King-Victoria Transit Hub

[LesPio]

Region moves one step closer to building new transit hub in Kitchener

Waterloo region moved one step closer to building the new transit hub in Kitchener with officials unveiling the newest design plans on Thursday.

At the last public consultation in 2020, two concepts were presented to the public for input, and as a result of the feedback received though that, regional council endorsed 'concept A' on June 3 for further design development.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener...-1.5808654

[dtkvictim]

It certainly looks more "impressive" than the earlier concept drawings. I wonder if the plaza portion is set in stone or placeholder... not a fan of it. We'll see what they post on Engage today once it's up I suppose.

[panamaniac]

Are updated renders available on-line?

[bgb_ca]

Are updated renders available on-line?

These are the last ones I saw for both A and B (This is from when they did the survey)

https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/...php?tid=15&page=53

[dtkvictim]

New drawings, renders, and survey are now up on Engage

Drawings/Renders: https://www.engagewr.ca/9466/widgets/374...ents/44087
Survery: https://www.engagewr.ca/king-victoria-tr...ign-survey

[panamaniac]

I’ll be interested to learn more about the materials planned to be used. Will the finished building be a white as shown in the render, or will local taste seek to “warm it up”?

[Square]

So no more skyscrapers?

[tomh009]

So no more skyscrapers?

Since the region did not receive any acceptable proposals from developers, the towers will be designed and built at a later time.

[ac3r]

This is the most boring and derivative thing I've seen proposed yet. I guess the architect really likes Santiago Calatrava?

[Rainrider22]

They will cheap out like always and this will be completely lack lustre

[ijmorlan]

Hmmm, apparently we’re back to the more accessible tunnel under the tracks.

[tomh009]

This is the most boring and derivative thing I've seen proposed yet. I guess the architect really likes Santiago Calatrava?

Did you prefer the other proposals?

[jamincan]

I think it's nice, personally. Certainly better than I expected. The parking lot isn't great, but I imagine that half of the site is probably the part that would be slated for redevelopment with a tower in the future. The multi-use path ramp is an unexpected nice touch.

[tomh009]

Yes, the parking lot/bus bay area would be part of the future redevelopment.

[ZEBuilder]

its definitely nicer than I expected but with it all being white it could turn out really bad if poor quality materials are used.