khris
Senior Member
I don't remember seeing any benches in the renders. Ruins the sleekness of it 
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Head of Slips (Waterfront Toronto, West 8/DTAH)
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bar1967
Active Member
But hey, at least now you can sit and enjoy the waters edge!!!
ProjectEnd
Superstar
I like how the benches seem at least semi-bespoke rather than standard bulk items; I guess that makes me a pro-bencher.
I do wonder what they'll cook up for the Simcoe/Rees slips with their more extreme designs though.
I do wonder what they'll cook up for the Simcoe/Rees slips with their more extreme designs though.
isittimetomoveyet
Active Member
I don't mind them either. The slip is such a great improvement already, those tiny little benches wont change my opinion much.
Are the next three slips slated for construction once this one wraps up, or will there be a delay of some sort?
Are the next three slips slated for construction once this one wraps up, or will there be a delay of some sort?
ganjavih
Senior Member
At least they're not plastic. I wonder if they'll be accompanied by the city's new plastic garbage bins. Yuck.
Mystery White Boy
Banned
How are you supposed to walk past people sitting on that bench without them tripping you into the lake?
MetroMan
Senior Member
There will be a camera installed with a direct feed to Yonge & Dundas Square's high def screens to capture such events.
... seriously, you're reading too much into that bench. Go see it in person, there's plenty of room in front of the bench (and little reason to go around it actually).
... seriously, you're reading too much into that bench. Go see it in person, there's plenty of room in front of the bench (and little reason to go around it actually).
Sir Novelty Fashion
Senior Member
Benches, meh. You know what the head-of-slip really needs? A piano.
bar1967
Active Member
...and if there wern't benches everyone would be up in arms about how poorly the waterfront planners are....
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Exactly bar1967. Personally I think they are fine - at the very least, it's done in the same spirit as the slip itself, which bodes well for the public realm. For the doubters - do you rather see "them" identify the need for benches after receiving complaints from the irate public, then callously slap on some generic benches from say Home Depot?
AoD
AoD
grey
Senior Member
At least they're not plastic. I wonder if they'll be accompanied by the city's new plastic garbage bins. Yuck.
Yeah, I really hope the new waterfront is spared from that fisher-price street furniture.
The benches are a good sign, I think.
alklay
Senior Member
The benches are a nice touch.
adma
Superstar
Screw it. How about a few keytars
Dan416
Senior Member