Nailed it. Some of the architectural elements may need a little finessing but the overall concept is amazing. As I look down on Park Royal every day from my office and shake my head at how half-assed their current expansion is, this plan for Oakridge makes me smile (and cry a little, at what could have been at Park Royal). Looking forward to seeing this project move along. This may well be the best project in the city, better even that BIG's Beach and Howe.
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Originally Posted by Smooth
Too bad that it looks like they'll be keeping the mid-rise brown-brick building at the corner of 41st & Cambie. It would be nice if that entrance was more grand.
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They didn't really have too much of a choice there as there is a 50 unit residential strata project on top of the office portion. It would have meant dealing with and trying to buy out 50 individual owners. Obviously Westbank/Cambridge thought that they would be able to work around then (they have). And the proposed roof that covers part of the 41st & Cambie intersection reminds me of the Metropol Parasol in Seville (although probably made of glass), and I figure that will make the entrance quite grand.
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