grey
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Thanks for sharing that info, Eck!
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wyliepoon
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condovo
Senior Member
I think this building looks better in photos than in person. That mechanical box atop the podium is really unfortunate and highly visible from King.
khris
Senior Member
Thanks a lot for that info Eck!
allabootmatt
Senior Member
That aside, this thing is looking gooood. I like the logo--I always thought RBC's was the most noble-looking of the big banks. The lion and globe have a nice imperial ring.
Hard to imagine that this block used to be a dead zone.
Hard to imagine that this block used to be a dead zone.
MisterF
Senior Member
For all the complaining on the Bay-Adelaide thread, RBC is the more boring tower, IMO. It fills in space but doesn't really add anything architecturally. Luckily the Ritz is about the steal all the attention on that block.
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So, the lantern (still to be finished), the vertical slots (potentially lit all the way to the top with LEDs), the horizontal slot, the sloped sections top and bottom, and the podium with some fritted sections all adds up to a more boring tower which adds nothing architecturally to the city?
RBC's transparency even holds out the hope of some animation behind its windows once it is occupied, whereas that dull as dishwater BAC has next to nothing to look at and promises nothing either.
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So, the lantern (still to be finished), the vertical slots (potentially lit all the way to the top with LEDs), the horizontal slot, the sloped sections top and bottom, and the podium with some fritted sections all adds up to a more boring tower which adds nothing architecturally to the city?
RBC's transparency even holds out the hope of some animation behind its windows once it is occupied, whereas that dull as dishwater BAC has next to nothing to look at and promises nothing either.
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lawsond
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yeah, i'm torn on that...which of the two is THE most boring and ugly. i actually think rbc has a better look...at least from its narrower profiles. but they're both right up there as office-worker-shelving-units.
barrytron3030
Active Member
neither of the two are ugly. both of them are simply overly reserved.
things that could of made BA better: more dynamic glass, variance in form and structure, a more creative use of the fins. oh, and a podium that wasn;t merely a recreation of a once beautiful building.
rbc: height, instead of a fat podium, i think, wouyld have made this buiding better. that strange indent on the north east side is awkward too. again, more dynamic glass, perhaps a more exaggerated lantern. some stone/ steel on the podium maybe?
things that could of made BA better: more dynamic glass, variance in form and structure, a more creative use of the fins. oh, and a podium that wasn;t merely a recreation of a once beautiful building.
rbc: height, instead of a fat podium, i think, wouyld have made this buiding better. that strange indent on the north east side is awkward too. again, more dynamic glass, perhaps a more exaggerated lantern. some stone/ steel on the podium maybe?
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lawsond
Guest
different glass...form...structure..podium. that's the whole danged building dude.
that would have made b-a another building altogether. perhaps a less ugly building. but of course, beauty is all in the eye of....etc.
barrytron3030
Active Member
no you're totally right, it would be a different building.
having said that, since it's here for good, and its not hideous, let's try to embrace it. regardless of its looks, it donates density, public space and discussion to the city. most importantly, its functional! a new home for toronto's business.
having said that, since it's here for good, and its not hideous, let's try to embrace it. regardless of its looks, it donates density, public space and discussion to the city. most importantly, its functional! a new home for toronto's business.
Observer Walt
Senior Member
Eck, thanks for the update and welcome to the forum.
After watching off and on, while this building was under construction, I have now decided (maybe belatedly) that I like it. The vertical LED strips promise to be a distinctive feature. I'm still trying to visualize the completed "lantern" feature, but it will at least be interesting and distinctive, and I expect attractive. The building is generally a bit conservative, befitting its lead tenant, but has a look that will not go out of style any time soon.
After watching off and on, while this building was under construction, I have now decided (maybe belatedly) that I like it. The vertical LED strips promise to be a distinctive feature. I'm still trying to visualize the completed "lantern" feature, but it will at least be interesting and distinctive, and I expect attractive. The building is generally a bit conservative, befitting its lead tenant, but has a look that will not go out of style any time soon.
MisterF
Senior Member
The podium is the best part of the building. It fits in perfectly with the scale of the existing buildings on Wellington.
Evan
Active Member
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
I guess you werent watching their brilliant performance from earlier today?