Recent content by mrxbombastic

Individually each of the features is great. It feels like a disjointed series of nice pocket parks rather than a grand cohesive vision. The elevated walkways have some role in this but I think they are fairly innocuous and one of the more interesting parts. Also, the Bay & Queen Street frontage...

These are fantastic buildings and the central courtyard POPS is well considered. My only minor quibble is I wish the base was more red, less pink, and that the upper cladding was more white, less grey as it can feel a bit dark with the off grey shade. Looking forward to seeing the landscaping...

Holy moly! That transfer slab is beefy! Looks like it's 4-5ft of pure concrete strength Definitely a "thank your engineers, and hate the architects" kinda build for the contractors! Great to see this one cruising along to the finish line

Great to see these filing out the streetscape! Hopefully they paint the grey precast red ala Artistry Condos? The precast looks pretty finished as is... But the CofA renderings show red? The red really helps to soften the image of these buildings and make the retail POPS more inviting Note...

While not great and it took forever, at least it's done. I'm not sure how pedestrian flows at the intersections will be effected by having massive rectangular obstacles to navigate... The jersey barriers have been chaotic at best and outright infuriating and dangerous at other times Rounding...

I'm sure there's a design cost efficiency in having an architecture firm already familiar with TDSB standards, which helps them to win contracts. But I agree wholeheartedly that greater variety/competition in architecture could produce better design, new ways of doing things and better...

Being inexpensive does not need to equal being bad. With this design the TDSB has been expensive and ugly. In 50 years time will anyone be clamoring to save the building as they did the former? I don't think so. With the exception of the cantilever area, the design looks like they scavanged...

Also I find it hard to see what tangible benefit is gained by the height reduction here apart from perhaps marginally less shadow on Clarence Square Park? Will wait on the settlement for full review but I'm struggling with this one

I'm getting Graywood Peter & Adelaide vibes...🤢 The second I saw that black spandrel banding on cream precast.... Let hope that's not what happens here because that building screams atrocious cheap out. The previous banding was beautiful and brought a quasi art moderne flair to the new...

Step 1: Get rid of the parking garage. Step 2: Redeploy the 3rd tower density into a more midrise scale where the garage was. Step 3: Get a grip on the architecture. There might start to be a sign of an actual project there... But yikes this needs work....

Do we know if the concrete is going to be clad/painted/polished? Can't see the owners realistically leaving it like that

Believe it's part of the SASP 154 which permits residential in some employment lands, and in the recent OPA 653 it's being converted to Neighbourhoods to reflect the existing townhouses use.

Only way that much gfa/units fits on this site is in a tower. Looking forward to the designs.

Great to see this coming together. Loving the pinkish hue as I'm sure some do too....😅

Hoping these plans include a roughhin for a south side platform for a 4th track. Seems there is space for such but... Also the lack of a 20-storey building in the parking lot is mind boggling. City was already pushing for lower density in this MTSA and it would be a great opportunity to let Mlx...