You can really see the podium taking shape now!
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originalmuffins
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These are going to be so impactful, and after seeing the tower in The Hague this year as a teaser... these are going to be pretty damn iconic.
Ever since these first got proposed they have given me major Netherlands vibes. There's nothing else quite like it in Canada, and that's something we desperately need in this city.
I kind of assumed the parking garage would be a big rectangle below the podiums, but maybe not.
When this was revealed as the winning design, I was mostly disappointed that it didn't integrate with Pimisi and cover the portal, but now I'm excited about the plaza, the highly articulated podiums with retail and of course the tall red towers. These will have such a positive impact in s very drab and flat skyline.
Dzingle Bells
Active Member
Nope! The parking levels will follow the shape of the podiums to avoid the CSST that runs below grade here. The north side of the podiums also follows the alignment of the old Wellington Street as a bit of a nod to the historical past of the site.
Also, at the bottom right of @hoggytime's photo you can see the first bit of gravel adjacent to the Booth St bridge for the new retaining wall that will be getting constructed here. Between the retaining wall and the LRT will be a new MUP connecting to Pimisi at one end and the library at the other.
I didn't think the CSST went past the Line 1 portal based on GeoOttawa and where the ventilation building is today.
I wasn't aware the podiums followed the line of the old Wellington alignment. Thanks for the cool fact!
Site plan for reference.
I wasn't aware the podiums followed the line of the old Wellington alignment. Thanks for the cool fact!
Site plan for reference.
Here we grow!
Ottawacurious
New Member
Just adding some more greenery in again. Certainly makes for a nice corridor toward the library.
Yeah, really wish they'd cover the O-Train Line through the Flats, and Scott.
Obligatory post every 6 months, when RVL proposed the library at this site, they wanted to cover the tracks with a park:
Obligatory post every 6 months, when RVL proposed the library at this site, they wanted to cover the tracks with a park:
casscadia
New Member
I took the o-train today after it had been closed for 2 weeks, and when passing Pimisi I got a good look at the construction site, which is dramatically different since the last time I passed by (No photos tho, sorry! I'll be back on the train tomorrow and maybe I can see if I can get some photos or videos (can we upload videos here?)). They are in fact building up a big retaining wall with massive stone blocks, starting from Pimisi station and working towards the tunnel. There was also a lot of excavation to the point they were essentially level with the height of the train, and there were a number of big metal rods sticking up out of the ground (forgive my lack of engineering/architectural knowledge).
originalmuffins
Active Member
You definitely can upload videos but I think you need to use something like Imgur.
I am super excited for these towers!!
Westbro
Active Member
My bet is the tracks get covered in 10-20 years time including the Scott trench. II would love to see a super long linear sports park, slap in basketball, soccer, tennis, pickleball in big pockets down the length.
It was a super bizarre decision not to sink the tracks, at the very least.
casscadia
New Member
As promised:
And a link to the video which I hope will work: (If there's a better way of uploading videos, someone let me know!)
I was gonna leave pimisi station to get photos from the bridge but I realized there's a pretty good view from the upper level of the station itself.
On closer inspection there appear to actually be two retaining walls that make little terraces, and the metal rods I saw before look like they're supports for those wooden walls used to outline the foundation.
And a link to the video which I hope will work: (If there's a better way of uploading videos, someone let me know!)
I was gonna leave pimisi station to get photos from the bridge but I realized there's a pretty good view from the upper level of the station itself.
On closer inspection there appear to actually be two retaining walls that make little terraces, and the metal rods I saw before look like they're supports for those wooden walls used to outline the foundation.
Great shots! The vids not working for me. The easiest way to share a video on here, as far as I know, is to create a Youtube channel and upload the vids there and add them. Easy peasy, and it works flawlessly.