unimaginative2
Senior Member
Really? I bought a copy of that book years ago, and I remember feeling disappointed at the lack of detail on the original project. I'll have to take a look at it again.
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Hydrogen
Guest
Thanks for that AndreaPalladio!
I remember following her articles in the Globe. Completely forgot about the book.
Sir Novelty Fashion
Senior Member
Perhaps I can be of some assistance here.
At Doors Open, I arrived too late at the CBC Broadcast Centre to do much of anything. But one thing I did see was a model of the original site design. The photos were illustrative.
I believe the third, white tower was putative, as opposed to the semi-built Simcoe plans.
What jumped out at me were the plans for a large atrium-type jobbie extending from Simcoe Place I up to the north edge of the block. It seemed quite sizeable; it might have made a grand addition to the city, of the sort that PATH tunnels just don't.
At Doors Open, I arrived too late at the CBC Broadcast Centre to do much of anything. But one thing I did see was a model of the original site design. The photos were illustrative.
I believe the third, white tower was putative, as opposed to the semi-built Simcoe plans.
What jumped out at me were the plans for a large atrium-type jobbie extending from Simcoe Place I up to the north edge of the block. It seemed quite sizeable; it might have made a grand addition to the city, of the sort that PATH tunnels just don't.
Mystery White Boy
Banned
That white tower looks cool. Why wasn't it built?
AndreaPalladio
Senior Member
There was no demand for it.
Filip
Senior Member
Simcoe Place is one of the most attractive office developments in the city. It has such a distinctive shape... Lovely really
caltrane74
Senior Member
There's already a more impressive White Tower in Minas Tirith. This one would have paled in comparison.
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Mystery White Boy
Banned
Minas Tirith?
Mystery White Boy
Banned
I wish they would use these old designs and build them elsewhere in the city.
Conrad Black
Senior Member
I wonder why they didn't use the old version for the RBC tower and instead went with a completely new design.
caltrane74
Senior Member
I can think of a few reasons...
#1. New construction technology
#2. Tenant needed more space than a 36 floor Tower would have provided
#3. Developer - Owner needed more space than a 36 floor tower would have provided
#4. A need to be different for both Tenants and the developer rather than building a clone of Simcoe place (however nice) would just seem kind of boring and stale especially when this would have been the first major office tower built in the city in 16 years. (excluding Simcoe Place-(1996) gasp!)
lordmandeep
Banned
Didn't you watch Lord of The rings: Return of the King.
That film was quite popular in Canada...
3Dementia
Senior Member
It worries me that we are discussing the "white tower" as a real project (aka real design).
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As opposed to the "white tower" being a .... oh nevermind.
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As opposed to the "white tower" being a .... oh nevermind.
yin_yang
Active Member
not appealing in the least, looks like a las vegas hotel to my eyes.