Cancelled Calgary old Project Renderings

[sync]

WOW.

some beautiful renderings here.

they should all be ressurected!

[Rusty van Reddick]

That last one "from the 90s" is actually what was proposed for 8 and 8 (where 8 West is going up).

[Doug]

I'd be very impressed if someone found:

1) The Trizec proposal for the east empty lot east of the Inernational Hotel. It was from ~1990 and was ~30 stories.

2) The hotel proposal for the current site of Centrium. The developer was from Vancouver and proposed a building of ~30 stories with a curved glass facade.

3) The never built second tower of the Western Gas complex. It would have been on the west side of Eaton's covering what is now a parking lot and CityTV.

[Calgarian]

CtrlAltDel, feel like trying a "what could have been" rendering? maybe we could compare it to a "what might (and should) be" rendering.

[You Need A Thneed]

I'm assuming the Bay Park Plaza should read 3.03 Million Square feet, and not 303 million sqare feet as it appears to.

[CtrlAltDel]

Originally Posted by johnnyc

CtrlAltDel, feel like trying a "what could have been" rendering? maybe we could compare it to a "what might (and should) be" rendering.

Yeah, someone had mentioned that before. I think I might try it, I'm not sure of the location for most of these buildings though. Could make for a great comparison for sure.

[murman]

Originally Posted by Doug

I'd be very impressed if someone found:

1) The Trizec proposal for the east empty lot east of the Inernational Hotel. It was from ~1990 and was ~30 stories.

2) The hotel proposal for the current site of Centrium. The developer was from Vancouver and proposed a building of ~30 stories with a curved glass facade.

3) The never built second tower of the Western Gas complex. It would have been on the west side of Eaton's covering what is now a parking lot and CityTV.

Actually, I'm pretty sure that the second tower of Western Gas would have been where the Eaton/Sears now is.

[murman]

Originally Posted by Distill3d

I believe this one was to also be a consideration for Bay Park Plaza.

Nope. That's where TCPL / James Short is. You can see how the eventual James Short +15 apes the cicular element of the prior proposal...

[murman]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

looks like bentall 5

In colour it doesn't. B5 has more glass. Macintyre (sic?) had prominent white spandrels, iirc.

[Distill3d]

Originally Posted by murman

Nope. That's where TCPL / James Short is. You can see how the eventual James Short +15 apes the cicular element of the prior proposal...

right. but i thought i read that one to be called like Bay Park Plaza or something like that. could be wrong. i haven't picked up that book in a lonnng time.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by CtrlAltDel

Yeah, someone had mentioned that before. I think I might try it, I'm not sure of the location for most of these buildings though. Could make for a great comparison for sure.

Would be a tough job i imagine.

Does anyone know where these were proposed? Are they noted in the Glenbow archives?

[Plus15]

Originally Posted by Doug

I'd be very impressed if someone found:

1) The Trizec proposal for the east empty lot east of the Inernational Hotel. It was from ~1990 and was ~30 stories.

2) The hotel proposal for the current site of Centrium. The developer was from Vancouver and proposed a building of ~30 stories with a curved glass facade.

3) The never built second tower of the Western Gas complex. It would have been on the west side of Eaton's covering what is now a parking lot and CityTV.

The Western Gas complex, including the taller unbuilt 2nd tower, is in the almighty Bible...it is indeed on the site of the current Sears deparment store.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by Plus15

The Western Gas complex, including the taller unbuilt 2nd tower, is in the almighty Bible...it is indeed on the site of the current Sears deparment store.

Is that the watermark tower?

[Plus15]

^^ Yup, it was rebranded a few years ago.

[AUM]

Originally Posted by Distill3d

hmm...a more modern looking version:

Victoria Square

Wow...and I believe its the same firm that did both proposals...'regurgitation' must be a new trend in Architecture. Perhaps we can call it 'massaging'

[Champion3]

Originally Posted by Distill3d

hmm...a more modern looking version:
(Removed images of Keynote and Victoria Square to save bandwidth)

I've been saying that since Keynote first surfaced. Both projects are PetroCan Redux.

[Distill3d]

Originally Posted by Champion3

I've been saying that since Keynote first surfaced. Both projects are PetroCan Redux.

LOL i don't disagree with you on that one.

[jeffwhit]

The addresses of most or all of these cancelled projects are printed in the book Calgary Architecture, The Boom Year which as I said, lives in the local history room of the central library (4th floor.) The call number is 720. 971233 GUI

[Distill3d]

Originally Posted by jeffwhit

The addresses of most or all of these cancelled projects are printed in the book Calgary Architecture, The Boom Year which as I said, lives in the local history room of the central library (4th floor.) The call number is 720. 971233 GUI

or if i like ya and think you're a sexy girl, i may be able to persaude my step father to loan out his copy (his Atrium buildings are featured in the book...)

[JBinCalgary]

cant say that i was a fan of victoria crossing, and i can certainly say i aint a fan of keynote.