bodsbods9090
Senior Member
That's ok as it gets rid of a blight that is that corner. Overrun by weeds and just looking sad.
Be a good place for nurses who work at the Alex to rent/own too!
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Be a good place for nurses who work at the Alex to rent/own too!
constance_chlore
Active Member
Not a new thing by any means, but I like this modern addition to the Oblats Maison Provinciale in Wihkwentowin.
Out of Towner
Active Member
The addition is ok but not the greatest imho. The addition serves the function of providing light for the stairwell but it doesn't look much more than a geometric appendage to the building. The window framing of the addition would have given the building better continuity if it had been color coordinated with the building's existing windows. Leaving out a pediment was probably the right call but the door slab should have been updated at least to match the addition. Contrasts can look good but in this case a new door just looks left out and brings down the building's update.
policyenthusiast
Active Member
I like it quite a bit. Keeps some of the original character and still adds modern contemporary elements. Reminds me of the Royal Ontario Museum in some ways.
constance_chlore
Active Member
Point taken on some of the details, but I don't find it at all a bad thing for it to look geometric. The ROM also came to mind for me; obviously it's not as dramatic (they weren't going to hire Daniel Libeskind for this one) but I think the contrast is the point.
The more important principle for me is that, even though it's no longer functioning as a religious building, people have taken the effort to maintain it, update it to modern needs (e.g. accessibility), and repurpose it. That's nothing new, but it feels all too rare in Edmonton. Contrast the rectory next to the cathedral that just got torn down...
Out of Towner
Active Member
If the option is between tearing it down or going with Star Wars architecture, then Star Wars is the better option. Unfortunate that it was hit by a meteorite though.
David A
Senior Member
Given the small size of the addition I feel it makes sense for it to match the building shape. I like the geometric here. We don't have a lot of older buildings, so I feel updating them is not a big skill set here, but it is doable.
Our small number of sizeable older character buildings continues to diminish, we really need to make more of an effort to keep them. I wish they kept the rectory.
Out of Towner
Active Member
At first glance the ROM looks like the Stanly Milner Library but if you stare at the ROM long enough it begins to look like the logo on the Oilers oil drop third jersey between 2001 and 2005. May have even drawn its inspiration from the Detroit Red Wings logo.
fromyeg
Active Member
Do we know what is getting built and where?