Fantasy Renderings

[urbandreamer]

I threw my P+S hat in the garbage. Today I'm trying on my aA cap--does it fit?

Inspired by the modernist aesthetic architectsAlliance is known for: thanks!

Delete Portland Variety--insert Portland Condovenience--at King & Portland:

Brick, stainless steel, wood, precast and glazing: are you ready for the Rob Ford selfiegram?

The idea: sliding perforated metal screens define the angled "bay windows."

 

[urbandreamer]

A few more angles before the folks at aA sue me for design inspiration:

Condovenience--it's better looking than Susur Lee

 

[urbandreamer]

I'm slowly adding more details to my sketches--interiors to come sometime later this year I hope, with your blueprints to follow in 2015?

As I walked by Portland Variety and Lee this morning I couldn't help but think what an improvement something like this would be oneday:

 

[urbandreamer]

Simple modern house concept I'm working on for a client--first quick mass'n idea:

 

[urbandreamer]

The NimbyTect Neighbourhood must grow on, right? (Or maybe grow up) John gets 'laid is a yawn of a mass'n concept to replace Hooters and Active Green & Ross at Adelaide and John:

 

[urbandreamer]

What happens when you exit hooters from the street? john gets laide

Because 100% glazed balconies are so boring you know?

This john is pretty square.

 

[urbandreamer]

Delete 800 Bay Street. Insert Bay Street Bore by NimbyTect:

Why is it a bore?
1)It's on

2)It's by

3)It's got acres of window wall and spandrel and a cheesy hat

4)It's got one of those lame ass mixed use podiums

5)It's way too tall--80 storeys of nimbyhell!

6)It's one of those g-d-mn balcony towers ... sigh. Therefore it's a 100%

 

[urbandreamer]

Speaking of boring, the condo kids haven't moved their tacky Leon's furniture in here yet:

They're slightly confounded by the big box concept

Yet sophisticated enough to know the podium doesn't fit with their Apple Watch

Ok then, time for a redesign.

 

[urbandreamer]

The beautiful thing about having an original idea--haven't found a building like it yet on google--have you?--is I get to remix it into something different ... like NimbyTect's grey eh (rumour has it's going on Adelaide )

Concrete slabs, concrete columns and glass--how freaking simple can it get, eh?

Sure, it needs an interior and possibly a tower to pay for all that concrete; but, that's what separates a genius from a dreamer.

 

[urbandreamer]

I'm calling them the greyed eh logfts

In Maxwell:

 

[urbandreamer]

Found: the perfect location for NimbyTect's greyed eh logfts: Adelaide Street West near Strachan--parking lot:

Wouldn't it look rather smashing here?

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Meanwhile, the other day caught me staring at Honest Ed's and wondering: WTF should go here?
STRIKE ONE - 30 minutes in sketchup gave me one possible idea:

Welcome to the Suburbs by NimbyTect - inspired by the '60s, BIG and Studio Gang - 21 storeys to rise above Bloor and Bathurst?

What every "suburban" Annex dweller dreams about: a cute little bungalow in the vertical 'burbs

 

[modernizt]

The "house" inspired facade pattern is just an appliqué; in section the building is the same old residential pancake/ stacking of floors, but with a pattern applied in front of it. I think the concept of houses put together to make a larger building is interesting but it would be more effective if you made the theme relate more to the actual layout of the building / the spaces within. The pattern extrusion is also pulled way too far out; why so heavy? (the structure certainly does not require such a heavy extrusion/frame); what is behind all those little spaces that are too small to be floorspace? Space = money. You need to be maximizing it where possible.

The vessel/"building" is less important than the spaces that you create. The volume/void/space is what people are paying for.

 

[urbandreamer]

Um, maybe. That was just a quick sketch--needs a ton of work--maybe I'll work on it more if I ever have any time to think.

Anyhow, back to Honest Ed's site so the nimby game must continue, right?

STRIKE TWO - Honest Nimbies

Mass'n concept in progress--holy nimbies thou shalt seek 31 storeys of bargains here!

 

[urbandreamer]

As an Honest Nimby, I'll tell you a storey: Honest Ed's isn't the only future highrise site in the area--there will be more I promise!

And there will be more NimbyTect fantasies too!

Annex nimbies, your feedback is appreciated.

 

[urbandreamer]

I'm a sick nimby today but I roughed in the Bathurst streetwall doctor style:

More setbacks probably needed in reality to please the planning department but whatever, here's the basic design idea:

I love Swiss cheese--it's lactose free and I was eating some when I thought--why not here?!