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Going to take the contrarian view on this one and hope the glass stays light. I hated it when it was put up and agree that the building would look sleeker in dark glass. That all said I think it's a great conversation piece and an important part of our recent history. Replacing the glass now would remove that piece of history.
Going to take the contrarian view on this one and hope the glass stays light. I hated it when it was put up and agree that the building would look sleeker in dark glass. That all said I think it's a great conversation piece and an important part of our recent history. Replacing the glass now would remove that piece of history.
Lol, really? Important piece of history? Most of the time your views are bang on, but I don't agree in the slightest on this one. The only conversation going on is "why does that building look so $#itty". The City messed up on this ten years ago, and while most of the City's mistakes are irreversible, we are fortunate enough that this one can be fixed.
I sort of feel the same. Uniformly dark glass would, in theory, be more harmonious and perhaps aesthetic (especially given the surfeit of cheap green glass in most new buildings) .... and yet ..... somehow, the two shades of blue seem to add a certain "cachet" to this building. It's one of the most beautiful, sleek buildings in the city, and I would not want to see it "downplayed." Can't decide.
As for that "historic" and "piece of art" stuff ..... pfffffffffffffffffffft
I never thought "why does that building look so ugly" as a great conversation piece. If thats the line of thinking they could bronze a turd and stick it somewhere, it would generate the same level of discourse.
as a general rule, i really really dislike dark glass, so i'm hoping it stays as is. as for toderian and the glass tone shift as public art, i think that's actually kind of interesting, a physical manifestation of the nexus between public ordinance and private interest, happening at this relatively arcane level of rules and materials. i like that thought.
See it's a conversation peice.
I feel it's an important piece of history, so much of our city history is based on real estate and this a visual chapter of that. A battle between the city and a developer with a Canadian solution of compromise. Personally I don't see it as ugly, but certainly interesting.
Lol, really? Important piece of history? Most of the time your views are bang on, but I don't agree in the slightest on this one. The only conversation going on is "why does that building look so $#itty". The City messed up on this ten years ago, and while most of the City's mistakes are irreversible, we are fortunate enough that this one can be fixed.
Quoted for truth. There is enough shitfoam green glass in the city to make conversation pieces. Latest example is The Mark. At least make our prominent buildings look good.
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Seeing as One Wall is one of the tallest buildings in DT Vancouver, IMO, the dark glass would stand out nicely in a sea of condo's.
That sea is huge. It will only make its blandness more obvious. Right now you can sort of attribute the colour palette to the weather and simply look harder to note the architectural differences... don't wanna blow that charade now
If the tower was meant to be two-toned from the beginning (as opposed to the result of a mistake and heated conflict), we might not have attributed negative connotations to it. I actually like it as it makes for a more complex design, though now I would prefer going all black just for the excitement of change. So, opposite of JLousa on both accounts
Going to take the contrarian view on this one and hope the glass stays light. I hated it when it was put up and agree that the building would look sleeker in dark glass. That all said I think it's a great conversation piece and an important part of our recent history. Replacing the glass now would remove that piece of history.
That statement is all the proof anyone needs to refute the notion that Vancouver is a world class city.
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