Toronto No. 31 Condos | 153.63m | 46s | Lanterra | Arquitectonica

I like to be forgiving cause I know how much work goes into these things but saw this today so bad 🫢
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At least there are plans for another tall building in front of it to hide it eventually. Phase 2 or 3 of Quayside?
 
AlbertC said:
Usually developers have lazy design initiatives for areas like Lansdowne & Dupont where they know they can get away with it. But this is in the Distillery District and fairly visible from several vantage points and Lanterra still chose to cheapen TF out with the execution.
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Yes - but PSA:
Warm Grey Spandrel is not cheaper than other colours of spandrel!
Also Capless curtainwall is more expensive than Capped Mullion Curtain Wall (could have matched the window wall to the left)
Extra half-height mullion across the window wall is an extra cost
Intersection of curtain wall and window wall on the same plane is an odd detail that (maybe?/probably) has additional costs.

You could easily SAVE money here by foregoing the curtainwall entirely, make it WW all across and use a Black or Similar spandrel - and it would look better!
 
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"No. 31." A downright prosaic name like that does absolutely nothing to inspire interest or confidence. Matter of fact, this is the first time I have ever looked at this thread, though I have scrolled past it before. I should have done so again.
 
RyanD said:
Yes - but PSA:
Warm Grey Spandrel is not cheaper than other colours of spandrel!
Also Capless curtainwall is more expensive than Capped Mullion Curtain Wall (could have matched the window wall to the left)
Extra half-height mullion across the window wall is an extra cost
Intersection of curtain wall and window wall on the same plane is an odd detail that (maybe?/probably) has additional costs.

You could easily SAVE money here by foregoing the curtainwall entirely, make it WW all across and use a Black or Similar spandrel - and it would look better!
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Cheapening out doesn't always equate to less expensive to build at the end of the day...
 
I think what makes it even worse is the fact that they MZO’d this to go above the 20 storeys that was designated for the triangle lands and THEN filed to add even more…for this…turd… like why? (Money)

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They’ve just been ass dragging with it too. Having run out of the cardboard to staple to the outside. I swear, they owe me $5 for each day this sidewalk is blocked.

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The details on this one truly suck up close but I actually don't mind it from a distance (which is where I'll view it from 99% of the time). A relatively clean & distinct shape, a clear expression evoking floating squares, warm earth tones that reflect the neighbourhood around it, integrated balconies that don't muddle the building's profile. At least it adds some kind of personality to the tower cluster in that area.
 
Ramako said:
The details on this one truly suck up close but I actually don't mind it from a distance (which is where I'll view it from 99% of the time). A relatively clean & distinct shape, a clear expression evoking floating squares, warm earth tones that reflect the neighbourhood around it, integrated balconies that don't muddle the building's profile. At least it adds some kind of personality to the tower cluster in that area.
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...it's like those tales of yore of seeing gold shining from a distant hill in the wee hours of the morning, only to find when getting close to the source it's just windows reflecting a rising sun to their disappointment. >.<
 
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