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Today. Second cladded floor on the east side.

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70Challenger said:
Type of ass to say "my kId cOuLd dO tHaT" when he sees any abstract painting
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In this case, it happens to have been a her, and she's very intelligent... but smarts don't necessarily equate to sharing taste, and my point is that in response to @ushahid, there is no typical pedestrian. Everyone's different. She and her hubby have done an amazing job on retro-decorating their 60s bungalow, looks amazing... but we're never going to know how far any person's taste is going to extend until they express it re: any particular project, skyscraper geeks included.

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Northern Light said:
I'll set aside the aesthetic discussions du jour to ask a semi-serious question; do you think they modeled the impacts of the reflectivity?

I'm just looking at how reflective this seems to be in low winter light conditions........and I can't help it......Walkie-Scorchie popped into my head. (google that or 20 Fenchurch if you don't know)
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Walkie Scorchie's ability to melt objects that it doesn't like is related to its massive concave plane of glass over dozens of floors that focuses the reflected light into a rather small, hot point. This facade doesn't have that overall curve, and its many ripples will scatter the reflections everywhere, like, you know, some crushed tin can would. Nuthin' to worry about.

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EDIT: Whoops, I see @A Torontonian Now and @UtakataNoAnnex already got this. Still, I'm partial to my own "call back" crushed tin can joke, so I'm leaving this post here.
 
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...it would be more of a crushed tin can if they slapped Budweiser labels all over it. >.<
 
When I was walking by this site yesterday, there was already some noticeable reflection of sunlight off the cladding and it's only just one level. This building will be reflecting a ton of light everywhere when all is said and done. It won't be anything dangerous but it will be interesting to see how it impacts the immediate area.
 
I really hope I don't jinx it by saying this, but I'm really impressed with how well the panels are aligned in relation to each other. Given all the creases, that's no easy task! From what I've seen thus far, the panel gaps are remarkably uniform!

Also, I'm really excited to see the juxtaposition of the crinkled facade next to the smooth curtainwall on the tower. We're already getting a taste of that in the podium, and it looks amazing 🔥
 
ImmenselyMental said:
They installed another cladding panel on the southeast corner this evening:
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Seeing those night shots makes me think that the City should start a tradition of a David Pecaut Square Christmas Tree, just for the reflections it would make off of this building.

At the very least, this building could be fodder for some spectacular Nuit Blanche light play installations.
 
A Torontonian Now said:
Seeing those night shots makes me think that the City should start a tradition of a David Pecaut Square Christmas Tree, just for the reflections it would make off of this building.
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Indeed. David Pecaut Square must be one of the most bland and underused public spaces downtown. Hopefully this project will breathe some life into it.
 
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