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This is what infill should look like! Simple, understated, but well designed and built with quality materials (of course I understand these are early days, but still...)

I have to say that, though this tower does look quite nice, I think that the streetscape on this stretch of Charles St. is terrible. The combination of a lack of retail and boring podium designs broken up by laneways and service entrances has all come together to create one of my least favourite...

There were definitely great ideas in each presentation (although they did seem to all be a little "over designed"), but each one also had drawbacks that I found it hard to swallow. I think a scheme incorporating the best of each proposal would be a good idea.

Isn't there any way that the planning department could mandate that larger lots be divided up into smaller segments (in design if not in actual ownership)? There could then be an application process for developers who wished to build massive single developments. Large, developments that dominate...

Does anyone know what the reason for the apparent gap between this building and the older one on it's left (in the render) would be? Also, it seems to be set back by a few metres, which is also strange. Seems like it would be pretty easy to continue the streetwall if they just made it flush.

Looks great. We could use more developments with this kind of scale/massing.

I respect that that is your opinion, but at the same time I really don't understand it. Sure, it sounds great on paper; the tower-base form allows for more sunlight and better views of the sky. However, in practice it more often than not (in my experience) results in a street that feels disjoint...

The really disappointing thing for me is that, even if our current development boom continues, we won't be getting any new canyons any time soon. The guidelines for tall buildings outlined in the official plan specifically call for tower-base form rather than canyon form in all but a few...

I guess I think that sometimes (often) people don't really know what they want...now I'm starting to sound like the snob (maybe I am). But at the same time, what you're saying doesn't completely contradict my argument. If large windows are important to the experience inside a building...

Haha I was actually expecting someone to point out the apparent disagreement between my posts. In my opinion thoughh, there is no disagreement. For an office space, the number one concern is efficiency (space, energy, etc.). From this point of view the aesthetics are irrelevant. However, another...

Just a note on this. Many people on this board seem to separate functionality from architecture completely. What they fail to understand is that functionality is architecture. Being an architect is about much more than designing the "look" of a building. So while it is true that this tower may...

My issue with this is that many of the buildings that we cherish from the pre-war period are themselves copies of earlier architectural styles. This however does not detract from their quality. People love New York for it's early 20th century skyscrapers, which were steel structures (new...

I don't get all the hate for classical architecture around here. People seem to think that anything borrowing from past styles is tasteless and unsophisticated because it is unoriginal (I don't actually know if this is the reason). On the contrary, if done well, I think an Art Deco building, or...

I'm not going to get into the discussion on height, since that always seems to make people angry around here (who knows, even this comment might start a fight!) but I'd just like to say that everything else about the project is amazing! I've been looking for something like this to be built in...

I definitely don't think planning for pedestrians is suburban thinking, and I understand that there are issues associated with wind tunnels, and that podiums can help in this regard. Out of curiosity though, how do cities like New York and Chicago, with much higher and much flatter street walls...

Concerning separation from adjacent towers, why is that such an issue in nowaydays in Toronto? In the past, buildings were built right up against each other with no issue, and it seems like that continues to this day in other cities. I understand the risk of fire spreading from building to...

Since the comment you're replying to was in response to my comment a few pages back, I feel the need to respond. I have no issue with height here. In fact, I would love to see them build as tall as they can, provided the design is good. My problem is with the street level. Too many recent...

I've always thought that it would be cool if one of these mega developments decided to divide up the land and give each smaller section to a different architect. You could set a theme so that they would have some continuity, but the more random assortment of buildings would create a bore lively...

Sorry if my comments came across as " whining" to some. I definitely didn't mean to whine. In fact I am very excited by this development and that is precisely why I am concerned. Also I completely understand that all of the info here so far is speculative, which is why I said "I hope." Of course...

Geez I hope they didn't buy all of those properties. Am I the only one tired of seeing massive developments which take up the whole block? I find it much more interesting and attractive when there are multiple narrower buildings side by side, creating a more varied streetscape. Toronto has way...