[NicolBolas]

The statement by the developer's spokesperson tells me that they wouldn't know good architecture if it bit them in the...

Those red lines are a work of art. Zaha Hadid approved.

 

[IanO]

I suspect that it will be the next project u/c.

 

[_urbanite]

I feel like there's a lot to be desired here design wise, but I'm over it now. I'll be happy to see this eye sore of a lot finally developed.

 

[archited]

Was there an actual statement by the developer's spokesperson?

According to @crisp, yes.

 

[constance_chlore]

According to @crisp, yes.

I'm about 99% sure that was a joke.

 

[archited]

^ Not the first time that I've fell for the 1%. Regardless, my comment was not a joke.

 

[Platinum107]

I believe some of these are new/updated.

Edmonton Student Housing - Faction Projects

The project consists of four six-storey mid-rise residential buildings, organized around two landscaped private courtyards and a central pedestrian public pathway. Architecturally, the development employs a rhythmic, contemporary design language that responds sensitively to its urban context...

www.factionprojects.com

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It looks slightly less shit in this new render. Maybe after iteration #40 we'll have something decent to work with

What's a little interesting (and concerning honestly) is how there's no render for the 104th ave side of the North building? That will also be a prominent street frontage, please show us what that will look like.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

Taking the good with the bad or the bad with the good, as this project moves forward the amount of empty lots in the downtown core goes down further. I love the fact that this area of downtown in particular is filling up with residential units that will definitely bring more life to this area.

 

[ForestedImagination]

If we're using 1.5 persons per dwelling unit:

Massey Ferguson - 696 units - 1,044 residents
Lotus Park - 152 units - 228 residents
Lilac Park - 239 units - 358 residents
Vantage Park - 201 units - 301 residents
Warehouse Block - 226 units - 339 residents

That's around 2,270 new residents in this area of downtown.

And this is not even counting the potential Phase II for the Parks, a PD approved mystery 54-unit midrise on 108th and an unannounced MacLab development also on108th. Once all said and done, this is going to make a major different to this part of downtown.

 

[MacLac]

Bottom line:

It’ll be a 1000 more of these:

And a hopefully a proportionate number of these removed or pushed elsewhere:

 

[MacLac]

If we're using 1.5 persons per dwelling unit:

Massey Ferguson - 696 units - 1,044 residents
Lotus Park - 152 units - 228 residents
Lilac Park - 239 units - 358 residents
Vantage Park - 201 units - 301 residents
Warehouse Block - 226 units - 339 residents

That's around 2,270 new residents in this area of downtown.

For the love of humanity, does Anyone have a sneak pic of the improved renderings of Warehouse Park?

 

[whattheheck]

^^ this 'bottom line' thinking/ attitude and settling for - is the most Edmonton thing you can do. My god, what an ugly building. It certainly says a lot when a supportive housing complex in Vancouver has better architecture than this remand centre looking structure.

 

[inclusion]

And this is not even counting the potential Phase II for the Parks, a PD approved mystery 54-unit midrise on 108th and an unannounced MacLab development also on108th. Once all said and done, this is going to make a major different to this part of downtown.

Let the conjecture and gossip commence!

 

[constance_chlore]

And this is not even counting the potential Phase II for the Parks, a PD approved mystery 54-unit midrise on 108th and an unannounced MacLab development also on108th. Once all said and done, this is going to make a major different to this part of downtown.

Is the mystery midrise not BLVD?

 

[_urbanite]

^^ this 'bottom line' thinking/ attitude and settling for - is the most Edmonton thing you can do. My god, what an ugly building. It certainly says a lot when a supportive housing complex in Vancouver has better architecture than this remand centre looking structure.

Even some of our supportive housing buildings look better than this