[Calgcouver]

Giving me Drivelines Studios from Johannesburg vibes. Will see how it turns out it is definitely interesting I like the corrugated material with the holes might look cool with the lights on.
Driveline Studios:

 

[Silence&Motion]

While we're throwing up images to imagine what this might look like:

 

[ByeByeBaby]

Hopefully more like those and less like:

 

[haltcatchfire]

Hopefully more like those and less like:

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Too bad we already have a building named Oscar.

 

[Sambo]

What’s next? The Stacks?

 

[October]

I think the metal will look a bit better once it’s weathered a bit. It’ll be interesting to see what happened to it after the stampede week golf ball hail hits it.
These are from RNDSQR’s Instagram story.

 

[1875]

looks a little better, just overwhelming imo

 

[Urban Outdoorsman]

Don't forget to wear sunglasses in the courtyard..

 

[adamyyc]

 

[The Familia]

Haha can’t believe they would even post those pictures! I would try to distance myself from a project I did if it turned out that shitty.

 

[haltcatchfire]

Are they legit trolling ByeByeBaby??

 

[CBBarnett]

I really like that they posted that.

I also like the metal. So few buildings even try to look interesting. Some people will lose their minds on it for sure, but something different is great as long as it's urban and pedestrian oriented which this is.

 

[Silence&Motion]

I think if this was built along 11 st SE in Ramsey, no one would question using corrugated sheet metal. What makes it so jarring is its contrast with Marda Loop's dominant architectural style: poorly executed "Ye Olde Towne". In that sense, even the worse case scenario for CY33 is probably an improvement over the crap like this that currently dominates the neighbourhood.

Anyway, people in Marda Loop love their nostalgia. That's why you see so many vague references to a streetcar line that was ripped up before most of the neighbourhood was actually developed.

 

[Calgcouver]

Ya that is super funny they posted that. Building is different and kinda cool even if i may not love everything about it. Excited about the art component and how it all comes together. I am starting to like the risks taken on this project and that it is polarizing. RNDSQR

 

[adamyyc]

I think if this was built along 11 st SE in Ramsey, no one would question using corrugated sheet metal. What makes it so jarring is its contrast with Marda Loop's dominant architectural style: poorly executed "Ye Olde Towne". In that sense, even the worse case scenario for CY33 is probably an improvement over the crap like this that currently dominates the neighbourhood.

Anyway, people in Marda Loop love their nostalgia. That's why you see so many vague references to a streetcar line that was ripped up before most of the neighbourhood was actually developed.

I live in Marda Loop and think there is very little that is worth saving in the neighborhood and was really excited about this project. Now, I’m not so sure I’m going to like the finished product. It doesn’t feel like the “Mayor’s Award for Architecture and Design” building the neighborhood was sold on. I love the ground floor street activation the building will bring, but I don’t think the exterior material is to my taste.