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Originally Posted by urbanight93
If i'm understanding this correctly, the taller tower is located on the northwest corner of the site, probably to provide uninterrupted views towards downtown (also servicing from the side street). Not sure if that's the site configuration i would've gone for because it makes the Willingdon/kingsway intersection into an afterthought. The design looks simple but I'm all for it if they focus on quality.
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Originally Posted by officedweller
That's the way I see it too.
Kingsway at the bottom of rendering, Willingdon on the left.
Probably to avoid wind shear effects at the corner.
You'd think they'd be able to create something making a bit more of a landmark on the corner.
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Maybe they didn't want it to compete with Sovereign, across the street which is also a corner placement tower - and they wanted their own signature tower to stand out on its own.
But personally, I do agree that they should have gone for the corner placement because their tower is going to be much taller anyway and any talk of a competing visual would be moot.
As for uninterrupted views to downtown, we all know (as should anyone who eventually chooses to buy into this project) that it's only a matter of time before the old Orchid Square lot across the street over on Kinsgway is re-developed itself, with possibly comparatively equally tall towers that will eat out most of those viewlines.
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