The Clifton | 55m | 15s

[Stevey_G]

Density > character homes in the core. It's nice if we can incorporate historical stuff when possible, but up is the right play, especially in this space.

As for the blank wall, I'm less offended by them when they look this good (if the end result is as shown).

I don’t know if I would consider this project high density considering the number of units in it.

That said there can be things done to improve that blank wall. It’s needs to be compliments with appropriate lighting, possibly a large mural, and vertical elements to help break it up.

It looks great but it IS rather blank considering the above things would be affordable changes.

 

[thommyjo]

Saw these on IG:

 

[ChazYEG]

Saw these on IG:

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Gotta love the guy shovelling snow!

But really, these prices and they can't even afford to give the poor guy a proper snow remover? HAHAHA

 

[JMatt88]

Can attest to this!

^ There is an amazing little coffee shop, Stopgap Coffee, in that little house. Do yourself a favour and check it out!

 

[David A]

Gotta love the guy shovelling snow!

But really, these prices and they can't even afford to give the poor guy a proper snow remover? HAHAHA

The stone work looks nice, especially at the main level, but a few windows in that overwhelming wall would be good too.

 

[EtoV]

I find it funny that the marketing for this is clearly trying to sell the massive blank wall as some sort of "feature wall"

 

[_urbanite]

A 12 storey blank wall is still a 12 storey blank walk regardless of how nice you try to make it look with lighting and different textures

 

[quit]

I find it funny that the marketing for this is clearly trying to sell the massive blank wall as some sort of "feature wall"

I could see it if they were marketing it as privacy given the demo they are going for.

Gated communities or a blank wall in this case are for the affluent. Then again, perhaps they don't want the giant wall to be seen as being a gated community for the wealthy.

 

[ChazYEG]

A 12 storey blank wall is still a 12 storey blank walk regardless of how nice you try to make it look with lighting and different textures

you can make it artistically interesting, depending on how you work it

 

[Oilers99]

the blank wall looks fine in my opinion?

 

[strata]

I also think it looks good assuming the stone will be as textured as the renders make it out to be.

With the energy requirements constantly changing in the building code, if you are going to have windows on basically the entire side of the building facing the river valley, don't you need to have a large portion of that back side of the building "enclosed"? I am not the expert, but I was under the impression that it will become harder and harder to do new towers with mostly glazing as the code gets closer to net zero.

 

[David A]

I find it funny that the marketing for this is clearly trying to sell the massive blank wall as some sort of "feature wall"

Maybe they meant featureless wall

 

[Stevey_G]

you can make it artistically interesting, depending on how you work it

Very simply too. Break the wall up with the dark outstanding vertical elements lit up on the backside by LEDs. As it stands that wall is far too monolithic (albeit looks to be made from a beautiful stone).

 

[occidentalcapital]

That might just be the nicest blank wall I've ever seen.

 

[cmd uw]

I also think it looks good assuming the stone will be as textured as the renders make it out to be.

With the energy requirements constantly changing in the building code, if you are going to have windows on basically the entire side of the building facing the river valley, don't you need to have a large portion of that back side of the building "enclosed"? I am not the expert, but I was under the impression that it will become harder and harder to do new towers with mostly glazing as the code gets closer to net zero.

Correct. The more glazing, the more you need to spend elsewhere to pass the code - which means more $$$.