Mountain Man
Senior Member
Hate the spandrel, will have to drive by when finished an occupied to get a proper sense of this project, but right now it's a 4/10.
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Urban Outdoorsman
Active Member
I drove by this yesterday and I hate the spandrel. I like everything else about this project but the exterior is a serious let down.
trtcttc
Active Member
Seems like a cost cutting step too. Considering the renders looked much more similar to the Legion building next door, which is also built by Truman.
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
It still beats an easytrim box with punched vinyl windows and downspouts and vents everywhere.
trtcttc
Active Member
From afar, the spandrel doesn’t stand out quite as much.
manshakesfistatcloud
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The Familia
Active Member
I’m sure the quality is good, but this building looks fugly. I’ll still take it over cornerstone or some of the other shit being built, but it’s not Truman’s best work.
Albertasaurus
Active Member
I know I'm in the minority here but I kinda like it. I will take spandrel over hardy board or stucco any day of the week, and the brown balconies are working for me.
On the other hand, some of those pictures really show what a huge building it is. It looks almost jarringly out of scale with the surrounding buildings, although hopefully that will be less pronounced as more intensification happens in the area.
On the other hand, some of those pictures really show what a huge building it is. It looks almost jarringly out of scale with the surrounding buildings, although hopefully that will be less pronounced as more intensification happens in the area.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
It definitely sets a new precedent.
I think properties on the southside of Kennington Road are probably the next domino to fall, in terms of apartment/condo development. There's also the large former CBC lot that could support something of this scale?
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Wasn't there a proposal for the CBC land? Just a bunch of townhomes or something?
Here's the CBC proposal, there was hope that the former CBC site would be a fair sized project, but ended up a Crown Park style proposal.
Albertasaurus
Active Member
It's a bit underwhelming for sure but it's a much better design than Crown Park IMO
They are aiming for something a little more dense now, 4-6 storeys - see this later post on page 3.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
That's not the latest with that one. This is:
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Land use redesignation - LOC2023-0203
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Mountain Man
Senior Member
I remember than now, creosote prevented major excavation.