New Hotel Georgia Tower Proposal
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from raggedy13:
meeting with the City Planning Department held Aug. 31.
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Rough notes from the meeting:
The City commented that there were some interesting, subtle aspects to the tower demonstrated in the material provided to them, but the overall form and expression was "too subtle".
The Hotel Georgia is seen as being one of the first of the "new generation" of towers in Vancouver, and is one of only 3 or 4 taller towers anticipated in the downtown core.
The prominence of this site and the height of the proposed tower demands a strong, dynamic architectural statement. Considerations include;
- A more dramatic tower form and top as seen on the city skyline both day and night
- A more sophisticated tower "skin" and expression, particularly on the south and west exposures where issues of orientation, solar heat gain, views, etc need to be reconciled. Options for solar shading, innovative glazing systems, etc... should be explored.
- Overall sustainable design considerations are important
- The tower's contextual relationship to neighbouring buildings and in particular its role as a backdrop to the existing heritage hotel building.
The City suggested that some leeway in height may be considered if warranted to achieve a more interesting, unique profile to the top of the building.
The City noted that attention should be given to the street level drop off area in order to achieve an exciting arrival experience (dramatic lighting, animation, transparency, etc...)
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The current planned height is no less than 160m but an exact height is unconfirmed.
To add to all this wonderful information, here are some newer renderings of the tower...
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