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On Feb 3, 8:28 pm, wmd <wmd5...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> On 03/02/2011 8:19 PM, John vG wrote:
>
> > I think it's a great looking building and would be very good for the
> > neighbourhood, as in it will bring good residents to the area. Mind
> > you, if I lived on Willow I would be opposing it purely on its huge
> > size. Since I'm not an immediate neighbour I just see it as a good
> > plan.
>
> Do you find it is that much more imposing than the church itself? The
> old church is a rather large building in its own right, except that it
> is set back from the road more than this new proposed building will be.
> The new complex has a larger footprint, but I wouldn't think by much.
>
> The height is stepped back in layers on purpose, supposedly because of
> the neighbouring buildings. In any event, it is only seven storeys at
> its tallest. I'm thinking of some of the older houses in that
> neighbourhood are already three storeys high.
>
> wmd

Oh yeah by a long shot. The church has a steeply sloped roof. It's set
back from both streets. Most of the height of the church is steeple
and pointy roof. The new proposal has a much greater volume. I like
the modular stepped boxes approach, and the mixed finishes, and I bet
it will have all sorts of people-scale design elements (I hope so
anyway). Things like planters and balconies and mini seating areas
etc, but the shear volume is far greater that the existing building
and there will be increased traffic and street parking and possibly
wind and shadow and so on. Then again it looks great.