@archited Wop May Plaza was part of the original Perkins and Will design, and I wonder if this will still be included in the final plan.. Here is a graphic from a 2014 presentation:
Here is the website for the Blatchford Renewable Energy Utility. Some good information/videos on the district energy system that will provide heat, cooling and domestic hot water for the residents of Blatchford. Blatchford Utility
^^^ As I've said before I have too much time on my hands (COVID affects in many different subtle ways as well as the deadly more obvious ones) Corn is one way of coping -- so, sorry to say -- expect more
Might be an interesting vantage point for skyline shots. I wish the boardwalk on the east side was still there as what was indicated in the Perkins & Will plan. I also wish it was a little bigger so people could go canoeing on it.
@itom987 Are you kidding?? That hill beside the lake is going to have the best view of the skyline in the entire city, one of the best angles of it and it's so up close!
@itom987 I think your right, it looks like it will be one of the best views to get the full east-to-west skyline shots for sure, (besides a hot air balloon, drone, satellite...). I can't wait to check it out. Missed opportunities as far as the original plan regarding the activities and access to a LAKE which would have been well worth it all if I was in charge. Regardless, phase 1 is flying along nicely now.
Great now I have to go through my photo archives and find that shot I took from beside the Energy centre last year.
But yes there are going to be good vantage points in that park area. I also agree its to bad they did not go with the full lake that was in the original plan.
Last year with just the run off that lake was already a good bird habitat. Even saw a pelican one day.
@itom987 Are you kidding?? That hill beside the lake is going to have the best view of the skyline in the entire city, one of the best angles of it and it's so up close!
Yup, the hill at Griesbach already has great skyline views. The Blatchford hill will be nearly 4 kilometres closer to Downtown, so you can imagine how great of a vantage point it will be!
