CIBC or Sussex?
#1
Posted 22 October 2006 - 12:32 AM
As you may or may not know, I am completely, 100 percent for high rises in Victoria. I particulary enjoy the CIBC building (View and Douglas) and the Sussex building (Broughton and Douglas).
I was just wondering if any of you have pictures of the construction of these buildings, or just good shots of the buildings themselves. CIBC is rather old, being finished in 1969, but Sussex was finished sometime in the 90s.
Tried and failed to find any good construction pics of these two buildings. Thanks for anything,
Ben
#2
Posted 22 October 2006 - 12:12 PM
Anyway, I consider the Sussex to be almost the perfect Victorian office building. I wish it had been a bit taller and a bit slimmer, and I wish they hadn't bothered with that silly useless square behind the shops. But otherwise, I give it a 9 out of 10.
So here we are 12 years later and nobody has taken any inspiration from it? I'd love to see a more fanciful interpretation of the Sussex esthetic. Maybe even on the big Broughton Street parking lot, just a few doors up.
#3
Posted 22 October 2006 - 03:53 PM
#4
Posted 22 October 2006 - 07:28 PM
#5
Posted 25 October 2006 - 09:12 PM
Below ground retail might work if the corridor led somewhere, like it often does in Toronto with the T.T.C., but in this case it just loops around and ends up back on View St..
#6
Posted 25 October 2006 - 09:56 PM
#7
Posted 26 October 2006 - 08:56 PM
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#8
Posted 26 October 2006 - 09:01 PM
Holden that would be so cool.....how fun would that under walkway be.....
My thought was to have a mall straight under Douglas connecting the mall at CIBC to the lower level of Bay Center. I thought this when Eaton's Center was built.
#9
Posted 26 October 2006 - 09:17 PM
#10
Posted 26 October 2006 - 09:21 PM
Downtown?That station name is way too confusing and long, cant you pare it down to one word?
#11
Posted 26 October 2006 - 09:22 PM
I actually never thought of an underground connection.
Who would want to shop underground if you don't have to, plus the CIBC tower shopping area is small anyways. It would cost millions and the shops would end up empty like in the top level of the Bay Centre
In theory it is a cool idea though!
I have one good pic I took Ben of construction of the Sussex building, I'll scan it in one day.
#12
Posted 26 October 2006 - 09:24 PM
A quick font size rehash will clear that up
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#13
Posted 26 October 2006 - 09:30 PM
#14
Posted 26 October 2006 - 09:38 PM
#15
Posted 26 October 2006 - 09:47 PM
It makes sense where it gets too cold outside like Edmonton or Montreal, or in Vancouver where the rain is enough to drive you to drink.
#16
Posted 26 October 2006 - 09:50 PM
Maybe they can use those old secret Chinese underground tunnels that everyone talks about, to start the underground mall.
#17
Posted 27 October 2006 - 02:15 PM
Stops at the Bay Center, UVIC or University heights, Hillside, Mayfair, possible ending off in the inner harbor, for tourtists to power-shop!
Think of it, why do the 40 minute-route-twenty-seven-bus-ride, when you can go from UVIC to downtown Victoria in ten minutes on the subway!!!
Ben
#18
Posted 27 October 2006 - 02:57 PM
This way we would not have to have confusing street stations that would take up room on the streets. Traffic would stay its crazy but not too crazy self downtown. Also would cost a whole crapload of money.
Still it would be cool. Anyone have a spare 400 million.
We could throw the bus terminal down there too while we are at it. And it could all connect up with Scaper's mall.
#19
Posted 27 October 2006 - 03:03 PM
#20
Posted 27 October 2006 - 03:04 PM
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