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Originally Posted by Keith P.
I have no idea if the podium would help the wind issue very much. I always was led to believe that the problem is the shape of the tower itself.
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Can't confirm for sure in this case, as I haven't done or seen wind studies. But generally, podiums help with wind. With towers the issue is that air hits the building and then is redirected up, down, and around the tower. The wind that's directed down of course makes life hell at street level. The benefit of a podium is that it intercepts the down wind before it gets to the street.
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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse
The retail part I don't think attracts many people since it doesn't seem to be every obvious what's actually down there. I don't honestly know what stores are currently there since there's no noticeable sign-age, so there's nothing to "invite" me in.
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Which is a problem with the design of the building and its interaction with the street.
To be clear, I think the Niche "pit" is an awesome feature of this building and I don't want to see it go. But the rest of the interface with the street is terrible, especially on the Salter/Barrington corner (this proposal isn't just for the Barrington/Spring Garden corner, but no one has posted the other rendering angles). I do think Jonovision is right though, the architecture seems a little insubstantial compared to the tower.
Ideally, I'd like to see the top-right section (to the right of the Simons sign in the render q12 posted) be a covered patio for Niche to that the location can still look lively when you're walking down Spring Garden.