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RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - LesPio - 11-19-2020
Region moves one step closer to building new transit hub in Kitchener
Waterloo region moved one step closer to building the new transit hub in Kitchener with officials unveiling the newest design plans on Thursday.
At the last public consultation in 2020, two concepts were presented to the public for input, and as a result of the feedback received though that, regional council endorsed 'concept A' on June 3 for further design development.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-designs-king-victoria-transit-hub-1.5808654
RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - dtkvictim - 11-19-2020
It certainly looks more "impressive" than the earlier concept drawings. I wonder if the plaza portion is set in stone or placeholder... not a fan of it. We'll see what they post on Engage today once it's up I suppose.
RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - panamaniac - 11-19-2020
Are updated renders available on-line?
RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - bgb_ca - 11-19-2020
(11-19-2020, 05:37 PM)panamaniac Wrote: Are updated renders available on-line?
These are the last ones I saw for both A and B (This is from when they did the survey)
https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/showthread.php?tid=15&page=53
RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - dtkvictim - 11-19-2020
New drawings, renders, and survey are now up on Engage
Drawings/Renders: https://www.engagewr.ca/9466/widgets/37498/documents/44087
Survery: https://www.engagewr.ca/king-victoria-transit-hub/survey_tools/design-survey
RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - panamaniac - 11-19-2020
I’ll be interested to learn more about the materials planned to be used. Will the finished building be a white as shown in the render, or will local taste seek to “warm it up”?
RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - Square - 11-19-2020
So no more skyscrapers?
RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - tomh009 - 11-19-2020
(11-19-2020, 09:01 PM)Square Wrote: So no more skyscrapers?
Since the region did not receive any acceptable proposals from developers, the towers will be designed and built at a later time.
RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - ac3r - 11-19-2020
This is the most boring and derivative thing I've seen proposed yet. I guess the architect really likes Santiago Calatrava?
RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - Rainrider22 - 11-19-2020
They will cheap out like always and this will be completely lack lustre
RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - ijmorlan - 11-19-2020
Hmmm, apparently we’re back to the more accessible tunnel under the tracks.
RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - tomh009 - 11-19-2020
(11-19-2020, 10:02 PM)ac3r Wrote: This is the most boring and derivative thing I've seen proposed yet. I guess the architect really likes Santiago Calatrava?
Did you prefer the other proposals?
RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - jamincan - 11-19-2020
I think it's nice, personally. Certainly better than I expected. The parking lot isn't great, but I imagine that half of the site is probably the part that would be slated for redevelopment with a tower in the future. The multi-use path ramp is an unexpected nice touch.
RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - tomh009 - 11-19-2020
Yes, the parking lot/bus bay area would be part of the future redevelopment.
RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub - ZEBuilder - 11-19-2020
its definitely nicer than I expected but with it all being white it could turn out really bad if poor quality materials are used.