Following the transformation of Pacific Centre, here from the north, with a screen capture at the time the mall was being rebuilt:
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November 9, 2013:
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From the original renderings, I hadn’t fully appreciated that James Cheng’s design squares up the curved bay on the northeast corner and makes it part of the Miesien-influenced composition of the TD tower:
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Renderings of the final product here.
Gord – Overall a vast improvement. However, I was surprised to see how relatively opaque the Granville facade will be after all this de-skinning effort, at least when seen obliquely as in your photo. The vertical fins on this elevation produce this effect. IMO, a more transparent treatment would have been appreciated, perhaps with horizontal solar controls if need be rather than the vertical elements shown here.
Further, I wonder what will or has happened to all the old cladding? Will it be re-used anywhere?
As someone who grew up with the window displays of the downtown Woodward’s store, I always felt that Pacific Centre and Eaton’s turned their collective back on the public. The removal of that giant “marshmallow” has been a long time coming.
Nice job of incorporating a “Bike 2 work” sign into your photo Gord.
It was announced by Cadillac Fairview that the old marble aggregate will be used to build a roadway at Langley Airport.
The quality of the glass is very good – nicely reflective with little distortion.
There will be a double skin transparent section at the SE corner as well.
More pics here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=197987&page=56