neuhaus
Senior Member
I am pleasantly surprised that Shim-Sutcliffe are the architects of this hotel.
It was highly stressed that the buildings presented that night (including 19 Duncan) are at a very preliminary design level and nothing has been submitted to the city yet, so nothing has been fully worked out yet and there will be plenty of design development to come. Despite this, the design of the building looks very promising and a lot of thought has been put into the design so far.
The use of red brick and depth and articulation of the exterior walls are very nice. The form is simple and tasteful and presents a nice face to the park across the street -- it feels almost European.
The footprint is rather small but is a couple storeys taller than the Brad Lamb condo directly to the south, at 13 storeys tall. There are 129 hotel rooms which seems like a lot for such a small site -- in comparison, this is 30% more rooms than at the nearby Thompson Hotel.
There were a lot of residents from the neighbouring condo buildings on Camden in attendance, which is understandable. They had concerns about light, traffic and particularly noise as the sidewalks are envisioned to be an extension of the hotel lounge and the neighbours are worried it may become as loud and boisterous at night as some of the bars in the Entertainment District. There were many comparisons made to nearby hotels.
I think this is the small building to watch as it could be a very interesting addition to the neighbourhood.
It was highly stressed that the buildings presented that night (including 19 Duncan) are at a very preliminary design level and nothing has been submitted to the city yet, so nothing has been fully worked out yet and there will be plenty of design development to come. Despite this, the design of the building looks very promising and a lot of thought has been put into the design so far.
The use of red brick and depth and articulation of the exterior walls are very nice. The form is simple and tasteful and presents a nice face to the park across the street -- it feels almost European.
The footprint is rather small but is a couple storeys taller than the Brad Lamb condo directly to the south, at 13 storeys tall. There are 129 hotel rooms which seems like a lot for such a small site -- in comparison, this is 30% more rooms than at the nearby Thompson Hotel.
There were a lot of residents from the neighbouring condo buildings on Camden in attendance, which is understandable. They had concerns about light, traffic and particularly noise as the sidewalks are envisioned to be an extension of the hotel lounge and the neighbours are worried it may become as loud and boisterous at night as some of the bars in the Entertainment District. There were many comparisons made to nearby hotels.
I think this is the small building to watch as it could be a very interesting addition to the neighbourhood.
