[archited]

You know, I say again, this could have been so much more exciting if the powers that be had energized the lane, thought of a complete overall development, including the sizeable parcels to the west -- this could have been a "district" unto itself. How disappointing!

 

[Kaizen]

I like the podium, but the tower is lacking as is right now.....

 

[Daveography]

EDC Formal tenatively scheduled for Mar. 5:

E. UPCOMING APPLICATIONS, CONFLICTS AND REGRETS (March 5, 2019)
Edmonton Motors (Rezoning) - Formal - Anna Moir - Stantec

https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/PDF/EdmontonDesignCommittee_Feb19_2019_Agenda.pdf

 

[Daveography]

EDC Formal confirmed for Mar. 5:

FORMAL PRESENTATIONS (Open to the Public)
B.3. 17:15 Edmonton Motors (Rezoning)
Anna Moir - Stantec

https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/PDF/EdmontonDesignCommittee_Mar5_2019_Agenda.pdf

 

[Daveography]

I didn't make the EDC meeting, but there's apparently an open house March 14, 6-8pm at Oliver School.

 

[Moderne]

I wish the tower wasn't so uniform. It would be interesting to see each floor's windows offset a bit to create a gradient or pattern as the tower rises.

 

[Seandroid]

I really quite like the podium on this.

 

[Daveography]

Proposed rezoning in Oliver for two mixed-use towers
March 8, 2019

Edmontonians are invited to a drop-in engagement session to learn more about a proposed rezoning for the development of two (170 metre and 140 metre) mixed-use towers on the Edmonton Motors Site at the southeast corner of Jasper Avenue and 115 Street.

Date: Thursday, March 14
Time: 6 – 8 p.m.
Location: Oliver School Gym, 10227 118 Street

The proposed rezoning is from (DC1) Direct Development Control Provision and (RA9) High Rise Apartment Zone to a (DC2) Site Specific Development Control Provision to allow for two separate residential towers on commercial and residential base structures.
To facilitate this rezoning, an application has also been made to amend the Oliver Area Redevelopment Plan.

Feedback will be summarized in a report to City Council for a future Public Hearing decision.

For more information:
edmonton.ca>YourNeighbourhood> Oliver> Planning Applications

Media contact:
Amber Medynski
Communications Advisor
Urban Form and Corporate Strategic Development
780-944-7914

 

[Him]

Meh... it's not the best looking nor the worst, but it will bring some height and furthermore density ??

 

[archited]

More place-holding...

 

[Hqcan]

More place-holding...

Is that what it is? Just a placeholder? I certainly hope so.

If not and this is the design I sure as heck hope that they go with panelling and not stucco....otherwise our stucco record will have broken 150m ?

 

[MetroEd]

Edmontonians are invited to a drop-in engagement session to learn more about a proposed rezoning for the development of two (170 metre and 140 metre) mixed-use towers on the Edmonton Motors Site at the southeast corner of Jasper Avenue and 115 Street.

let me guess....they'll build the short one first, right?

 

[quit]

Design brief for those that didn't click through previously in the thread - https://www.edmonton.ca/residential_neighbourhoods/LDA18-0579_Urban_Design_Brief.pdf.

The punched windows look pretty large on the close ups at the end of the pdf. Looks like they did their homework as far as the brief goes. More so than say DER + Associates. I'm optimistic for this project.

 

[archited]

Still loaded with missed opportunities -- yes, the materials are fine, but they do not a creative architectural structure make. A corporate-looking effort I am afraid. Compared to Kirkor's own portfolio, this has to rank low in imagination.

 

[Kaizen]

I'm more optimistic for this project too @westcoastjos. Hopefully next Thursdays drop-in engagement session is a positive outcome.