Kitchener Station Park | 184.95m | 50s | VanMar Developments | Kirkor
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Uhhh… not trying to make "fetching" happen, but that is really fetching Kirkor. The curvy-cornered tower and podium work very well together, and this is a very good way to landmark where King Street meets the railway. If there's any spot in Kitchener best suited to a "you are here" moment on the skyline, this is it.
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innsertnamehere
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Hmmm, did Kirkor hire someone new, to lead this design effort? LOL
This looks so unlike their usual.
Much more streamlined
Only a couple of things going on, not 4-7 things going on.
Cal14
New Member
Crane is already up for tower C and D
ZEBuilder
Active Member
Thats just the crane for Tower C. There's actually a second crane on site that's tucked around the corner close to tower B to allow that section of underground parking to be completed since the main crane can't reach that far. A random piece of trivia is the tower crane closest to tower B (not in your picture) is the first luffing jib tower crane in Kitchener and afaik in Waterloo Region as well.
Vanmar has yet to start construction on tower D, they haven't even applied for any permits yet. From what I know they haven't sold enough units in tower D and they had barely sold enough in tower C. Other projects scattered throughout downtown are in a similar boat as no one is currently buying units (660 Belmont-Zehr Group and Q condos-Momentum Developments).
CanadianNational
Senior Member
Well! I'm impressed.
This is a big step up for Kitchener compared to all the gawky, boxy mediocrities that have been passing for architecture here lately.
It looks awfully busy - no telling yet how that will all translate - but it's great to see a building expressively attempt make good on it's site. They've decided to accentuate the wedge end of the building to add flair to the streetscape, along with the accent of that playful fluted column. They've also leaned into creating a retail streetwall - Thank Gawd! - which for this blank stretch of King Street is akin to an oasis in a desert. Most of the buildings on this grey-hued section of King don't really engage the street. That retail should add some light, warmth and definition to it.
Hopefully there won't be some terrible cheapening and that it will be done with some panache. At least, for once, we're getting something interesting. Here's hoping it goes well.
This is a big step up for Kitchener compared to all the gawky, boxy mediocrities that have been passing for architecture here lately.
It looks awfully busy - no telling yet how that will all translate - but it's great to see a building expressively attempt make good on it's site. They've decided to accentuate the wedge end of the building to add flair to the streetscape, along with the accent of that playful fluted column. They've also leaned into creating a retail streetwall - Thank Gawd! - which for this blank stretch of King Street is akin to an oasis in a desert. Most of the buildings on this grey-hued section of King don't really engage the street. That retail should add some light, warmth and definition to it.
Hopefully there won't be some terrible cheapening and that it will be done with some panache. At least, for once, we're getting something interesting. Here's hoping it goes well.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
...it's almost if the developer hired ProjectEnd-san to crack the whip on them.
CanadianNational
Senior Member
Dropped by the site today. Quite a dig!
A new raised addition to the front of the existing two towers, that angles back across the back of the property, for Towers C & D.
A new raised addition to the front of the existing two towers, that angles back across the back of the property, for Towers C & D.
nimby407
New Member
Curious how they mitigate the noise from the train tracks.
CanadianNational
Senior Member
A bit of a low-effort shot. Apologies.
rdaner
Senior Member
No problem. All of my shots are low-effort!
CanadianNational
Senior Member
A few more.
Cal14
New Member
Looks like a lot of progress on this in a short amount of time
CanadianNational
Senior Member
The shot of the building ain't much. But the sky was an empyrean caprice!
