In a perfect world.. we'd see this site as the new location for the downtown library, the new Y (two level with plenty of glass windows so those of us working out can watch the world below - plus a some affordable Y style hostel rentals), expanded Market on Yates, rental, retail, office, etc. Make these two lots the centre of the community for those living downtown, where you can chill and hang out, while Douglas retains more of the office worker/faster paced transit/in corridor.
Can't quite find what I'm looking for in terms of other images, something modern, but not the already dated style of library we've seen in Halifax and Calgary. A courtyard, but one with dozens and dozens of windows from multi-terraced dwellings facing directly in to avoid vandalism, petty crimes, heck even big crimes.
Here's a couple images that are vaguely suggestive of what I'm thinking of - modern style but not too glassy, flashy or boxy.
San Francisco proposal from SocketSite. The middle building, but on a smaller scale, and double height first floor could fit it on either end (Vancouver or Quadra) with a smaller building with the courtyard in the middle where London Drugs is now.
Danish Government Agency building from ArchDaily.com
Perhaps even some mass timber buildings, such as this one:
Or this one in Brisbane:
Edited by zoomer, 01 June 2019 - 08:44 PM.