Symphony Tower Edmonton | ?m | 27s | Allen Wasnea | KENNEDY

[Daveography]

@AnthonyB Found the DC1:
http://webdocs.edmonton.ca/zoningby...toric/Foote_Residence_Parkview_Apartments.htm

According to that, 78.0m.

Edmonton | Symphony Tower Edmonton | 78m | 27s | Allen Wasnea | Kennedy

 

[Daveography]

June 26 - my usual vantage point is becoming less useful, so I had to find a new one!

 

[archited]

I am with @Daveography on this project -- the sensitivity shown to the historic house and the apartment block to the south is remarkable!

 

[Daveography]

July 28 - finding new angles since the overlook doesn't, er, overlook anymore

 

[archited]

My favorite high-rise condo project!

 

[Momin]

Update:

On an oblique piece of property located steps from the Alberta Legislature, the structural skeleton of an eventual 27-storey tower has made its long-awaited debut above the ground. Situated at 106 Street and 97 Avenue, Symphony Tower is being developed by the specialized team at Allen Wasnea Engineering, who retained architectural practice KENNEDY to imbue the block's historic character with a skyscraping touch of modernity.

 

[Edward Skira]

The house on the corner is considered historical?

 

[quit]

What are they doing with the alley behind? Is that a public road or can they develop right to the wall? Some of the renders seem to indicate to the wall.

 

[Daveography]

@Edward Skira It is: http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3012

@westcoastjos They alley is still a public ROW. Symphony was supposed to have a pedway connecting it to 107 St. above the retaining wall, but it was scrapped.

 

[Hilman]

http://symphonytower.ca/view-live/

 

[archited]

The ugly building to the north will soon be smothered out.

 

[Daveography]

@archited You know, I'd never really given it that much of a look, but now that I have, I can't fathom how it has so few windows. How does anyone even want to live in that? The old Remand Centre had more windows than that.

 

[archited]

I know @Daveography -- it was definitely built on the cheap. Few windows and even those are up against the upper floor slab (too high?) probably to reduce a little framing cost. This building absolutely aches for a redo. I like your comparison to the remand centre building; ironically, letting something like this get built is criminal. Poor residents! It is even going to be more of a sore thumb set between two buildings that shine aesthetically.

 

[quit]

I know @Daveography -- it was definitely built on the cheap. Few windows and even those are up against the upper floor slab (too high?) probably to reduce a little framing cost. This building absolutely aches for a redo. I like your comparison to the remand centre building; ironically, letting something like this get built is criminal. Poor residents! It is even going to be more of a sore thumb set between two buildings that shine aesthetically.

It has laundry and dishwasher in every unit. I think that is the only attraction for renters.

 

[Daveography]

Aug. 25 - rising fast! Curved portion facing southwest is very prominent.