07-03-2019, 09:23 AM
A single architect wouldn't have worked on this alone - it would take an entire team to do a project of this size. Whoever was in charge was most likely directing them to be pretty basic with things. And...it is Auburn. They are known more for cookie cutter suburban single family home communities, rather than dense urban developments, so their experience is limited.
The architecture/development firm I work for also expressed interest and began to work on proposals for this site. We are based in Toronto and have done such large projects before. What our architectural designers and planners were piecing together at the start was leagues better than this. Much more diversity in building design, a higher degree of mixed-used potential, greater pedestrian access and atmosphere on the street. But to go back to the costs, we are not exactly a cheap firm, so our work didn't go anywhere.
I wonder why another local developer didn't take on the job? Zehr Group has some great work, for example. Maybe they felt like they had too many projects going on at the time?
The architecture/development firm I work for also expressed interest and began to work on proposals for this site. We are based in Toronto and have done such large projects before. What our architectural designers and planners were piecing together at the start was leagues better than this. Much more diversity in building design, a higher degree of mixed-used potential, greater pedestrian access and atmosphere on the street. But to go back to the costs, we are not exactly a cheap firm, so our work didn't go anywhere.
I wonder why another local developer didn't take on the job? Zehr Group has some great work, for example. Maybe they felt like they had too many projects going on at the time?