Calgcouver
Active Member
Thought that the transparency might not be as rendered at grade, glad I was wrong. So far so good!
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CBBarnett
Senior Member
Still a bit early to tell - there's a difference to the rendering, but throw in a good sidewalk treatment, some good lighting and planters and even if it deviates somewhat, the vibe is achieved. I would prefer the urban treatment we are seeing come together than anything that nailed the rendering but the rendering wasn't the issue, such as the building across the street:
1875
Senior Member
makes me want to take their inglewood project with a pinch of salt now
The Familia
Active Member
RNDSQR is the most overhyped architectural firm in the city. Nothing they do ever comes out like their renderings. All flash no substance. The Inglewood building will be so value engineered that it will probably end up looking like trash.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
RNDSQR are a developer, not an Architect.
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
Nah, RNDSQR is nailing it more than any other developer.
A) At procuring good architects
B) Insisting on high level design from the design team
C) Executing the design as best possible
Have there been a few situations that didn't come out as rendered? Sure, but they've set the bar high from the get go.
Even if all of these were shy of the mark, they are all worthy of multiplying.
https://www.rndsqr.ca/projects
A) At procuring good architects
B) Insisting on high level design from the design team
C) Executing the design as best possible
Have there been a few situations that didn't come out as rendered? Sure, but they've set the bar high from the get go.
Even if all of these were shy of the mark, they are all worthy of multiplying.
https://www.rndsqr.ca/projects
Urban Outdoorsman
Active Member
How did Grow turn out? I dont think I've seen any pictures since its completion?
potatopizzafan
Active Member
i think all their townhouse projects look good, especially the one on 5th st and 19th ave, they made great use of that lot
Beltline_B
Senior Member
RNDSQR ended up selling the project a while back, but it's almost done according to the latest pics in the thread.
The Familia
Active Member
My mistake. yes they are the developer. My beef is everything they seem to do becomes value engineered or watered down from the original vision. Not a big fan of the GROW project. Hopefully they can prove me wrong on the Inglewood project because it looks stunning in the renderings.
Silence&Motion
Senior Member
Beacon looks great, and it uses the same architecture firm as Courtyard: https://calgary.skyrisecities.com/f...468796-architecture.28532/page-4#post-1577450
Even though it will fall short of the renderings, Courtyard still has the potential to be the best looking building in Marda Loop. A lot will depend on the materials they use for the facade.
Even though it will fall short of the renderings, Courtyard still has the potential to be the best looking building in Marda Loop. A lot will depend on the materials they use for the facade.
ActiveTruth
Active Member
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Does "that cladding" rhyme with "devastatingly underwhelmed" 
Just build it
Active Member
I must be missing something. I don't see any cladding yet.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Definitely no cladding yet.