Toronto Ontario Court of Justice Toronto | 95.7m | 17s | Infrastructure ON | Renzo Piano

[AlvinofDiaspar]

The Robert H. Jackson Courthouse in Buffalo (by Kohn Pedersen Fox) is a fine structure.

It looks a little too P+S Toronto Green Glass for my tastes.

AoD

 

[ProjectEnd]

We'd be lucky if we didn't get WZMH and the like, given the courthouse output from the IO.

AoD

This is almost assuredly (and quite unfortunately) what will happen...

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

This is almost assuredly (and quite unfortunately) what will happen...

Thanks for the reminder.

AoD

 

[Automation Gallery]

This is almost assuredly (and quite unfortunately) what will happen...

I hope not, i sure wouldn't want to see a 14-30 storey eyesore built next to one of Toronto's architectural gems

 

[ProjectEnd]

It likely won't top 6-7 storeys so I wouldn't worry about it mangling views of City Hall.

 

[Adjei]

I don't know why they keep using the same architect for every courthouse, where is the variation? Bureaucrats have no sense of aesthetic value.

 

[canarob]

It would be nice to see something relatively tall and "iconic" as this could create an interesting view terminus for York Street.

 

[Automation Gallery]

It likely won't top 6-7 storeys so I wouldn't worry about it mangling views of City Hall.

So i guess this guy is full of it and they'll just incorporate all those courthouses into a massive 6-7 storey bldg, we will see?

Stephen Mullings, vice president of the Toronto Lawyers Association, says the organization’s members are happy with the project, especially since it will amalgamate a lot of court spaces from across Toronto into a centralized location downtown. The size of the building, he adds, is reportedly quite considerable given suggestions it will be anywhere from 14 to 30 stories.
http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201506294784/headline-news/lawyers-happy-as-new-courthouse-moves-forward

 

[junctionist]

It would be nice to see something relatively tall and "iconic" as this could create an interesting view terminus for York Street.

Osgoode Hall's east portico is the view terminus for York Street. It's aligned with the middle of York Street, but it's obscured by trees. They should trim the trees to reveal it again.

 

[arvelomcquaig]

If they’re already digging the hole for this, why is there no indication as to what’s going to be built? Don’t they have to provide a rendering, or at least some inkling of what’s going in there (like number of storeys and the architect/developer)?

 

[Ramako]

If they’re already digging the hole for this, why is there no indication as to what’s going to be built? Don’t they have to provide a rendering, or at least some inkling of what’s going in there (like number of storeys and the architect/developer)?

I believe they're just doing an archaeological dig for now.

 

[arvelomcquaig]

Oh, really? That explains it.

 

[someMidTowner]

Oct 19:

 

[maestro]

So i guess this guy is full of it and they'll just incorporate all those courthouses into a massive 6-7 storey bldg, we will see?

Stephen Mullings, vice president of the Toronto Lawyers Association, says the organization’s members are happy with the project, especially since it will amalgamate a lot of court spaces from across Toronto into a centralized location downtown. The size of the building, he adds, is reportedly quite considerable given suggestions it will be anywhere from 14 to 30 stories.
http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201506294784/headline-news/lawyers-happy-as-new-courthouse-moves-forward

Well, one must assume he is a lawyer given his title.

 

[AndreaPalladio]

They have dug up an old artillery shell and have closed the streets and are warning people to stay away from the windows that overlook the site