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Originally Posted by UrbOttawa
One stand out aspect for the BIG proposal was how well it integrates with the heritage buildings on Sparks/Metcalfe (even if they're just facades). The other proposals seemed to follow the Toronto standard plopping a huge volume above the heritage buildings that have no relation to each other.
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The first thing I thought when I saw that rendering is the killer ice sheets that could come down on pedestrians.
I wasn’t that impressed with the way any of them looked from Parliament Hill and the way they completed the urban room. With a bit of work and detailing on the facade, I think Wilkinson Eyre/IDEA is probably the one I like most. Had those lower metal structures been more curved like gothic arches, and the stone fins carved with different leaf patterns, it would share some of the intricacy and richness of the buildings in the Parliamentary precinct.
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