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The addition is ok but not the greatest imho. The addition serves the function of providing light for the stairwell but it doesn't look much more than a geometric appendage to the building. The window framing of the addition would have given the building better continuity if it had been color coordinated with the building's existing windows. Leaving out a pediment was probably the right call but the door slab should have been updated at least to match the addition. Contrasts can look good but in this case a new door just looks left out and brings down the building's update.
 
Out of Towner said:
The addition is ok but not the greatest imho. The addition serves the function of providing light for the stairwell but it doesn't look much more than a geometric appendage to the building. The window framing of the addition would have given the building better continuity if it had been color coordinated with the building's existing windows. Leaving out a pediment was probably the right call but the door slab should have been updated at least to match the addition. Contrasts can look good but in this case a new door just looks left out and brings down the building's update.
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I like it quite a bit. Keeps some of the original character and still adds modern contemporary elements. Reminds me of the Royal Ontario Museum in some ways.

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Out of Towner said:
The addition is ok but not the greatest imho. The addition serves the function of providing light for the stairwell but it doesn't look much more than a geometric appendage to the building. The window framing of the addition would have given the building better continuity if it had been color coordinated with the building's existing windows. Leaving out a pediment was probably the right call but the door slab should have been updated at least to match the addition. Contrasts can look good but in this case a new door just looks left out and brings down the building's update.
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Point taken on some of the details, but I don't find it at all a bad thing for it to look geometric. The ROM also came to mind for me; obviously it's not as dramatic (they weren't going to hire Daniel Libeskind for this one) but I think the contrast is the point.

The more important principle for me is that, even though it's no longer functioning as a religious building, people have taken the effort to maintain it, update it to modern needs (e.g. accessibility), and repurpose it. That's nothing new, but it feels all too rare in Edmonton. Contrast the rectory next to the cathedral that just got torn down...
 
policyenthusiast said:
I like it quite a bit. Keeps some of the original character and still adds modern contemporary elements. Reminds me of the Royal Ontario Museum in some ways.
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constance_chlore said:
Point taken on some of the details, but I don't find it at all a bad thing for it to look geometric. The ROM also came to mind for me; obviously it's not as dramatic (they weren't going to hire Daniel Libeskind for this one) but I think the contrast is the point.

The more important principle for me is that, even though it's no longer functioning as a religious building, people have taken the effort to maintain it, update it to modern needs (e.g. accessibility), and repurpose it. That's nothing new, but it feels all too rare in Edmonton. Contrast the rectory next to the cathedral that just got torn down...
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If the option is between tearing it down or going with Star Wars architecture, then Star Wars is the better option. Unfortunate that it was hit by a meteorite though.
 
constance_chlore said:
Point taken on some of the details, but I don't find it at all a bad thing for it to look geometric. The ROM also came to mind for me; obviously it's not as dramatic (they weren't going to hire Daniel Libeskind for this one) but I think the contrast is the point.

The more important principle for me is that, even though it's no longer functioning as a religious building, people have taken the effort to maintain it, update it to modern needs (e.g. accessibility), and repurpose it. That's nothing new, but it feels all too rare in Edmonton. Contrast the rectory next to the cathedral that just got torn down...
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Given the small size of the addition I feel it makes sense for it to match the building shape. I like the geometric here. We don't have a lot of older buildings, so I feel updating them is not a big skill set here, but it is doable.

Our small number of sizeable older character buildings continues to diminish, we really need to make more of an effort to keep them. I wish they kept the rectory.
 
At first glance the ROM looks like the Stanly Milner Library but if you stare at the ROM long enough it begins to look like the logo on the Oilers oil drop third jersey between 2001 and 2005. May have even drawn its inspiration from the Detroit Red Wings logo.
 
constance_chlore said:
A favorite of mine—Garneau Mews, a few blocks south of the U of A.

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A good project from the 1980's. One of the units came up for sale early in the year for about $350 - 375K if I correctly recall. The interior needed an update but it's something that can be renovated because it has curb appeal.
 
Out of Towner said:
A good project from the 1980's. One of the units came up for sale early in the year for about $350 - 375K if I correctly recall. The interior needed an update but it's something that can be renovated because it has curb appeal.
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I toured one within the last few weeks that was going for $300K. The interior of that unit also definitely needed an update, and I didn't love the layout, but I love the look of the complex.
 
constance_chlore said:
I toured one within the last few weeks that was going for $300K. The interior of that unit also definitely needed an update, and I didn't love the layout, but I love the look of the complex.
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Yes you're right. Just checked the Re-Max website and it looks like there are 5 units for sale in the complex. $280K to $334K. Splits are nice because they offer privacy but they can also have an awkward interaction between the kitchen and living room when the floor stagger between the two is too great. The visual from the kitchen with that floor plan is one which is a good 2/3 up the wall in the living room. If a person is standing in the kitchen, then the vantage point into the living room is closer to the ceiling (in the absence of an open to above). Some of these units fall into that category.
 
Out of Towner said:
Yes you're right. Just checked the Re-Max website and it looks like there are 5 units for sale in the complex. $280K to $334K. Splits are nice because they offer privacy but they can also have an awkward interaction between the kitchen and living room when the floor stagger between the two is too great. The visual from the kitchen with that floor plan is one which is a good 2/3 up the wall in the living room. If a person is standing in the kitchen, then the vantage point into the living room is closer to the ceiling (in the absence of an open to above). Some of these units fall into that category.
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Yep, the one I toured was in that category. (Five units for sale at the same time seems a little worrying, eh?)
 
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