor public park to open this summer
By Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald

CALGARY — The City of Calgary is seeking proposals for a uniquely-designed, three-level restaurant in the newly-renovated Devonian Gardens indoor public park in the downtown core.

The one-hectare park is expected to reopen this summer as part of the re-developed CORE shopping mall, featuring the world’s longest skylight.

“The restaurant will occupy three levels, offering an opportunity to seat patrons in distinct character spaces serving a mid-to high-level clientele,” says the City on its website. “All three levels have spectacular views of either the city or the garden and are immediately accessible via the +30 and +45 levels of the complex. With this extensive seating area in such a unique location, the restaurant will also be given the option to cater to multiple events on the same day.”

The closing date for proposals is March 21.

Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/Three+l...#ixzz1ngZXjXMm

How come this isn't open yet????? My tax dollars wasted on delays. Just kidding if you didn't get that.

[Chadillaccc]

So the gardens will be open by July now?

Is the restaurant still a-go?