[VANCOUVER] LEED Platinum Olympic Village/SE False Creek; a sustainable neighbourhood

[SFUVancouver]

Olympic Village, False Creek, and Downtown Vancouver panorama (my photos, composed in photoshop with the help of autostitch)

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

A panorama I made of the Olympic Village as seen from the north side of False Creek. (hand stitched in photoshop)

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

The City of Vancouver's Olympic Village Community Centre is coming along. This is the single level of underground parking for the centre.

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

One of two adjacent public piazzas awaits the attention of the stone masons.

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

Arthur Erickson's pair of torquing low-rise ultra-luxury condos.

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

The mini harbour (we seriously need to start naming these places) and the corner of the Olympic Village that is furthest along.

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

Frenzied construction.

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

More frenzied construction, this time looking between Arthur Erickson's two buildings towards the southwest corner of the Olympic Village and the mid-rise tower that is furthest along in its construction.

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

This is a corner of one of Arthur Erickson's twisting condos. It is a little hard to discern but the column is angled and each floor plate is slightly askew of the one below it. It will become a lot more clear in a couple months.

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.


A couple from the Cambie Street Bridge taken a couple days earlier on the 10th of April.

The Olympic Village as seen from the deck of the Cambie Street Bridge

My photo, taken April 10th, 2008.

Foundry, one block over from the Olympic Village and part of the larger Southeast False Creek precinct.

My photo, taken April 10th, 2008.

[SFUVancouver]

The mystery surrounding the purpose of the maroon coloured steel pillars has been solved and they are lights.


My photo, taken April 17th, 2008.

Zoomed in.

My photo, taken April 17th, 2008.

The new light standards uses into the same architectural vocabulary as the smaller lights.

My photo, taken April 17th, 2008.

[SFUVancouver]

My photo, taken April 22nd, 2008.

[Coldrsx]

thanks for the updates...i am more impressed every time i see the progression.

[SFUVancouver]

My photo, taken April 30th, 2008.


My photo, taken April 30th, 2008.


My photo, taken April 30th, 2008.


My photo, taken April 30th, 2008.

[SFUVancouver]

Originally Posted by Delirium

Millennium added a really good animation video on their website of the olympic village.

check it out > http://www.millenniumwater.com/ click on "News and Updates" and the video automatically loads.

Original post

[SFUVancouver]

Photo update | May 5th, 2008

Several photos of the Olympic Village from False Creek North and the Cambie Street Bridge

My photo, taken May 5th, 2008.


My photo, taken May 5th, 2008.


My photo, taken May 5th, 2008.

A panorama of the western side of the Olympic Village from the Seawall

My photo, taken May 5th, 2008.

Arthur Erickson's two torquing ultra-high end condo buildings.

My photo, taken May 5th, 2008.

The street wall of buildings along Athletes Way is now starting to take shape along the waterfront pedestrian and bicycle Seawall.

My photo, taken May 5th, 2008.


My photo, taken May 5th, 2008.

[SFUVancouver]

Taken by SFUVancouver, May 11th, 2008.


Taken by SFUVancouver, May 11th, 2008.

[raggedy13]

^Thanks for keeping 'er so updated SFU.

Some pics of mine from yesterday:




These garbages have solar-powered trash compactors.












People seemed to love these new swiveling chairs. I thought they were pretty cool too. They swiveled really smoothly.


My personal favourites are these new lounge chairs... so comfortable.

[deasine]

SFUVan's been absent for a while =(

I'm sorry, I'm using Picasa do upload my pictures so it's a little fuzzy and small. If you want the full resolution version, don't hesitate to PM me =) Please note the solar panels on top of the trash can =)







































And just for fun: my phone in the Olympic Village Surroundings

[dempsey hillman]

I love these renderings and the use of ecotecture ,its such a progresive design GO CANADA!!!

[SFUVancouver]

Here are a few shots of the City of Vancouver's official planning model of Southeast False Creek area and the Olympic Village precinct in its centre.
I took them on May 26th at a City of Vancouver urban planning public open house that was held at the central library downtown.










The open house was to share with the City's design for the new public plaza that will be at the heart of the Olympic Village and seek feedback from the public.
The Olympic Village site was once a shipyard and the steel pieces in the plaza are meant to evoke the ribs of a ships. The pavings will differ to show the outline of the hull of a ship.
I took some shots of the illustrations/renders.









