Edmonton "Q" - Page 2

Blood PuP · #21 Posted **Jan 25, 2007, 7:28 AM**

Looks nice. I am not sure about the color, but being that the trees are brown it may just be the rendering.

JAH · #22 Posted **Jan 25, 2007, 7:45 AM**

murman???

Shodan · #23 Posted **Jan 25, 2007, 1:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by onishenko

Does anyone else see similarities between this and the 'Batman tower' in Nashville? (The Bell South Tower that is...) Perhaps it's just the double antenna.

Or this:

Gotta put the Eye of Sauron somewhere....

HomeInMyShoes · #24 Posted **Jan 25, 2007, 2:11 PM**

Decent. Man, Legacy is going to look a pile of heaping doodoo with this on one of the other corners.

feepa · #25 Posted **Jan 25, 2007, 3:10 PM**

Wheres the poll?!!? This thread is useless with out teh poll

On a more serious note, Glad to see something above mediocrity going to get built in Edmonton

WhipperSnapper · #26 Posted **Jan 25, 2007, 3:57 PM**

some thought definitely went into the design unfortunately, it's pretty ugly

C+

murman · #27 Posted **Jan 25, 2007, 4:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by JAH

murman???

That side wall has GOT to go. Absolutely purposeless and ugly.

Overall, looks like a residential version of Calgary's Ernst & Young Tower. Same massing, light towers, approx. height, rectangular floorplate... you name it.

S_B_Russell · #28 Posted **Jan 25, 2007, 5:01 PM**

Not bad, not bad at all.

CMD UW · #29 Posted **Jan 25, 2007, 9:16 PM**

Yeah, it is a residential version of E&Y in Calgary.

Overall, computer renderings aren't the greatest. But the building looks good and its height will give that part of downtown a denser look. Nice use of glass and overall massing.

8/10

@goodlookin' - I know what you're saying, I would love for someone to propose a building that looks like Spire or X.

WhipperSnapper · #30 Posted **Jan 25, 2007, 9:27 PM**

The sloped penthouse levels gives the impression of squatter, bulkier form and the hipped roof & spires are unnecessary pomo clutter of what could be a simple, elegant, modern tower

Stephen Ave · #31 Posted **Jan 25, 2007, 9:49 PM**

Not a bad looking tower, I'd give it a 6 out of 10. Personally I'd like to see more glass, and a little more modern look, but overall not a bad looking tower, and it's got some height.
Certainly a world apart from some of the commie block looking stuff that has been going up.

whyteknight · #32 Posted **Jan 25, 2007, 11:01 PM**

Not a bad looking tower. It will definately improve the area with design and density to say the least.
I probably like the building due to its resemblance to this sketch which i drew for the hampton site a few weeks age lol:

murman · #33 Posted **Jan 25, 2007, 11:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by whyteknight

Not a bad looking tower. It will definately improve the area with design and density to say the least.
I probably like the building due to its resemblance to this sketch which i drew for the hampton site a few weeks age lol:

I trust you'll be requesting loyalties.

Kevin_foster · #34 Posted **Jan 25, 2007, 11:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by whyteknight

Not a bad looking tower. It will definately improve the area with design and density to say the least.
I probably like the building due to its resemblance to this sketch which i drew for the hampton site a few weeks age lol:

To quote Arnold: "Who is your daddy, and what does he do?"

Xelebes · #35 Posted **Jan 26, 2007, 12:58 AM**

I like it. It actually looks like it's gonna fit in Edmonton too.

Surrealplaces · #36 Posted **Jan 26, 2007, 5:17 AM**

This project looks pretty good. How far away is construction of this, or is it already u/c?

Coldrsx · #37 Posted **Jan 26, 2007, 6:12 AM**

^sales in 2007...with construction i bet in late 07

Kevin_foster · #38 Posted **Feb 6, 2007, 9:30 PM**

Here is an update:

Re-vote - street level seems to be better than originally speculated... spires don't look as scary as I thought...

Wooster · #39 Posted **Feb 6, 2007, 10:19 PM**

Not bad. The retail podium could definitely use some articulation. Also, no need for that strange little setback with plantings. It looks from this view a little too much like a random suburban commercial or industrial building. The tower is quite a bit better though than the initial rendering indicated.

WhipperSnapper · #40 Posted **Feb 6, 2007, 10:40 PM**

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It looks from this view a little too much like a random suburban commercial or industrial building

yep