Toronto 60 Richmond Street East | ?m | 11s | TCHC | Teeple Architects

First, let me preface this by acknowledging my lack of intelligence when it comes to design. I'm just a grunt that enjoys browsing the site. That said - not a fan of this building. Depressing washed out colors and reminds me of a future slum from a sci-fi movie ... and of course, I do not mean that in a good way. Pictures of that block look absolutely depressing.
 
Lyphe said:
First, let me preface this by acknowledging my lack of intelligence when it comes to design. I'm just a grunt that enjoys browsing the site. That said - not a fan of this building. Depressing washed out colors and reminds me of a future slum from a sci-fi movie ... and of course, I do not mean that in a good way. Pictures of that block look absolutely depressing.
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Well, most UTers seem to quite like this building's architecture (I certainly do) and it appears to be well maintained too.
 
It's a unique design and I understand how it could be polarizing, but it's one of my absolute favourite buildings in the city with some very progressive features. A triumph, especially considering its purpose as affordable co-op housing. But in the end, what really matters is that it's a great place to live. Just ask this guy.

Alex Bozikovic (the Globe's architecture critic) wrote a good article about it on Spacing right here: http://spacing.ca/toronto/2010/08/24/tour-60-richmond-by-teeple-architects/

That said, this whole area can get pretty dusty and desperately needs some large, healthy trees. Same goes for most downtown streets.
 
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