Fantasy Renderings

[Kohtem]

Unnamed Tower

Been working on this one for awhile.

The dark floors are refugee floors, and the building is around 100 floors. The angled glass will have to have horizontal metal 'scoops' to "prevent micro-urban avalanches" during the winter months. hahah

Have to revise a lot of things after reviewing Toronto's by-laws... especially height restrictions in certain areas hahah

, Kohtem

ps, my first post.

 

[urbandreamer]

^Hmm...very Hollywood

I had this strange dream the other day that I just had to get down--consider it a gesture for a sketch I'm thinking about.

 

[urbandreamer]

^Looks like one of those inspired Parade 1 & 2.

Building #22 is going right here:

 

[urbandreamer]

What happens inside a NimbyTect building you may ask?

Grab a chair, a hot cup of coffee and start dreaming....

 

[yonderbean]

Future Toronto Illustration

I took the fantasy rendering thing in different direction:

More here.

 

[urbandreamer]

Love it! I wonder which buildings will fall apart first--aA or P+S etc?

In my fantasy world, I'm staring at that new Kirkor rendering for 1181 Queen Street West and wondering, what would I do here?

One idea (I've already changed the design of the tower in my head--more later if I find the time.)

 

[urbandreamer]

Hello: My name is

And I am one of 100 possible flatiron designs on the boards at NimbyTect HQ.

 

[urbandreamer]

A few more views of NimbyTect's streamline moderne gets remixed 20'teen style:

Walking up Victoria Street today I realized it would fit that nabe nicely.

 

[One Nut Kruk]

Can anyone verify if these renderings are for actual projects or just fantasy proposals (see bottom of page - 130 Eglinton and 365 Bloor). These were originally posted on Skyscrapercity by monkeyronin.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tungoc/sets/72157603926039999/with/11334931273/

 

[urbandreamer]

I've got another flatiron building for 1181 Queen Street West in the design phase: oneone8one

 

[urbandreamer]

Someone in real life asked me recently what kind of modern architecture I would like to live in. My first attempt at answering that question:

Inspired by my ideal home--the ancient and awesome Scottish Croft House with a hint of naval and Canadian (igloo) design, it's a 5 minute sketch I hope to turn into reality someday ... or at least, a more detailed rendering. This was just a quick concept for the Kings Wharf area of Halifax--a trio of "iconic" waterfront condominiums.

 

[urbandreamer]

MAUD'rn coming to 460 Adelaide Street West @ Maud Street, Toronto?!

Utterly modern in materials and proportions yet retaining ties to the historic St Andrews Market neighbourhood. Building #23 in the NimbyTect Neighbourhood. NimbyTect MAUD'rn

 

[urbandreamer]

What if the nimbies wanted

Yeah, they'd get what they deserved!

 

[urbandreamer]

MAUD'rn red:

(I'll take ten of these over more grey spandrel & beige precast anyday)

 

[urbandreamer]

Did anyone catch me asking random nimbies at Queen and Gladstone the other week what they really want here? Some of them said the Gladstone is the coolest building in the area so why not copy it? Err, no thanks.

So I hit the SketchUp and tried and tried and tried to capture the mystery of the strip. I then decided this morning that another hotel may be the right approach--with condos on top. Introducing The Sudbury Hotel at 1181 Queen Street West -- another hideous NimbyTect concept now under construction.

Surely it compliments the Bohemian Embarrassment?