ALT Hotel Proposal - Page 2

RyLucky · #21 Posted **Oct 9, 2014, 4:09 AM**

I think I need a few more angles before I can decide for sure.

Rusty van Reddick · #22 Posted **Oct 9, 2014, 9:06 AM**

Very Euro. I like it a lot.

Surrealplaces · #23 Posted **Oct 9, 2014, 3:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by CorporateWhore

Points should not be given for not picking atrocious condiment colors. That should be a given out of anyone with a modicum of taste (you know, like a 3 year old).

Very true lol! I don't know why it seems so hard to designers to go with blacks/whites/grays. They are classic colors that don't go out of style.

TallBob · #24 Posted **Oct 10, 2014, 6:48 AM**

Belongs at the Airport! I know, I've said it before!

Spring2008 · #25 Posted **Oct 10, 2014, 7:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rusty van Reddick

Very Euro. I like it a lot.

Euro trash

Spring2008 · #26 Posted **Oct 21, 2014, 2:14 AM**

Is this getting built in the lot directly east of First?

suburbia · #27 Posted **Oct 21, 2014, 4:52 AM**

I just realized that this design will be a twin for Calgary. It looks just like the Marlborough Inn!

Deepstar · #28 Posted **Oct 21, 2014, 3:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by suburbia

I just realized that this design will be a twin for Calgary. It looks just like the Marlborough Inn!

Brilliant conclusion Sherlock! They both contain some white therefore they are twins.

Chadillaccc · #29 Posted **Oct 21, 2014, 5:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Spring2008

Is this getting built in the lot directly east of First?

Yes

suburbia · #30 Posted **Oct 21, 2014, 11:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Deepstar

Brilliant conclusion Sherlock! They both contain some white therefore they are twins.

The original pre-renovation Marborough Inn, which was the smaller of two Coast Plaza Hotel towers as they are now, and looked exactly like the Alt hotel. You may laugh, but it is actually true. I know you downtowners are proud of Alt, and I suppose it does add some rooms no matter how you cut it, but the reality of it is that 1970's Marlborough has already been there and done that. Arguably it was and is successful, so perhaps that's why the compliment of duplication.

Spring2008 · #31 Posted **Oct 22, 2014, 12:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by suburbia

The original pre-renovation Marborough Inn, which was the smaller of two Coast Plaza Hotel towers as they are now, and looked exactly like the Alt hotel. You may laugh, but it is actually true. I know you downtowners are proud of Alt, and I suppose it does add some rooms no matter how you cut it, but the reality of it is that 1970's Marlborough has already been there and done that. Arguably it was and is successful, so perhaps that's why the compliment of duplication.

lol

Surrealplaces · #32 Posted **Oct 22, 2014, 2:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by suburbia

The original pre-renovation Marborough Inn, which was the smaller of two Coast Plaza Hotel towers as they are now, and looked exactly like the Alt hotel. You may laugh, but it is actually true. I know you downtowners are proud of Alt, and I suppose it does add some rooms no matter how you cut it, but the reality of it is that 1970's Marlborough has already been there and done that. Arguably it was and is successful, so perhaps that's why the compliment of duplication.

I can see some similarities. They are both similar scale and massing and have white and black as the main colors. There are some difference though....the windows on Alt are much nicer, and even I think ALT will be stucco or EIFS, it'll be nicer than the old 70's stucco on the Marlbourough Inn.

Spring2008 · #33 Posted **Oct 22, 2014, 2:42 AM**

You gotta give him some troll points there though!

suburbia · #34 Posted **Oct 22, 2014, 3:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by Surrealplaces

I can see some similarities. They are both similar scale and massing and have white and black as the main colors. There are some difference though....the windows on Alt are much nicer, and even I think ALT will be stucco or EIFS, it'll be nicer than the old 70's stucco on the Marlbourough Inn.

I agree regarding the windows, and so you're right, the design has improved somewhat 40+ years later.

Interestingly, when you look at large sized banquet halls in the city, they are limited to:
- Hyatt
- Westin
- Palomino Room
- Red & White Club
- Coast Plaza (the Marlborough Inn)

And in fact the Coast Plaza is much better than the Red & White.

Too bad Alt won't have facilities like that.

Full Mountain · #35 Posted **Oct 22, 2014, 5:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by Surrealplaces

I can see some similarities. They are both similar scale and massing and have white and black as the main colors. There are some difference though....the windows on Alt are much nicer, and even I think ALT will be stucco or EIFS, it'll be nicer than the old 70's stucco on the Marlbourough Inn.

If that's the one I'm thinking of that's straight concrete, no stucco there.

https://www.google.ca/maps/search/ma...HrdBERsT9g!2e0

TallBob · #36 Posted **Oct 23, 2014, 2:40 AM**

With this... Vinyl siding will do!

Spring2008 · #37 Posted **Mar 8, 2016, 8:01 PM**

I kind of like this one.

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Kevin Griffiths ‏@YYCbldgServs 33m33 minutes ago
@DruhFarrell East Village will soon have more places to stay. BP application for ALT Hotel has been submitted.

https://twitter.com/DruhFarrell?ref_...Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Luk_o · #38 Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 12:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by Spring2008

I kind of like this one.

https://twitter.com/DruhFarrell?ref_...Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Has anything been confirmed as to what the cladding material will be?

craner · #39 Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 8:59 AM**

I'm not lovin' this design for the Alt but it's marginally better that the EV Hilton going up - that thing is a fail.

People.talking · #40 Posted **Mar 9, 2016, 6:01 PM**

does anyone know where its supposed to be built?