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I am truly confused by this detail. It bothers me so much I can't help but post about it. There's this tiny "frame" element around some storefront glass and it's supported by steel elements that are vastly oversized and surely undo any perceived visual benefit that the projecting window would...

It's a collaboration of two firms, both designing the building. a—A is the Architect of Record, because they are the local architect. An AoR can be a firm who comes onboard to execute the project and is not involved in as much "design" decision-making, but an Architect of Record can also a...

Such a fantastic project. I think my only gripe is that the mullion finish is too light in tone / perhaps too reflective. It visually muddies the "cage" of precast around it from a distance.

The base of this tower and its public realm are both atrocious. What were they trying to achieve here, architecturally speaking? Paint dripping down a dull, unactivated black brick box? 😩

Better make sure we talk about pedestrianization or streetscape enhancements for another 15 years and do actually nothing!

I don't like the new design either but I need to ask you which renderings you are looking at because almost none of the depicted building is grey. Fun fact: if the previous building had exposed timber at its exterior as depicted (though not sure how that would ever be achieved from a practical...

I am familiar with the challenges of creating a good architecture on challenging budgets, such is the challenge in the Toronto developer market generally. But this thing is devoid of any architectural details whatsoever. Arguably the place where budget matters the most to the public - the public...

Wow. This is truly the most perfunctory Toronto crap you could possibly imagine. "Depressing" isn't even the start of it. I am actually angry for the future residents of this place that need to avert their eyes as to not feel like they are returning home to a prison each day.

Buildings 1A1/1A2 are a Rezoning, not a building design (and there are no renderings) so I think it's premature to comment. 1B (Henning Larsen) looks great, very similar to previous design in a lot of ways. No comment about the rest of it. -__-

I can see why this would be the assumption, but in fact is not the case here.

Colour is nice but the execution is disappointing. It’s evident that the design team didn’t have a realistic sense of what the window wall would look like, taking into account operables, sliders, back-painted spandrel panels, etc. Even the green panels projecting a bit more would have alleviated...

It may just be a Rezoning massing at this point but it would really benefit from some sort of reveal where the tower meets the "existing": Visually it reads way too much as one heavy mass crashing right into the existing mass. Again, I know it's just a rezoning but I couldn't help myself.

Terrible. And well below the calibre of Pontarini's usual output.

Beyond hideous & dated.

Must we do this?

I actually much prefer the treatment of the first few floors facing the laneway to the podium's Queen Street elevation (the new portion at the corner) which I find heavy handed and awkward.

The larger solid panels vs. smaller windows on the upper portion of the project was done specifically to achieve specific building envelope performance targets. Reversing the pattern (reversing the solid:glazing ratio) as you describe — while historically the starting point for the design of...

The quality of David Chipperfield’s work is so fantastic and not-gimmicky that using “starchitect” feels wrong to me because I usually reserve that term as a pejorative for Libeskinds — architects whose brand drove the architecture instead of the other way around. That people are considering...