95 Wellington West recladding (Cadillac Fairview, 20s, WZMH Architects)

[Amare]

Another Cadillac Fairview renovation hackjob. They specialize in bland and sterile renovations.

CF and WZMH really do deserve each other!

 

[officedweller]

Hey, they built a 'Learning Commons' in the lobby! Reminds me of Robarts already! Photo below, courtesy @Johnny Au

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Who is going to use this in an office tower?
Overflow for anyone who couldn't find a "hot desk" at the office upstairs?

 

[Riseth]

Another Cadillac Fairview renovation hackjob. They specialize in bland and sterile renovations.

CF and WZMH really do deserve each other!

Agreed.

Like so many of these reclads, I tend to prefer the original far more (401 Bay Street, Richmond Adelaide Centre).

 

[Northern Light]

Who is going to use this in an office tower?
Overflow for anyone who couldn't find a "hot desk" at the office upstairs?

Don't look at me, wasn't my idea.............

I find it just as odd, if not preposterous as everyone else.

I don't hate this type of idea as much as some others do, when done properly, in the right setting.

But it's over-used, and poorly executed more often than not.

This is a truly odd spot for it on top of that, which I can't make a lick of sense out of...

 

[AlbertC]

Slotting this here, since restoration of the Toronto Club building has been covered in this thread:

Major Toronto Club restoration a painstaking team effort - Daily Commercial News

The construction industry is always looking for strategies to speed up work but there’s one sub-sector where meticulous attention to detail and painstaking artisanry will always be called for. The restoration of Toronto’s oldest club, the Toronto Club, b

canada.constructconnect.com

 

[DSCToronto]

Slotting this here, since restoration of the Toronto Club building has been covered in this thread:

Major Toronto Club restoration a painstaking team effort - Daily Commercial News

The construction industry is always looking for strategies to speed up work but there’s one sub-sector where meticulous attention to detail and painstaking artisanry will always be called for. The restoration of Toronto’s oldest club, the Toronto Club, b

canada.constructconnect.com

Yes, the two projects make rather strange thread-mates! One done sensitively and with 'meticulous attention to detail" and the other NOT. Both though, took (or are taking) a LONG time.

 

[DSCToronto]

Red Mars posted this pic on the 160 Front thread, it shows that this project (after what seems like years) is nearing completion. Really only the ground floor to finish.

 

[DSCToronto]

This re-cladding started in 2018 - it is almost over. Was it worth it? Really not sure but CF did not totally screw it up like 401 Bay!