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The revision to 8 Cumberland has just appeared before the Design Review Panel. Generally, they are happy with the redesign. They'd like to see the two-storey masonry blocks on Cumberland disappear as they feel the "butterfly" support structures should be the architectural gesture at ground level.

The proposal is now quite a bit shorter, lopping off 10 storeys, now at 54 storeys.

The panel voted to support the proposal with some conditions which will be spelled out in the minutes to come.

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interchange42 said:
The revision to 8 Cumberland has just appeared before the Design Review Panel. Generally, they are happy with the redesign. They'd like to see the two-storey masonry blocks on Cumberland disappear as they feel the "butterfly" support structures should be the architectural gesture at ground level.

The proposal is now quite a bit shorter, lopping off 10 storeys, now at 54 storeys.

The panel voted to support the proposal with some conditions which will be spelled out in the minutes to come.

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was it 64 storeys before? the title thread only lists metres not the number of storyes. for some reason, I thought the original proposal here was for much higher than 64s....
 
Yeah, too bad. 64 storeys of faux crystaline boxiness would have been really something compared to a yet unrevealed 54 storey tower. Don't you get bored?
 
yes please... re-design the whole thing. The top is interesting. and the glass its self. more detailed concave or convex features like the pattern.
 
A new rendering has been revealed in a front page article today. About a month ago there was another rendering posted by interchange42, on page 9. The new base is more interesting, but for the most part I don't think the tower is particularly exciting compared to some of the other recent proposals in Yorkville and Yonge & Bloor.


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I liked it better before. Might have looked very late 80's early 90's but I liked that, this one just looks like an even uglier version of that tower proposed on Michigan ave in Chicago.
 
salsa said:
The new base is more interesting, but for the most part I don't think the tower is particularly exciting compared to some of the other recent proposals in Yorkville and Yonge & Bloor.
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The two other recent proposals (Bay + Scollard and 100 Davenport) are going to be very high-end buildings. This isn't, so while the shape isn't exactly inspiring, the butterfly supports at ground level and three fifths of the way up the building are a win for both the ground realm and the skyline.

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stjames2queenwest said:
I liked it better before. Might have looked very late 80's early 90's but I liked that, this one just looks like an even uglier version of that tower proposed on Michigan ave in Chicago.
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I agree, also shorter from "The Chop" and now looks like the other shite going up in town....Yuck:(

In 2-3 years when this thing is rising and everyone is bitching, remember this
The original proposal


interchange42 said:
The revision to 8 Cumberland has just appeared before the Design Review Panel. Generally, they are happy with the redesign. They'd like to see the two-storey masonry blocks on Cumberland disappear as they feel the "butterfly" support structures should be the architectural gesture at ground level.
The proposal is now quite a bit shorter, lopping off 10 storeys, now at 54 storeys.42
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Yeah, it's a shame they didn't keep the sleek look of the first proposal. I like the butterfly support but I wish they'd kept the pattern of vertical elements on the face of the building. I also liked the top of the original plan much more.
 
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