Recent content by utwatch

I think the thing I hate so much about spandrel is that it reminds me and probably many of you of framing. This type of spandrel application makes the wall look unfinished as if your suppose to attach some type of real cladding to it and the mullions are the anchor points. It's too messy looking...

This does look bad from renderings or at least boring but if they actually put effort on the exterior materials and details, it might turn out okay. Not putting money on it though.

A good example of this not being executed is 10 york. The rendering shows this fancy tapered and angled glass for the podium. Turned out to be boring and slab sided. Which was a shame being located in a highly visual area for cars in between the Gardiner and a off ramp.

It's surprising and almost alien to see new buildings in Toronto that have curves in their design considering the last 15 years, most of the buildings that have gone up have been so cookie cutter. This is a breath of fresh air.

I love condo windows that don't have a million mullions running through them. Just floor to ceiling glass, with a solid border around them.

To see this building come out of such a dull rendering is a pleasant surprise. They really nailed it on the details and materials.

Are they seriously changing the podiums material from red brick to some splotchy looking black precast. Someone has no taste! Good for them saving a few bucks on a small portion of the building that makes a big impact from street level

Wouldn't the most obvious way to protect these workers is make it mandatory to wear a mask. The industrial type. I'm sure some of these guys have personal resperators as well. Unless they can't get them due to shortage of supply? The place where I work they've been making it mandatory for the...

Their coffee is not tasty. Their donuts even at their freshest taste almost stale. And sometimes their timbits are straight out stale out of the store. Go buy Krispy Kreme donut. Eat them the next day, still fresh. Buy a donut at timmies and try it the next day, it will be stale if it didn't...

As much as this mall updates. To me it feels not much different then your average large mall in Ontario. For how many people are moving to the city and downtown, I think the city could support expansion upwards. Maybe 3 more floors. Offer different experiences, for example a floor dedicated to...

What i meant to say was more of a tint to the glass. Whether it be dark or just more reflective look. Developers in Toronto seem to put up more clear glass condos compared to other cities and really shy away from giving any tint or reflective colour. It could help some of the more cheap looking...

Glazed windows may have helped this one as well.

If they played a year or two in Montreal and built a simple stadium on top of the existing parking structure would it still cost a billion? Don't think we need a stadium with a roof as a replacement. Play the first couple weeks of the season in warmer climates and then do what the rest of fans...

I like the use of white trim on the building. The cladding on this building is fairly dull and cheap looking but the white cladded part adds some substance to the design. Unless the materials are executed well, this is what alot of buildings in Toronto fail to do by not adding other elements to...

I'm getting tired of this white clad trend in Toronto. It's not as bad as blue/green glass. But white is like grey. Don't understand the architects/developers on this choice of white for these columns. Doesn't go with the blue and makes thise building look cold and sterile. If it has a white cap...