The Ultimate Vancouver Rumour Thread!

[hollywoodnorth]

Originally Posted by jlousa

The helipad on shangri-la will tie in with their submarine docking station under the tower, they have an underground canal connecting to coal harbour. The guy at the chevron where the lady with the steel toe boots fills up her car told me so.

Cmon guys this is getting way out of hand. Almost to the point where I don't feel like posting anymore.

If Mr X and Mike K let you post that is

[agrant]

There's a helipad???!!!

[hollywoodnorth]

actually there is gonna be 2 helipads.......1 on Ritz across the street......I just talked to one of the Demolition Works........and come on Demo Workers know all right?

2 heli pads whooo!!

I hear Helijet is planning on renting the one on Shangri-la. As the Whitecaps stadium is gonna make thier current one useless. Cool news eh?!

[osirisboy]

Originally Posted by jlousa

Cmon guys this is getting way out of hand. Almost to the point where I don't feel like posting anymore.

normally i would agree however this is thread to post rumours. everything on this specific thread should be taken with a grain of salt.

[Mininari]

Back to the Amacon Tower...
This thing is a rumour (a seemingly well-sourced rumour), and we have an ongoing civic strike in Vancouver.

What are the chances that the city is going to allow a 900K sq/ft tower, 600ft tall in a zone designated for 400 (with SPECIAL permissions to get to 450ft). I know its office space, and Vancouver is desperate for new AAA space... but what about the "Higher Buildings Policy" and density rules that will no doubtedly be flaunted.

Is an office tower the exception to policy?
Will this puppy come to us as rumoured... or will it end up another 300ft stub?

[raggedy13]

Initial concept behind 'stilt' project a friend passed my way...

[slurrey]

I Came

[squeezied]

Holy Shit!

[Mike K.]

Jesus H. Christ...

[squeezied]

i really how central the location is, right between shangri-la and one wall. hard to tell, but the residential portion looks similar to some condos, like the capitol; on the other hand, its elliptical shape might compliment one wall. owell hafta see more first!

[hollywoodnorth]

Holy Mother Of God!

[Mike K.]

It's Vancouver's take on


...sorta.

[danby]

^^^ I much more like Vancouvers compared to that!

[Canadian Mind]

Ha Ha! Fuck.

Who called it?

I find it rather amazing how much this thread exploded when the new thing came up. Seeing as how this isn't necessarily a rumour anymore (someone actually drew a rendering of the thing somewhere) should we give it it's own thread now?

Also, I'm kinda disappointed with the residential section. While it looks awesome as it is, I would hope that they would try to get a bit more square footage out of the residential portion by making it longer. if it were made wider I'm sure it would become unstable, but length extensions past each of the respective pillars wouldn't screw up stability (I would hope).



PS. Mike, no. This thing is unique in shape and form. Not to say it isn't related to that, but this is on a far more extreme level.

Originally Posted by Mininari

Back to the Amacon Tower...
This thing is a rumour (a seemingly well-sourced rumour), and we have an ongoing civic strike in Vancouver.

What are the chances that the city is going to allow a 900K sq/ft tower, 600ft tall in a zone designated for 400 (with SPECIAL permissions to get to 450ft). I know its office space, and Vancouver is desperate for new AAA space... but what about the "Higher Buildings Policy" and density rules that will no doubtedly be flaunted.

Is an office tower the exception to policy?
Will this puppy come to us as rumoured... or will it end up another 300ft stub?

IMO fuck policy

[Mike K.]

Originally Posted by Canadian Mind

PS. Mike, no. This thing is unique in shape and form. Not to say it isn't related to that, but this is on a far more extreme level.

Absolutely. I was being more tongue and cheek than comparing the two directly, but that aside, the two buildings would share very similar weight bearing and structural elements. Vancouver's "spire" element sits atop two exposed support structures but Taiwan's support structures are enveloped by the square footage necessary to make that office tower financially viable. Both also sit on a podium. Aesthetically, of course, Vancouver's version has more curvature than Taiwan's could throw a stick at, but, as I said above, structurally the designs are similar (you just need to take away the aesthetic component and consider the internal elements independently).

[giallo]

Will this ever pass the UDP? Me thinks this is just a tad too extreme for architecturally conservative Vancouver.

[vanman]

Originally Posted by slurrey

I Came

And I just crapped my pants. That thing is insane.

[Mininari]

WOW! ! !



I think I speak for everyone reading this thread when I say:
"I want to see this in a skyline render!!!"


Judging by the Burrard/Haro/Smith street labels, this is to replace the Sutton Place Hotel?
Or was that fact known ages ago?

[Canadian Mind]

Originally Posted by giallo

Will this ever pass the UDP? Me thinks this is just a tad too extreme for architecturally conservative Vancouver.

Unified voice through a city-based lobby group would be nice.

Is the general populous allowed to attend and comment on the UDP panels?

i need a map to show me where this puppy is going. *busts out Google earth*

edit, found it: 230 meters from Wall Centre, and 250 meters from Shangri-la. This will undouptably fill the skyline in looking from English Bay.

Anyone thought of possible shadowing concerns on Robson Street?

[1ajs]

:0 wow....