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[Islander888]

I think this was superceded? Page 39, item 5 of the Harris Green Charrette amended to read No parking required?
http://www.victoria....npub_hrrsgr.pdf

[concorde]

There is parking on this project.

[Islander888]

Correct, there are presently 87 parking stalls which will be offered for sale, but that is likely to be reduced as final details such as emergency generator location have yet to be finalized. The comments were in reference to the fact that the developer is not 'required' to build parking into the projects design under the Harris Green Charrette.

[Kapten Kapsell]

Campbell Construction has a trailer/office on the western edge of the site; I suppose construction will start once a development permit is granted?

[Kapten Kapsell]

Fencing has been placed around the entire perimeter of the property... does anyone know when construction will start?

[citycitizen]

Does anyone else think this proposal doesn't look anything like a jukebox? Also I haven't heard many comments about the overall size of the development (one long building). I think having the glass wall at the front works to break up the massing, but given the single and double storey buildings on Fort, this may look like a cruise ship is parked behind Egoyan's Tudor? I also haven't seen any comments about the music note decorations adorning the blank walls of the development (to make them more interesting). They look pretty kitsch to me..

This proposal is going to advisory design panel meeting today....

[Rob Randall]

I will report on this later today. I hope they look at how the building looks from the Fort St. side as well. The walkway will be discussed too, I bet. The City still wants one, Egoyan reportedly refuses it.

[aastra]

I don't understand the walkway thing at all, unless the city is assuming the buildings along Fort will be demolished before too long.

[G-Man]

I think that given time hopefully some of the Fort Street side will be developed up, so this should only be a consideration not a decision point.

[Kapten Kapsell]

I don't understand the walkway thing at all, unless the city is assuming the buildings along Fort will be demolished before too long.

Maybe that would explain why the carpet at Da Tandoor hasn't been steam-cleaned since the Paleolithic Age?

I assume that the development permit will be issued even if Egoyan refuses to budge...

[sebberry]

Every time I see this thread come up in the "New Posts" list I can't help but think of this:

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Z5_qhnWByA4

[G-Man]

If only it played when the thread opened:)

[Kapten Kapsell]

I wonder if the developer will name floorplans after hit songs of the Jukebox era, i.e. the "Mr. Tambourine Man" suite or the "California Dreaming" loft.

I suppose a real, working Jukebox would be welcomed in the building's lounge area (if a lounge area is planned for the structure).

[citycitizen]

I think this proposal is now past the design panel...No walkway but curtain wall out back..

[Rob Randall]

It was tabled by the last design panel. I did like the one comment that was made: "Let Jan loose". The panelist acknowledged the part Jan Zak played in creating the Jukebox design but noted it lacked the impact of his other buildings like the Mosaic and Jigsaw. Of course, the Jukebox is a collaboration since Zak is no longer licensed as a BC architect and this comment was designed to let us know that the present design seems weak and watered down. That's my interpretation, anyway.

I don't know if it will reappear at Design Panel or if the proponents will take their chances before Council with the ADP's tabling motion. It's not mandatory to get a yes vote from ADP before going to the Development Permit stage.

[citycitizen]

It actually went back to the ADP for a second reading, with a number of amendments and was approved with conditions. What happened to Jan Zak's Arch Licence?

[Baro]

I'm not sure about his situation, but I know a few architects who chose to not pay their fee for a year or so in order to offer better prices to clients. Unless you're doing a large building there's no actual need for an architect, a "building designer" is enough. By not being licensed you can offer much lower prices (Architects are like a medieval guild and force minimum rates) and generally more flexibility. Times are pretty tough for architects and a lot just can't get business charging what the BC association mandates.

[Mike K.]

Jan Zak resides in Mexico for much of the year if not year-round. Perhaps he doesn't need the license if another architect can sign off on his work.

And let's not forget The Reef as one Zak's better designs.

[Hotel Mike]

The Reef as one Zak's better designs.

In fact definitely in the top two or three newer buildings in Victoria.

[Kapten Kapsell]

According to the agenda for Thursday's Planning & Land Use Committee meeting the planning department is recommending that a development permit *not* be issued for this project...