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Vogue Residences (née District Condos) | 21 + 14 fl | U/C - Lens - 10-05-2015
Vogue Residences
Address: 151-161 King St. N.
Developer: Vogue Residences Inc.
Architect:
"26-storey 21-storey apartment building with ground-floor commercial space"
Current render:
Original render from 2015:
![[Image: xDYKiA1.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/xDYKiA1.jpg)
![[Image: xDF3JfC.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/xDF3JfC.jpg)
![[Image: v0kZNo4.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/v0kZNo4.jpg)
![[Image: F04qDpO.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/F04qDpO.jpg)
Current site conditions: https://goo.gl/maps/nYpakqL8VdU2
Urban design brief: http://www.waterloo.ca/en/contentresources/resources/business/Z_15_16_urban_design_brief.pdf
Planing Justification Report: http://www.waterloo.ca/en/contentresources/resources/business/Z_15_16_planning_justification_report.pdf
RE: 151 King St | 83m | 26 fl | Proposed - rangersfan - 10-05-2015
Would this be the tallest building in Waterloo Region?
RE: 151 King St | 83m | 26 fl | Proposed - GtwoK - 10-05-2015
(10-05-2015, 08:58 PM)Lens Wrote:
Oh wow, I love this. This is incredible.
RE: 151 King St | 83m | 26 fl | Proposed - Smore - 10-05-2015
is that a heritage building?
RE: 151 King St | 83m | 26 fl | Proposed - taylortbb - 10-05-2015
(10-05-2015, 09:41 PM)Smore Wrote: is that a heritage building?
The planning report says it's not protected and doesn't meet criteria for protection, but it's locally unique so the builder is doing it voluntarily. Presumably to get out in front of the heritage argument with a good compromise (they're only preserving the facade).
RE: 151 King St | 83m | 26 fl | Proposed - BuildingScout - 10-05-2015
(10-05-2015, 09:41 PM)Smore Wrote: is that a heritage building?
No. It's just an old building from the late XIX century.
Quote:Presumably to get out in front of the heritage argument with a good compromise (they're only preserving the facade).
...and the cynic in me says that the facade will be found to be irreparably damaged during construction and sadly it couldn't be saved.
RE: 151 King St | 83m | 26 fl | Proposed - Section ThirtyOne - 10-05-2015
Whoa.
RE: 151 King St | 83m | 26 fl | Proposed - tomh009 - 10-05-2015
Condominiums, it looks like?
RE: 151 King St | 83m | 26 fl | Proposed - Spokes - 10-06-2015
(10-05-2015, 09:28 PM)GtwoK Wrote:(10-05-2015, 08:58 PM)Lens Wrote:
Oh wow, I love this. This is incredible.
Very nice indeed. I've seen this type of thing done very effectively elsewhere, but I don't believe here yet. Nice to see developers getting creative!
RE: 151 King St | 83m | 26 fl | Proposed - Viewfromthe42 - 10-06-2015
I think they were taking comments on this yesterday. I wonder if local opposition materialized, along lines I'd heard circulating, suggesting that it would cast too much shadow on the school, making it dangerous, and create unacceptable traffic, endangering the children.
RE: 151 King St | 83m | 26 fl | Proposed - firex - 10-06-2015
(10-05-2015, 09:28 PM)rangersfan Wrote: Would this be the tallest building in Waterloo Region?
If Wikipedia is accurate, then yes, this would be the tallest building in the region.
RE: 151 King St | 83m | 26 fl | Proposed - Markster - 10-06-2015
(10-05-2015, 09:45 PM)taylortbb Wrote:(10-05-2015, 09:41 PM)Smore Wrote: is that a heritage building?
The planning report says it's not protected and doesn't meet criteria for protection, but it's locally unique so the builder is doing it voluntarily. Presumably to get out in front of the heritage argument with a good compromise (they're only preserving the facade).
The actual text:
"The retention of the original break-front façade of this house is being proposed as a voluntary effort to preserve and highlight the heritage of the City of Waterloo. The original building has been listed on the City‘s Heritage Registry as a property of interest, but it is not formally designated under the Heritage Act as a property of cultural heritage value. A detailed analysis is available in the Heritage Impact Assessment."
(10-06-2015, 09:59 AM)firex Wrote:(10-05-2015, 09:28 PM)rangersfan Wrote: Would this be the tallest building in Waterloo Region?
If Wikipedia is accurate, then yes, this would be the tallest building in the region.
The Urban Design Brief claims the height will be 83m.
That will top the SunLife tower, which is 78m. (according to that wikipedia page)
One Columbia however, being on a hill, will continue to look like the tallest building in Waterloo, when observed from a distance.
RE: 151 King St | 83m | 26 fl | Proposed - clasher - 10-06-2015
(10-06-2015, 08:55 AM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: I think they were taking comments on this yesterday. I wonder if local opposition materialized, along lines I'd heard circulating, suggesting that it would cast too much shadow on the school, making it dangerous, and create unacceptable traffic, endangering the children.
The shadows probably won't be cast on the school at all since this building lies almost directly north of the school. K2 probably casts more shadow on the schoolyard in the morning but I imagine they've already done a shadow study with computer models.
RE: 151 King St | 83m | 26 fl | Proposed - Viewfromthe42 - 10-06-2015
I agree with you, I'm just bringing up that it was circulated to local residents to perhaps oppose the tower based on shadows.
RE: 151 King St | 83m | 26 fl | Proposed - zanate - 10-06-2015
My god! It ate the house!
Seriously, that looks bizarre to me.
