I would almost prefer it if the atrium wasn't enclosed and that people would access the elevators through 8 Pardee, the unassuming single story heritage structure on the east side. Then you could add retail facing the courtyard, maybe opening up a pedestrian pathway midway through 53 Fraser...
Why are the benches so close to the obelisk?! They're too close for people sitting to really appreciate the piece in its entirety and only deters passersby from coming up close to engage with it - I don't get it! 🤷♂️ I also would've liked to have seen more greenery, but I digress.
Anyway, I...
I actually want to see the park on the west side of the median. There would be fewer cross streets to interrupt the park continuity and would connect better to UofT since you would only need to cross one street, not two. It also lengthens the relatively short block between University and Simcoe...
(Psst, you can add #page=num to the end of the URL and most modern browsers will link to that page of the PDF - a useful tip I thought I'd share!) ;)...
Great tour @Northern Light ! I biked up to the trail this weekend to check it out and would never have picked up on the things you pointed out myself - so thank you for the insights!
How would you improve the health of slopes in these areas? Is this something that volunteers could do or would...
Some cladding and window wall installed along the Roncesvalles frontage. Looks like the cladding is deviating from the latest renderings. Some nice brickwork with an interesting bond going up along the north side.
That sprandrel at the top... Oy gevalt! The contrast between the black mullions and the lighter grey spandrel makes it look way too busy. Using black anodized aluminum siding (or even just black sprandrel glass) would give it a more unified look.
Not only are the rounded corners gone, but it looks like there's a ton of spandrel glass (yellow) too and waist-height (blue) mullions (Edit: due to there being windows) and top vents (red) along all facades. ?