[smably]

There are, in retrospect, some amazingly hilarious responses to the first notices of and looks at the design here, from the third and fourth pages of this thread. Now with the benefit of this being 98% done (or whatever number), for your amusement I present your initial reactions

Hey now, to be fair, my comment was from a time when there were rumours of a Westbank + BIG project flying around, and my disappointment was just about finding out that this was being led by HPA and not BIG. We got our BIG project in the end, and HPA delivered here, so all is right with the world now, but it was a scary and confusing time, ok?

 

[khris]

Well to be honest, the design is nothing special. It's the materials used that makes this project for the most part.

 

[ProjectEnd]

 

[Cranesinthe6ix]

 

[Red Mars]

May 5, 2023

 

[heatscore]

It's likely been mentioned before, but the mech. box has curved corners like the rest of the building. Nice detail.

 

[thecharioteer]

 

[ushahid]

not a fan of those little match boxes(balconies).

 

[Lenser]

Very sleek, elegant appearance. Definitely one of my favorites in recent years.

 

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[Riseth]

May 10, 2023

This has turned out so nice and fits in beautifully.

 

[Red Mars]

May 8 and 10, 2023

 

[daptive]

Future park will have a nice view of this tower. Here’s a shot from May 10 and a shot from May 11. Looks like the second crane is up to dismantle the main crane!

 

[xy3]

Just 15 years ago that future park site felt like a fringe of the city!

 

[GenerationLee]

The balconies are the one thing really bothering me about this project. It looks like a compromise between those who wanted a sleek, thin profile for a tower, and those who wanted a balcony view toward the rest of the core. It looks like an afterthought, and almost a blight to one beautiful project.