Toronto Studio and Studio2 on Richmond | 131.06m | 41s | Aspen Ridge | BDP Quadrangle

[Miscreant]

Yeah it does a bit, but that street wall is nothing to sneeze at.

 

[Jbxy]

The street wall does look cool, although I wish they would have chosen brick exterior to blend in better with the OCAD building next door. Would they give the precast some treatment?

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

From the photos, it actually looked fairly decent, almost like limestone. The project gives off an almost Merchandise Building kind of vibe.

AoD

 

[buildup]

That's another big plus: getting shade from the elements. Toronto doesn't have enough streets like that, but it's getting better all the time.

I hope you weren't being ironic, because I literally agree with you. More often that not I prefer shade.

 

[SLOCRO]

The street wall does look cool, although I wish they would have chosen brick exterior to blend in better with the OCAD building next door. Would they give the precast some treatment?

The precast looks horrid up close. A few pages back someone had mentioned that the podium was going to have the appearance of multiple facades, so as to break up the length of the podium and not have it appear too overwhelmingly monolithic. Unfortunately that's exactly what's happening here. It's as if the inspiration were the crappy "Infinity" towers: http://livehigh.com/uploads/condos/slideshow/Infinity_I-highrise-Conservatory_Group-1855-30_Grand_Trunk_Crescent-Toronto-Downtown-Waterfront-Condos-15.JPG

Such a shame. I hate how Richmond and Adelaide get treated like "ass" arteries/streets.

 

[urbandreamer]

27 April 2014: I agree the precast looks appalling up close. Time to pull out that Galaxy Camera 2 I guess?
Ok why not

 

[Davidackerman]

News story here

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2014/04/podium-cladding-taking-shape-studio-and-studio2-richmond

 

[Miscreant]

Yeah, that precast. Not sure what I think about it. Perhaps the installation of the windows will add some perspective.

 

[aiekon]

From the article, "A slight variation in shades has been used for the precast which helps to break up and articulate the almost block-long north podium façade."

It must be a VERY slight variation. The two sections of precast appear to be the same shade...

 

[Hanlansboy]

 

[Indrid Cold]

Taken May 04, 2014

 

[Red Mars]

Thanks Indrid Cold. Those are great shots.

 

[Miscreant]

Yep, they give really good perspective on the project. Thanks for those.

 

[JoshH]

Thanks Indrid!

 

[urbandreamer]

4 May 2014

Yes the panels vary in shade of beige/grey: