The Renderings Thread

[neilio]

Originally Posted by Waterloo_Guy

70 stories right in front of Skydome?--I would love that. I think we should let the skyline grow organically and see what we get. Look what that kind of planning did to Vancouver, their skyline looks like crap.

i wouldnt want that..cause the skydome adds something very unique looking to the skyline. Rather i would love it if a 70+ storey building was placed beside or behind the skydome!

[Taller, Better]

Originally Posted by urban 2.0

... so would you support plunking down a 70 right infront of Skydome? I think the skyline needs to have some symmetry. That's all vancouver is trying to do.

Unlikely to happen, and I doubt if they would want to build it there themselves. But in the vicinity of the CN Tower, sure... I see nothing particularily sacred about the visual appearance of the CN Tower. I was all in favour of the Royal Ontario Museum proposal of a tall condo beside the ROM.I have no problem with City Place buildings being tall and close to the CN tower... gives something spectacular to look at when you've paid your 18 clams and are up on top of the observation deck of the CN Tower! Get your money's worth. I guess I see the purpose of the CN Tower more as an observation deck than a sculpture... Eiffel Tower it ain't. The better the view from the CN Tower, the more successful it is. I'd rather have it there than towering beside St. Jame's Cathedral.

[neilio]

Originally Posted by Taller, Better

The Calgary Tower? Haven't seen it in years, so only have a dim image of it. I was up it once, and vaguely remember the structure being hideous. Well, no I don't think the buildings to the left take away from the skyline. I am saying I like city planning, and the resulting skyline to grow from the inside out; form following function... in other words, the city planning be done specifically for the needs of the neighbourhood, not done from a distance to create a certain artificial "shape" that is strictly an aesthetic judgement on somebody's part. That to me is like those ridiculous City vs City polls when people give a 6/10 to Toronto's skyline because it is "not symmetric". It's
a skyline, not a bathing suit. Vancouver's planning department, in all their wisdom, is trying to undo damage done by their height restrictions. Vancouver has a stubby uni-height downtown because of the ridiculous by-law. Can it be "undone" and create a "mountain-like-bell-curve-like-zen-o-licious" skyline by altering it now? How much space is left in the area for new taller office towers? How much business demand is there in 2006 for new taller office towers? Building a school house does not create children... waving a planning wand will not create a demand to build supertall office towers in Vancouver. In other words, the damage is done and they are stuck with a group of mid-height buildings that ain't goin' nowhere. I have no problem with our skyline being fluid and growing organically. Does anyone ever say NYC has an ugly skyline because they did not have height restrictions (excepting this WTC thing that I had not heard of)?

ps. I love that pano you used... bee-yew-tee-ful!! Neilio, you did a
superb job!! Its a keeper

Thnx Taller! It took me along time before i found a pano i really liked, i must have chosen between 15 other pics of Toronto from the water.

[Taller, Better]

Y'er on fire, neilio!!

[Waterloo_Guy]

The thing is, you can't see Skydome from most angles any more; and what's so sacred about Sky...er..Roger's Centre? I say, build 'em high and build 'em often.

[Toronto06]

agreed!

if you dont like big buildings, then you should go to the 'burbs!

[Jackhammer]

Originally Posted by neilio

hey guys, i edited my future skyline rendering. The building placment should be mor accurate now, along with a few minor changes in the buildings renders.

Your talent grows with every new render. Great job. Would you be up to doing a future Mississauga if I secured a good skyline shot and provided all the building locations?

[phunky]

i'd LOVE to see a good mississauga rendering.

[neilio]

Originally Posted by Jackhammer

Your talent grows with every new render. Great job. Would you be up to doing a future Mississauga if I secured a good skyline shot and provided all the building locations?

ya i think i could give that a try. It would be mostly my imagination at work though as the only tower ive seen any renderings of is the Absolute, all the other proposals between 30 and 50 story's ive seen nothing.

[Istrian]

Just to not forget how it could or should be...oorgh

[Bertez]

lol...the 1300 foot BA tower

[neilio]

Originally Posted by Istrian

Just to not forget how it could or should be...oorgh

wow..grainy looking pic. I will add sapphire to my render but only once the new proposal is released.
Wow...the 1300ft BA tower...we were such dreamers.
And what is the tower directly right of the Simcoe place?? Because i was only aware of Ritz, RBC and Shangri-la going in that general area.

[metroboi_nay]

Is that The Uptown that seems to be taller than all the buildings there cept CN Tower.
I know Uptown isn't more than 550 ft, it should be shorter in that rendering if thats what it is.

[CrazyCanuck]

Uptown at 1000ft wouldn't be visible from that angle shot, it is up near Bloor. That was a dream of what B-A would turn out to look like.

[G_DOG]

neilio, the tower next to simcoe place is 151 front street.

[neilio]

Originally Posted by gbelan

neilio, the tower next to simcoe place is 151 front street.

oh..right, we havnt heard anything on that tower in along time..i wonder if it will ever see the light of day.

[neilio]

Bay Adelaide West Tower 214m

[Skybean]

Archi-Tower @ UT

[LordMandeep]

is #2 pic the shangri- la???

[Bertez]

Yup....and what is the last one??