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The Breithaupt Block Phase III | 11 fl | U/C
(05-11-2018, 10:39 AM)tomh009 Wrote:
(05-11-2018, 09:16 AM)urbd Wrote: This is intentional. They want people to activate the street level, going in and out of buildings (yes, even in winter), which is great in my opinion.

At this point the new building is not a Google building, at least not yet. If it does become one, a bridge could become a consideration -- it may have been (an optional) part of the design, even if it's not shown on the renders.

(05-11-2018, 11:25 AM)kps Wrote:
(05-11-2018, 09:16 AM)urbd Wrote: This is intentional. They want people to activate the street level, going in and out of buildings (yes, even in winter), which is great in my opinion.

There is a bridge between 51 Breithaupt (old brick) and 28 Breithaupt (glass sculpture). It's there because the lower floors of the west side of 51 are occupied by non-Google tenants, so the ground-level path is roundabout, but the top floor is Google. Also, weather.

Ok Phase 3 is fully, 100% intended for Google, even the ground level (as in, there will likely be no ground floor retail). A bridge between Phase 3 and 2/1 is not being considered at all. They want employees to move between buildings by using the street. This comes from people in the design team and from Google.
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RE: The Breithaupt Block Phase III | 12 fl | Proposed - by urbd - 05-11-2018, 02:29 PM
RE: City of Kitchener Official Plan - by jeffster - 03-11-2019, 07:55 PM
RE: City of Kitchener Official Plan - by Spokes - 03-11-2019, 10:51 PM
RE: City of Kitchener Official Plan - by tomh009 - 03-12-2019, 10:26 AM

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