Toronto Casa II Condos | 184.09m | 56s | Cresford | a—A

[TheKingEast]

 

[Miscreant]

I think this is just really, really sharp. Extremely fine lines. I like it a lot.

 

[Benito]

This morning.

 

[modernizt]

The Charles Street side should have that taller entrance extrusion found on the Hayden St. elevation; it's more stately and signifies the building's main entrance in a stronger way.

It seems as though we have lost the vertical fins that the podium was going to have. Those mullions in the same pattern just don't have the same effect. When I look at this project and compare it to CASA (I), other than the fritted glass which is likely a higher cost, I see a design that has many austerity measures applied to its earlier iterations in order to create an even higher profit margin. It's a shame. It's as if Cresford got greedy after CASA and decided to really pull things back on the next phase. I was hoping for something even more elegant than the original CASA, but the podium, the tower, the materials, and the detailing -- they all strike me as compromised when compared to the original.

I say that as someone who appreciates the work aA has done here but also sees how the designers were limited by their client.

 

[Benito]

Mechanical level coming along.

 

[Marcanadian]

Tuesday:

Toronto by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

 

[Benito]

Today, the fence is staring to come down.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Slightly better idea of what to expect up top:

 

[Benito]

Slightly better idea of what to expect up top:

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Nice, it will reflect the pattern on the balcony glass.

 

[Solaris]

Looks like Cresford generally maintained the original rooftop feature design here (warm golden glow would have been nice):

http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/casa-ii-condos

 

[modernizt]

Fins are still going on the podium after all; the structure for the fins are going on now.

 

[PMT]

Taken this evening:

 

[TheKingEast]

 

[Benito]

Today.

 

[Benito]

Sunrise this morning.