Hmm, interesting, according to this rendering, these heritage buildings were supposed to have their body retained as well in the final build, not just the facade.
You may well be right but having seen other promising project be 'value engineered" (cheapened) so often I think that the breaking out of the champagne is a bit too early.
I just realized that one of the 3D modelers at BIG must play Grand Theft Auto V:Hmm, interesting, according to this rendering, these heritage buildings were supposed to have their body retained as well in the final build, not just the facade.
But from construction photos, it looks like they've all been demolished, except the facade?
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Although it might be a tad counterproductive for Westbank to value engineer BIG; they work together a lot and AFAIK have a pretty good relationship. Also, stacked cubes are not exactly an engineering challenge, nor is there necessarily a cheaper way to arrange them than what's depicted in the renderings. The materials are also pretty basic as far as I can tell. I think the design--excluding, perhaps, the forest climbing up the facade- is actually "cheapening" proof--unlike, say, the Gehry towers to the east which are a swirling hot mess.
My guess is they did that with the intention of being later reconstructed to be supportive of the new additions and foundation, for right or wrong. And assuming what we see in this rendering hasn't been changed that much for the final structure.Hmm, interesting, according to this rendering, these heritage buildings were supposed to have their body retained as well in the final build, not just the facade.
But from construction photos, it looks like they've all been demolished, except the facade?
Nope.Hmm, interesting, according to this rendering, these heritage buildings were supposed to have their body retained as well in the final build, not just the facade.
But from construction photos, it looks like they've all been demolished, except the facade?
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I don't recall anywhere it was stated that they'll be removing the courtyard component. As this would likely cause a significant redesign and a major variance to what has been agreed upon to be built, costing more time and money, I gather. So mostly likely it's still going in.
