Calgary Openings, Closings, and Developments

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

hahaha. when i first saw it i thought they effed up the window placements. what a horrible design.

I know which building you're talking about without clicking the link. Looks absurd.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by fotze2

I hate this one in the area. What am I not getting with the window thing?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ajPA7nhGtJqztD9aA

That's the Minecraft Man building! Well, one leg of him anyway.

Spoiler!

The original rendering had proper windows.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

It's no worse than the building across the street with the ugly blue and green accents.

It is, in fact, worse.

[Table 5]

I don't mind that building, I find the inset windows with the yellow accents interesting. The building next to it is definitely more generic...but either way, both are better than the typical crappy hardie panel facade that's seemingly on every new building now.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

CP group buy? What a monstrosity. I bet we could get it for $12.9m. Then we’d need another 2 mil for new interior decorating. The whole house is garish.

Spoilers for size but also for taste. Yeesh.

Spoiler!

https://www.kirbycox.com/listing/a22...lberta-t2m4a6/

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Table 5

I don't mind that building, I find the inset windows with the yellow accents interesting. The building next to it is definitely more generic...but either way, both are better than the typical crappy hardie panel facade that's seemingly on every new building now.

The yellow is gonna look like runny ass once a bit of grime sticks to it.

[Calgary14]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Hmm, I wonder if moving out of that spot is also due to the construction about to begin on that whole building as it becomes The Kenten?

Do you know where in Hillhurst they are moving to?

I don’t think they’ve announced where yet but apparently it’s a different style (ie cafe instead of cupcake store)

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

CP group buy? What a monstrosity. I bet we could get it for $12.9m. Then we’d need another 2 mil for new interior decorating. The whole house is garish.

Spoilers for size but also for taste. Yeesh.

Spoiler!

https://www.kirbycox.com/listing/a22...lberta-t2m4a6/

Who’s a very wealthy gay person in Calgary that must own that. Ezra Levant?

[puffnstuff]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

CP group buy? What a monstrosity. I bet we could get it for $12.9m. Then we’d need another 2 mil for new interior decorating. The whole house is garish.

Spoilers for size but also for taste. Yeesh.

Spoiler!

https://www.kirbycox.com/listing/a22...lberta-t2m4a6/

That looks like the building my kids orthodontists office was in

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

The yellow is gonna look like runny ass once a bit of grime sticks to it.

It's been around for a year now and has looked fine. You must just hate yellow. I'll take it over every red accent that fades to pink.

[NuclearFart]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

CP group buy? What a monstrosity. I bet we could get it for $12.9m. Then we’d need another 2 mil for new interior decorating. The whole house is garish.

Spoilers for size but also for taste. Yeesh.

Spoiler!

https://www.kirbycox.com/listing/a22...lberta-t2m4a6/

I knew it was Paul Lavoie interior decorating even before reading the write up. He tries so hard to be Andy Warhol but it just comes out like a tacky, gaudy and cliche carcicature. I don't get his style at all, yet everybody in my hood just can't enough of this f'ing guy. He's the Hansel of nouveau riche.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Who’s a very wealthy gay person in Calgary that must own that. Ezra Levant?

Bribes that Jason Kenney took bought him this masterpiece!

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Table 5

It's been around for a year now and has looked fine. You must just hate yellow. I'll take it over every red accent that fades to pink.

I like yellow a lot, it's just that weird school bus yellow in a sea of black. This one in Canmore has a better yellow, and better balanced. It looks better driving by than this photo, but street view isn't updated yet.

Spoiler!

[Table 5]

I've always liked that Canmore hotel too. It's fine if you don't like the Foothills one (not like its my favorite either), but hating the color combo just seems a bit odd since the yellows aren't that dissimilar to me...maybe slightly more red tint in one. But if you think the yellow will look back because of grime on one, it will look bad on the other too. My biggest peeve with the Foothills building is not the yellow, but the fact that the blue window portion on the west side doesn't really match the vibe of the rest of the building.

But whatever, there are way worse architectural atrocities in this town. This is the epitome of the trend I absolutely hate:

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Imagine showing that in your design portfolio.

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by Table 5

I've always liked that Canmore hotel too. It's fine if you don't like the Foothills one (not like its my favorite either), but hating the color combo just seems a bit odd since the yellows aren't that dissimilar to me...maybe slightly red in one. And if you think the yellow will look back because of grime on one, it will look bad on the other too. My biggest peeve with the Foothills building is not the yellow, but the fact that the blue window portion on the west side doesn't really match the vibe of the rest of the building. But whatever, there are way worse architectural atrocities in this town.

Its got that Beatrix Kiddo yellow.

[greyshep]

Originally Posted by NuclearFart

I knew it was Paul Lavoie interior decorating even before reading the write up. He tries so hard to be Andy Warhol but it just comes out like a tacky, gaudy and cliche carcicature. I don't get his style at all, yet everybody in my hood just can't enough of this f'ing guy. He's the Hansel of nouveau riche.

Aside from the decorating, how does a garish monstrosity like that only have a 3 car garage?

[Cappy]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

CP group buy? What a monstrosity. I bet we could get it for $12.9m. Then we’d need another 2 mil for new interior decorating. The whole house is garish.

Spoilers for size but also for taste. Yeesh.

Spoiler!

https://www.kirbycox.com/listing/a22...lberta-t2m4a6/

Is this the Shaw house. I know he lived up there, and i remember another Shaw family member had a penthouse in Eau Claire with a "vibrant" design.

[musth]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

CP group buy? What a monstrosity. I bet we could get it for $12.9m. Then we’d need another 2 mil for new interior decorating. The whole house is garish.

Spoilers for size but also for taste. Yeesh.

Spoiler!

https://www.kirbycox.com/listing/a22...lberta-t2m4a6/

I just vomited into a real-estate ad

[you&me]

Originally Posted by Cappy

Is this the Shaw house. I know he lived up there, and i remember another Shaw family member had a penthouse in Eau Claire with a "vibrant" design.

The "Shaw" house is at the eastern-most end of the street.

The house in the listing belongs to the sister of the developer.

[Shazam]

I remember when they were building that thing.