Tate | 114.3m | 40 fl | Completed - Page 20

chrisel · #**381** Posted **Jul 24, 2018, 4:47 PM**

So. Much. Spandrel.

mcminsen · #**382** Posted **Aug 31, 2018, 6:21 AM**

Aug.29 '18, my pics

trofirhen · #**383** Posted **Aug 31, 2018, 12:40 PM**

I will admit that this building is rather "The Spandrell Express," which is not only a shame in and of itself, but a travesty to the building, which, IMO, has a lot of nice curves. Oh well.

rofina · #**384** Posted **Aug 31, 2018, 2:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by trofirhen

I will admit that this building is rather "The Spandrell Express," which is not only a shame in and of itself, but a travesty to the building, which, IMO, has a lot of nice curves. Oh well.

I agree. So many different mullions dividing things into little glass spandrel pieces.

Yucky.

officedweller · #**385** Posted **Oct 4, 2018, 5:52 PM**

Walked past this morning and the brickwork looks quite nice.
There are 3 zones - metallic gray at the tower base, taupe brown in the middle and light beige at the tower top, with transitions between.

Still, doubt it's distract from the spandrel mess.

Jimbo604 · #**386** Posted **Nov 10, 2018, 12:46 AM**

Photo credit: me

mcminsen · #**387** Posted **Nov 22, 2018, 5:19 AM**

Nov.20 '18, my pics

officedweller · #**388** Posted **Feb 24, 2019, 6:34 AM**

By City of Rain, SRC Jan 27th:

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Originally Posted by City Of Rain, post: 1423040, member: 70034

IMG_5208 by Hung Lam, on Flickr

IMG_5210 by Hung Lam, on Flickr

IMG_5214 by Hung Lam, on Flickr

IMG_5216 by Hung Lam, on Flickr

IMG_5219 by Hung Lam, on Flickr

Klazu · #**389** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 2:58 AM**

They are STILL building this tower? They sure have taken their time...

Vin · #**390** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 6:34 PM**

The retail on Drake and art gallery on Howe should add some flair to this otherwise dead neighbourhood. Can't wait for more retail choices when Vancouver House and Burrard Place are both completed. This neighbourhood has always lacked retail synergy vibrancy due to a lack of retail inter-connectivity and anchor such as Pacific Centre, making the neighbourhood, espeically along Pacific Boulevard rather dirty and seedy. Hopefully these projects will change all that.

officedweller · #**391** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 10:44 PM**

In this area, the main retail street, Davie, suffers from the same problem that eastern end of Robson does -
The street grid changes east of Burrard so that the shopping street entails the short ends of the block punctuated by alleys
- so you can't have long stretches of stores, like the blocks west of Burrard.

Vin · #**392** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 10:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

In this area, the main retail street, Davie, suffers from the same problem that eastern end of Robson does -
The street grid changes east of Burrard so that the shopping street entails the short ends of the block punctuated by alleys
- so you can't have long stretches of stores, like the blocks west of Burrard.

Just back from London, and they have lots of streets ending in T's, but yet the streets are always packed with people. Reason being they have retail continuity, even in the alleyways. Like I said before, long stretches of retail do not work. Retail should be set in a node, across multiple streets all directions.

SpongeG · #**393** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 10:58 PM**

Are the retail spaces all small ones? or is there space for a large retailer in there as well?

officedweller · #**394** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 10:59 PM**

We may not have a big enough population for dispersed retail, but I agree that it shouldn't be all along one or two streets.
Seattle has more dispersed retail downtown than Vancouver does.

Vin · #**395** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 12:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

Are the retail spaces all small ones? or is there space for a large retailer in there as well?

https://sl2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/us...pdf?1544128619

Four CRUs, which can be combined into larger two bigger ones. Retail #3 is the smallest out of the four. They mostly span Drake street, which will provide retail continuity from Granville street all the way to Burrard.

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Originally Posted by officedweller

We may not have a big enough population for dispersed retail, but I agree that it shouldn't be all along one or two streets.
Seattle has more dispersed retail downtown than Vancouver does.

London may have 4 times the population but can easily have 10 times the amount of retail. Vancouver is ranked one of the most under-retailed city in the entire country.

cov · #**396** Posted **Feb 27, 2019, 7:59 PM**

damn, this building looks a decade old and it's not even completed yet

Galaxy · #**397** Posted **Feb 27, 2019, 8:42 PM**

It probably will be more than a decade by the time people actually move in and the retail is open at this building.

Ahh such is Vancouver and the slower than paint drying construction timelines.....

fredinno · #**398** Posted **Feb 28, 2019, 9:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Vin

London may have 4 times the population but can easily have 10 times the amount of retail. Vancouver is ranked one of the most under-retailed city in the entire country.

Source? You'd think the free market'd solve the problem?

rofina · #**399** Posted **Feb 28, 2019, 11:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by cov

damn, this building looks a decade old and it's not even completed yet

That's the best description I have heard lately.

officedweller · #**400** Posted **Mar 2, 2019, 1:36 AM**

Just wait for the one across the alley....