arvelomcquaig
Active Member
Yes; this is amazing to see. It's so refreshing for aA to finally go beyond their all-glass approach. I hope they continue to pursue this sort of more-diverse cladding from now on. What a relief.
Toronto Art Shoppe Condos | 98.75m | 28s | Freed | a—A
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Yes; this is amazing to see. It's so refreshing for aA to finally go beyond their all-glass approach. I hope they continue to pursue this sort of more-diverse cladding from now on. What a relief.
Register123
Active Member
Are you guys looking at the same renderings? Because it appears to be almost 100% vision glass, all floor to ceiling. I don't see how it will approved as rendered.
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TheKingEast
Senior Member
I was saying the same thing. Looks 100% floor to ceiling, wall to wall glass.
Benito
Senior Member
This looks great, I love all the gardens at different levels.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Looks curtainwall as well, but we will see.
modernizt
Senior Member
On closer look, the precast(?)/aluminum(?) extrusions are shown to sit out in front of the window wall facade behind, so there is more glass coverage than I read from my first glance. But spandrel will likely be much better integrated into a design like this where there are other materials and surfaces. You don't end up with all-glass elevations covered in "stripes" of spandrel but rather it becomes a mediating material between solid and transparent.
In renderings, usually spandrel is shown as vision glass (i.e. over slab edges), etc., so there's also that.
If the project doesn't perform well from an environmental point of view, it's certainly a step in the right direction toward articulating a fully glazed tower (which the market still seems to demand) in a way that uses other materials and has a sense of visual depth. There is a much clearer design concept/intent here than with some of their recent projects.
It's certainly possible that we'll see curtainwall here, as it's becoming more common in condo projects. But until we have elevations/drawings, there's no way to know. Renderings show what appears to be curtainwall all the time, as the rendering is more of a marketing piece than any sort of binding representation of details like mullion thickness/depth.
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Yes, those are all out-of-date. 28 and 12 storeys was what was settled on the proponent and the City and ratified by the OMB.
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Torontovibe
Senior Member
I hate the street level wall of glass and that shit seems to be going up in almost all new condos. It's going to ruin the retail experience at street level, all over the city. The city needs to put a stop to it but of course, it won't because design and creating great urban spaces, seems to be something of little concern at city hall. (and around the city in general) It's so damned frustrating for us non-apathetic types and people who actually appreciate creativity.
6 Rivers
Banned
Apply for a job at City Hall and try to influence change.
stjames2queenwest
Senior Member
Regardless of material for me it's the set backs and extrusions that make this really interesting, seems like a lot of firms are starting to play with this. Which I love. Seems like a throw back to Habitat. I would not be upset if this was the next trend here.
WiddleBittyKitty
Felis catus
Not a single one of those renderings shows what they're planning at street level for this building, so what are you going on about? And spare us the sanctimony, please.
arvelomcquaig
Active Member
The picture in the project thread thing at the top shows a street level rendering. And how is it “sanctimonious” to be frustrated about a problematic architecture trend? If that’s what you call sanctimonious, I wish everyone in the world was that sanctimonious.
maestro
Senior Member
It's not an opinion I share but, that beside the point. It's how Torontovibe presents himself that can be perceived as sanctimonious.