Also, here are some new photos I took today, June 12th, of the Olympic Village.


A somewhat blurry shot of the Olympic Village as seen from a speeding SkyTrain. The blue and yellow tents on the near side of False Creek belong to Cirque du Soleil, who are in town for the summer.

My photo, taken June 12th, 2008


My photo, taken June 12th, 2008

Panorama ---> scroll --->

My photo, taken June 12th, 2008

[SFUVancouver]

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 15th, 2008.


Taken by SFUVancouver, June 15th, 2008.


Taken by SFUVancouver, June 15th, 2008.

[SFUVancouver]

The Olympic Village as seen from the north side of False Creek.

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 27th, 2008.

Arthur Erickson's 'twisty buildings' are turning out to be pretty neat in my opinion.

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 27th, 2008.

A couple of the western half of the Olympic Village, which is more advanced and, so far, quite photogenic.

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 27th, 2008.


Taken by SFUVancouver, June 27th, 2008.

[SFUVancouver]

Last time I did the North side of the Olympic Village, so here is the South side.

Looking down First Avenue towards the Olympic Village. In the foreground on the right is The Exchange and behind it is Foundry.

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 29th, 2008.

Foundry's townhouses are beginning to shape up and windows are marching up the tower. So far it is very gray.

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 29th, 2008.

The Southwest corner of the Olympic Village. The 13-storey building on the left is market condominiums while the four-storey courtyard building on the right is non-market housing for families.
It will have an orchard on the roof and a pond in the courtyard. The pond will be supplied with water for most of the year by rainwater captured from the roof.

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 29th, 2008.

The mid-block pedestrian mews for residents has been nicely framed by the neighbouring 13-storey and 4-storey buildings mentioned with the previous photo.

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 29th, 2008.

Townhouses will line the base of the 13-storey building along the mid-block pedestrian mews.

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 29th, 2008.

Olympic Village Panorama (hand-stitched since Autostitch didn't like the set) Scroll --> --> -->

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 29th, 2008.

[SFUVancouver]

The Olympic Village as seen from Vancouver City Hall

Taken by SFUVancouver, July 2nd, 2008.


Foundry as seen from Vancouver City Hall

Taken by SFUVancouver, July 2nd, 2008.

The haze in the air is apparently smoke from California wildfires that has drifted up the entire coast. We're having an thunder storm tonight because of it and we rarely get electrical storms in Vancouver.

[SFUVancouver]

The Olympic Village, as seen from the Cambie Street Bridge looking down First Avenue. The first project on the right is called The Exchange and it is a heritage conversion of the old, old telephone exchange building into condos. The adjacent project is Foundry, a market condo building. Down the centre of First Ave in a grass median will run the City's new Downtown Streetcar, once its funding has been approved.

Taken by SFUVancouver, July 9th, 2008.

First Avenue from same perspective six months ago on January 15th.

Taken by SFUVancouver, January 15th, 2008.

The Olympic Village as seen from the Plaza of Nations site in False Creek North.

Taken by SFUVancouver, July 9th, 2008.

Arthur Erickson's torquing twin condo buildings.

Taken by SFUVancouver, July 9th, 2008.


Taken by SFUVancouver, July 9th, 2008.

The west side of the Olympic Village.

Taken by SFUVancouver, July 9th, 2008.

The Olympic Village as seen from False Creek North.

Taken by SFUVancouver, July 9th, 2008.

[SFUVancouver]

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Taken by SFUVancouver, July 10th, 2008.

[SFUVancouver]

Looking down First Avenue from the Cambie Street Bridge. The Olympic Village is ahead, The Exchange and Foundry on the right, and additional neighbourhood energy utility piping is being fabricated on the left.

Taken by SFUVancouver, August 1st, 2008.

Foundry

Taken by SFUVancouver, August 1st, 2008.

The Olypmic Village as seen from the Cambie Street Bridge during an odd afternoon for weather.

Taken by SFUVancouver, August 1st, 2008.

[SFUVancouver]

A sharp-eyed Delirium spotted an up-to-date shot of the Olympic Village on a local aerial photography company's website.

Originally Posted by Delirium

updated aerial - july 28 from http://www.globalairphotos.com/large...own/2008/398/2