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![]() | BUILT 1400 Quadra Street Uses: rental, commercial Address: 1400-1412 Quadra Street Municipality: Victoria Region: Downtown Victoria Storeys: 14 |
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[Downtown Victoria] 1400 Quadra Street | Rentals, retail | 14-storeys | Under construction
#561
Posted 18 September 2021 - 01:20 PM
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#562
Posted 27 September 2021 - 02:33 PM
Pic by thegreatscaper or possibly somebody else on flickr.com.
I nominate this building for VV's prestigious "That turned out way better than I thought it would" award. The early images were not flattering, and the design change was such a severe departure from the original concept it almost seemed like they were just struggling to do anything that would get approval. But it turned out well and it's actually quite original. I'm starting to think the premise that every new residential building in Victoria looks exactly the same might be a bit of a misrepresentation. A tad exaggerated.
I feel that you can't go that wrong incorporating some Old Town elements prominently into a new building. In this case, it works wonders. Imagine if the podium section were to look like the top, then this would be another disaster: like Vivid and quite a few other ones.
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#563
Posted 28 September 2021 - 10:00 AM
I feel that you can't go that wrong incorporating some Old Town elements prominently into a new building...
I'm sure at some point I was worried that it might end up looking too much so, considering its Harris Green setting. But it really does work.
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#564
Posted 28 September 2021 - 08:54 PM
Old news now, but this one was acquired by Starlight
#565
Posted 07 October 2021 - 08:47 PM



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#567
Posted 08 October 2021 - 07:52 AM
Before too long I predict I'll be wishing the tower portion of HP2 was more like 1400 Quadra and less like HP2.
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#568
Posted 08 October 2021 - 07:54 AM
Mainly because of the brick and the size/shape of the windows.
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#569
Posted 08 October 2021 - 09:11 AM
This structure breaks up the sameness of the buildings along this stretch. I was stuck in traffic the other day on Yates, looking at the profiles of the condos. It struck me that we may end up with a canyon of look-alike buildings, and wonder what went wrong.
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#570
Posted 08 October 2021 - 12:20 PM
Heritage elements, well-coordinated and consistent facade design, and a lack of protruding balconies make this a clear winner compared to what's around.
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#571
Posted 09 October 2021 - 11:07 PM
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#572
Posted 10 October 2021 - 06:36 AM
Compared to what is around it this building actually looks pretty good.
#573
Posted 24 November 2021 - 03:22 PM
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