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[HB]

Hey we already have a Dunsmuir building its called Craigdarroch

 

 

Im yawning again

[Princess Chica]

I hope you can post more than just the 1 topic and the one picture of that one building I already get what you are try to convince me of which is that You really Like Lisa Helps and you think she is awesome because she acted like the Pied Piper of Fernwood and drove some rats out of a building.

 

What are your thoughts on our current awesome Mayor who gets things done?? Why fix something that is not broken???

Chica will tweet your Question to Council member Helps, if that is ok with U, & she can perhaps answer that 4 U

[Nparker]

I think someone should try this proposal on the Inner Harbour: http://www.vancouver...6099/story.html

[AllseeingEye]

I think someone should try this proposal on the Inner Harbour: http://www.vancouver...6099/story.html

Oh sure.....you just have to know there is absolutely no doubt that in response the anti-height crew in this town would position this or any proposal close to it as......

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[Mr Cook Street]

I think someone should try this proposal on the Inner Harbour: http://www.vancouver...6099/story.html

I really like this modern/heritage integration.

[Bingo]

Oh sure.....you just have to know there is absolutely no doubt that in response the anti-height crew in this town would position this or any proposal close to it as......

 

I saw The Blob in the old Dominion theatre here in Victoria.

[amor de cosmos]

"It would be appreciated if your home could look a little more like it did in the 1800s," the letter reads. In order to get the street ready for spring walking tours, the neighbour offers a little advice as to where to take some of their items. "The Christmas lights perhaps to Goodwill, the bicycles stored at the rear, and the general clutter cleaned up."

https://ca.news.yaho...-154822431.html

[Nparker]

That letter was a**holism at it's very best (worst?).

[amor de cosmos]

Neighbour Georgina Hope said she’s disappointed the neighbourhood is losing a piece of history.

“In Victoria we have this history, quite a few old buildings that have sat boarded up and derelict and it’s not good for our neighbourhood. This is such a waste,” she said, adding that she chose to raise her two children in Fernwood. “It’s a beautiful old house, it’s got stories and character — it’s just heartbreaking.”

The group hopes to stop the owners from demolishing it and want it relocated to another site. At the very least, they’re hoping the owner will cover up the open roof to prevent anymore damage.

http://www.vicnews.c.../341804201.html

[Mike K.]

Little bit more context:

"A roofless house in Fernwood that is fenced off and littered with construction equipment is quickly becoming an eyesore and generating concern from neighbours that it’s attracting the wrong type of attention.

The front yard of the home at 2018 Stanley Ave. is full of roofing material, bags of insulation from the attic and scaffolding."

[amor de cosmos]

what, now my posts are too short?

[amor de cosmos]

More info came out in a recent CTV news segment. Apparently the renovations stopped because an environmental assessment returned "negative results", leading the owner to decide it would be best to just build a new house--and so the current one was left with the roof open to the rain, even after the owner promised to tarp it way back in September. The owner plans to start construction of the new house in January; according to Vic News, the neighbors are hoping the current house can be relocated.

Vic News also informs us that "The former owner lived in the character house for several decades before he passed away. His family eventually sold the property earlier this year." Before the sale, the house was mostly hidden behind trees. The sale listing read: "If you are HANDY this home is the perfect place for you. 1912 character home with beautiful original built-in woodwork untouched." The photos from the listing don't show up on that page, but I found them using Google image search, and have included them here.

http://abandonedadve...ley-avenue.html

[amor de cosmos]

A group of restored historic brick buildings facing Victoria Harbour is on the market for $10.8 million.

The three adjoining buildings — all more than a century old — are known collectively as the Rithet Building, running from 1107 to 1119 Wharf St.

The Italianate-style property is one of the highlights for anyone arriving by boat into the harbour.

With its decorative cast-iron columns on the first level and second-storey pedimented window hoods, the Rithet building helps set the stage to show off downtown Victoria’s heritage character and charm.

“The Rithet Building is valued as an integral part of one of the finest early commercial streetscapes in Victoria, which contributes significantly to the history and heritage of the Inner Harbour Precinct,” according to Canada’s Historic Properties website.

http://www.timescolo...-sale-1.2120126

[amor de cosmos]

Fifty years ago on Dec. 1, Saanich District Hall opened, heralded in the Daily Colonist as built for the space age. Not only did it double the space of the previous hall, but its streamlined design was distinctly in sync with modernist mid-century aspirations — including the space race to the moon.

The Vernon Avenue landmark replaced a cozy 1911 Arts and Crafts bungalow on West Saanich Road — now a Med Grill — with an uncompromising thrust of urban architectural energy in the style known as Brutalism.

It’s an unfortunate name, says Ken Johnson. The president of the Hallmark Heritage Society is a big fan of the Saanich hall.

“It’s actually a great building and representation of the era in which it was constructed,” said Johnson, who once worked in the concrete industry.

He cannot think of a better example in the region. The use of concrete blocks predominates the building inside and out, but it’s integral to the style rather than a cheap alternative to bricks, he said.

http://www.timescolo...orary-1.2122045

in french it's called beton brut, which only means raw concrete, which is just what it is. brutalism makes people think of brutality. maybe 'heroic' might be a better name for it
http://www.citylab.c...tecture/415512/

[Mike K.]

Beton is also the word for concrete in Polish.

[aastra]

 

“It’s actually a great building and representation of the era in which it was constructed,” said Johnson...

 

The fact that the hall, with its half-moon porch and enormous curvilinear exterior feature, still looks contemporary after five decades is a sign of good architecture, Johnson said.

 

It's good to know that Mr. Johnson is a fan of modern architectural styles that age well.

[North Shore]

http://www.vicnews.c.../341804201.html

One wonders if leaving the roof off is a ploy to create further damage, thus rendering the house 'beyond economical repair', and thus an easier candidate for demolition?

[amor de cosmos]

Despite efforts to salvage the house or have it relocated, the owner recently acquired a demolition permit, allowing him to tear down the current structure and rebuild a new single-family home.

According to Jonathan Tinney, director of sustainable planning and community development with the city, the owner has three to six months to demolish the house one he's received the permit.

Because the home is not on the heritage registry, the city's hands are tied and can only enforce bylaws around the maintenance of the building and clean-up of graffiti.

http://www.vicnews.c.../358880811.html

[amor de cosmos]

more about the saanich municipal hall

Among the highlights that were pointed out:

The central, open, atrium-style staircase, which eases access to the various departments, and allows natural light to flood in, without glare, from an innovative skylight.

A council chamber that was designed with acoustics in mind, with angles, protrusions and coverings that quell echoes and project clear sound. A speaker can be heard without a microphone. It’s also a council chamber with a bit of drama — the audience sits in semi-darkness, while the council sits in a well-lit stage-like setting.

The concrete work is artful. There are a variety of intricate textures and angles, along with an abstract interpretation of the Saanich crest.

http://www.timescolo...light-1.2123701

wade, stockdil & armour seems to be victoria's thompson, berwick & pratt

[amor de cosmos]

can we have something like this?
 

Few cities have as many great examples of Brutalist architecture as London. Now, you can find them on a single map.

Derek Lamberton of Blue Crow Media has teamed up with Henrietta Billings of the Twentieth Century Society to launch a series of London architecture maps for different architectural styles. Brutalist London Map is their first release.

http://www.citylab.c...ildings/418608/

other than a few buildings at uvic I actually can't think of any off the top of my head. does vic general count?

Edited by amor de cosmos, 04 December 2015 - 01:04 PM.