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Originally Posted by Klazu
This location could also take a taller tower, as the position to the park makes it a landmark building that should really stand out. Very nice addition, nonetheless and that area is getting denser with the other tower going up in the corner to the left.
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You would have incurred the wrath of the New Yaletown Resident's Association. I think their total number of members can be counted by the fingers, but they were so vocal that they took the City to court and almost made this project, together with the new subsidised building across the street, impossible to proceed. They must be residents of the immediate condos nearby and didn't want their views blocked.
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Originally Posted by dleung
Hate the new design. The old honeycomb had depth and actually shaded the facade. This diamond wallpaper looks like the kind of shit they do for proposals in Toronto. As with bold old and new designs, not liking the 2-building-designs-in-one approach, yet again.
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I concur! Don't quite hate it but certainly not impressed by it, unlike the older design.
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Originally Posted by officedweller
The schizo look seems to be a preferred means of dividing the bulk of a large building.
See: Georgia Residences, One Burrard Place, Telus Garden, etc.
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What's funny is that the many Vancouver towers are not even that girthy to be "split up" in the first place. I think schizo designs work better for shorter bulkier buildings, such as the Bay Centre in Victoria, or even the downtown court building.
For this project, it seems unfortunate that they have the boring part facing west, which is the most visible part from the park. The criss-cross section is facing east (not so visible from the park). If they have both sides done with the criss-cross pattern, and split with the indented groove as per current design, I think not only is the bulk of the building sectioned up as envisioned, but the overall design will also become more coherent, thus worthy to be called a Yaletown/downtown landmark.