Toronto J. Davis House | ?m | 9s | Mattamy Homes | Graziani + Corazza

[Lachlan Holmes]

Yesterday:

 

[AlbertC]

 

[AlbertC]

The construction hoarding surrounding the base has been removed now:

 

[AlbertC]

 

[WislaHD]

It is not terrible in isolation, but neither does it scream Yonge Street to me. Would have liked to see this on a side-street instead.

 

[Johnny Au]

It is not terrible in isolation, but neither does it scream Yonge Street to me. Would have liked to see this on a side-street instead.

There's going to be ground-floor retail.

 

[condovo]

It's clumsy and overbearing. I doubt this is what city thinkers had in mind for the so-called Avenues.

 

[Yegger]

I like it but I'll admit that my standards have dropped since moving to Toronto. It's not a mess of mullions and spandrel, has inset balconies mostly, and creates a dialogue with the structube building across the street which has familiar elements.

 

[Towered]

The tame arches kind of bother me.

 

[Contra]

Probably G+C's tidiest project so far. Think that comes down to not relying entirely on glass/spandrel rather bringing some more opaque and solid materials into the build.

 

[holographic plastic]

It's clumsy and overbearing. I doubt this is what city thinkers had in mind for the so-called Avenues.

It's 9 storeys tall, how is this overbearing?

 

[condovo]

It's 9 storeys tall, how is this overbearing?

Not the height. The massing. It's basically an unbroken, block-long wall looming over a narrow sidewalk. It could've benefited from deeper setbacks or some more articulation on Yonge, preferably both. Awnings above the retail frontage may help, if they happen, but, right now, the building is excessively long, flat and, yes, overbearing.

 

[AlexBozikovic]

G&C + midrise guidelines = good G&C = still a moderately bad building

 

[condovo]

I like it but I'll admit that my standards have dropped since moving to Toronto. It's not a mess of mullions and spandrel, has inset balconies mostly, and creates a dialogue with the structube building across the street which has familiar elements.
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That building sucks too. lol

Can't we just get a little more Berlin and a little less Markham? More Freidrichstrasse, less HWY 7? Sigh

 

[drum118]

Nov 21
The building was set back from Yonge St so there would be more sidewalk area, but sadly, the cars are using that space for parking. Give me a break.

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