Pickering Pickering Design Centre: Block 1 | 103.92m | 31s | Bayfield Realty Advisors | Turner Fleischer

[generalcanada]

https://www.pickering.ca/en/city-hall/bayfield-realty-advisors.aspx

 

[interchange42]

Developer: we want something uniquely overbearing yet insubstantial.
Unknown Architect:

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[Northern Light]

Unknown Architect:

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Nope, all too well known. Turner Fleischer!

Note: Heights are 31s on both towers here.

* Top height in future phases is proposed at 43s

Arch Drawings here: https://www.pickering.ca/en/city-ha...Plans---1755-Pickering-Parkway-compressed.pdf

Site Plan here:

Aerial of existing (from the drawings) with proposed road shown:

* The nature of the following image may be traumatizing for some viewers, as it illustrates how to waste brick as a material and make a complete mess of the way a building meets grade; Viewer Discretion is Advised!

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This is the first phase of a 'Master Plan' (everyone pray for Pickering)

7 Blocks of development total:

Planner (author of Planning Justification Report): Zelinka Priamo

Masterplan text description:

Phase 1 description:

 

[Undead]

Developer: we want something uniquely overbearing yet insubstantial.
Unknown Architect:

42

It's like a low rent version of something you'd expect in Bladerunner.

@Northern Light I will not have you insulting my budding Durham Region skyline.

 

[Northern Light]

It's like a low rent version of something you'd expect in Bladerunner.

@Northern Light I will not have you insulting my budding Durham Region skyline.

Quite right, that appears to be Turner Fleischer's job, based on the above!

 

[canarob]

It's like a low rent version of something you'd expect in Bladerunner.

@Northern Light I will not have you insulting my budding Durham Region skyline.

"Blade Runner on a budget" is definitely the design language of many of our local architects.

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

It's like a low rent version of something you'd expect in Bladerunner.

@Northern Light I will not have you insulting my budding Durham Region skyline.

That's about as good as it gets in Durham for now.

 

[JBR]

 

[Paclo]

Master Plan renderings:

 

[innsertnamehere]

ridiculous density for an area with no rapid transit access. Remember as well that SmartCentres is trying to do the same thing to the north on their plaza..

 

[bAuHaUs]

ridiculous density for an area with no rapid transit access. Remember as well that SmartCentres is trying to do the same thing to the north on their plaza..

Agreed. Stupid density with no high order transit to support. All of these suburban residential intensification proposals are insane.

 

[JBR]

ridiculous density for an area with no rapid transit access. Remember as well that SmartCentres is trying to do the same thing to the north on their plaza..

While I agree it’s a bit much for this site it’s in line with ridiculous density proposed all across Durham. Look at all the Ajax proposals that are no closer to a GO Station than this proposal. Ultimately Pickering will approve this development with very little tweaks. Council is very PRO condo

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

*Starts to play the Blade Runner soundtrack on a kazoo...*

/sigh

 

[FutureDurham]

But the proposals in Ajax, aren’t as dense as these developments. 190 Westney road is the only massive development we’ve seen so far in Ajax and it’s within the MTSA so it is near transit. Every other development is near a transit corridor and is 33 storeys max.

While I agree it’s a bit much for this site it’s in line with ridiculous density proposed all across Durham. Look at all the Ajax proposals that are no closer to a GO Station than this proposal. Ultimately Picketing will approve this development with very little tweaks. Council is very PRO condo

 

[Coolibop]

Council is very PRO condo

Not sure about that?

Our new additions (Cook, Nagy) along with Brenner and arguably Robinson are not necessarily...all significant approvals recently are all near rapid transit and support multi modal transport options (I.e. Multiuse paths).

Having said this, the site has always been promoted as dense, but a lack of transit is certainly a concern. My guess would be frequent bus service along Pickering parkway to support.

Edit: stretch goal, maybe with the Notion rd bridge, have a GO stop south as part of expansion connecting to casino grounds. This would put the site at about 5-10 min walk to rapid transit.