Looking at the material layout, this one will be different than the usual residential tower. Similar to the Hub, but with better materials and windows that line up.
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haltcatchfire
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Black window frames, black spandrel, red cladding panels. The rendering appears to match the elevation profile and these colours.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Would be interesting to live across the street from the McDougal Centre, I could see that being the site of some protests once in a while...
Building looks cool, very happy to see more residential in the core.
Building looks cool, very happy to see more residential in the core.
IceCreamMan
Active Member
According to the DP, the podium is intended to have a supermarket in there too; an interesting addition to that part of town for sure.
Would be nice to have a grocer in the CBD. My preference would be to have one on 7th ave right in front of or near an LRT station, but 4th ave works too.
Calgcouver
Active Member
I really wish we had some Urban Design Guidelines that builders needed to adhere to, especially on larger projects. I mean even just for the podium or first 2-3 storeys.
Something along the lines of the Toronto Tall Building Design Guidelines or there Low-Rise Infill Guidelines.
As it sits this podium is pretty dreadful. The design is monolithic, uses low-quality materials and creates an uninteresting street level experience. Windows/glazing, and entrance canopy is fine just change out the materials to something nice and permanent feeling that isn't all the same aluminum panel.
Make this:
Look more like this (without the historic facade preservation:
Or at least like this:
Ultimately, we need higher quality at-grade treatments to make for nice street walls. Something like this should be the standard:
Something along the lines of the Toronto Tall Building Design Guidelines or there Low-Rise Infill Guidelines.
As it sits this podium is pretty dreadful. The design is monolithic, uses low-quality materials and creates an uninteresting street level experience. Windows/glazing, and entrance canopy is fine just change out the materials to something nice and permanent feeling that isn't all the same aluminum panel.
Make this:
Look more like this (without the historic facade preservation:
Or at least like this:
Ultimately, we need higher quality at-grade treatments to make for nice street walls. Something like this should be the standard:
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O-tac
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What’s the philips building commemoration?
Calgcouver
Active Member
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Every tower DP says grocery store, rarely do we actually get one though.
IceCreamMan
Active Member
Calgcouver
Active Member
Do spill the cream IceCreamMan.I have faith on this one
FCC1982
Active Member
I believe there was a Safeway on this very site at one time. Then it became an Office Depot and then demolished.
GoVertical
Senior Member
Not an update but the site sure looks to be ready to demo (finally):
Gonna miss this one:
Gonna miss this one:
Albertasaurus
Active Member
Lots of demolition is OK provided it is quickly followed by lots of new construction...
Dārayavauš
Active Member
It’ll be nice to get some activity going on here, but I wish it was taller. It’s a prime location to get Oxford Towers 2.0 up