Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver | 188m | 63s | TA Global Bhd. | MCM Partnership

[Will D SOE]

It's not too late for stinson LOL...

we are what??? on his 5th version of saphire?

anyways that is a really nice building... Toronto definately needs something cool like that!

 

[officedweller]

This building has been under construction for over a year now and is at about 6 or 7 levels above grade -
It is now the "Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver":

http://trumpvancouver.com/

63 floors - a floor shorter than Shangri-La across Georgia Street.
The main question is about the quality of the glass and spandrel, and how green the colour will be.

Various pics from SSP:

From Shangri-La on Nov 4, 2013

here's some newer images -

http://blog.buzzbuzzhome.com/wp-con...mp-tower-hotel-condo-Vancouver-1-1024x875.jpg

http://holborn.ca/media/1133_1.jpg

haven't seen this rendering before. It was posted on Trump Vancouver's Facebook page -

photo:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...975.1073741828.219498071521265&type=1&theater

i got an email from the folks at Trump that had a new rendering in it. the hot tub on the roof is pretty sweet. i hope the lighting running the length of the building is for real.

Render of the pool bar nightclub from the updated website:

Residential suites:

Source: http://trumpvancouver.com/imageGallery.html

It's the crane in the background of this shot:

29th of October 2013

 

[officedweller]

Posted today on SSP (yes, that's the first snowfall of the year):

Sorry for lack of updates.. been away for past month.

 

[officedweller]

First pane of glass is up - from SSP Dec 14th, 2013:

First piece of glass being moved into place (directly above "The New Twist on Luxury" sign on the hoarding)... and it's not great.

Granted this is a pretty poor photo so you may find it looks better in person, but it looks pretty green and not overly reflective. The spandrel, though, doesn't seem to be seafoam; it's closer in colour to the main glass, so there's that.

My photos - taken today.

Also from SSP Dec 15th, 2013 - they dismantled and re-erected the crane for some reason:

Dec 15, 2013 @ 5:00PM

 

[officedweller]

From SSP - more glass is up:

some updates from today 12/23

photos by me

 

[officedweller]

Posted at SSP.
We think the wide mullion strip may light up.

They've started adding glass across the first balcony. Looks like there's a prominent (aluminum?) mullion running up the side of the glass at the edge of the balconies. That should highlight the twist a bit.

 

[nrb]

I don't really see what's so special about this. It already looks dated to me. Reminiscent of a casino in Las Vegas. I suppose that makes sense considering it was drawn up in 2004/05. Certainly doesn't bode well for how it will age a decade from now.

 

[officedweller]

The twisting motif was Arthur Erickson's last design style (there are a few of his buildings around with the style) - and this building is preserving the design as part of his legacy.

For a Vancouver tower, it's relatively symmetrical, and remarkably devoid of kitschy elements, setbacks, protrusions or spires.

From SSP:

Jan 3, 2014 @ 4PM

 

[officedweller]

Jan 5th pics from SSP showing a fin with a slot that will hopefully have an LED stripe up the tower:

Down the alley and across the street, couldn't be closer.

OD was wondering if the glass went all the way around .... yes it does:

Another view of the Georgia side:

What a view of Shangri-la from the alley behind Trump:

 

[officedweller]

From SSP - the twist is more apparent.

January 14, 2014 @ 2:30PM

 

[officedweller]

From SSP:

Jan 18, 2014:

My photos, from today:

 

[officedweller]

From SSP:

My photos from a sunny morning today:

Jan 31, 2014 @ 1PM

 

[officedweller]

Pics posted by Yellow Fever @ SSC yesterday - looking great!

new updates


IMG_6705 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_6706 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_6707 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_6708 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_6709 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_6710 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_6712 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_6788 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

 

[officedweller]

From SSP:

View from the crane:

Photo By @thenextlift

 

[officedweller]

From SSP:

Balcony doors and windows being installed - my photo, today: