1 Bloor East, DEAD AND BURIED (Bazis, -2s, Varacalli)

[khris]

Ya that wavy podium is awesome. It's too bad

 

[CGM]

Either way... the public sucked it up... Iconic locations will sell regardless.. We need a process to get the community to review different proposals and choose the best

 

[4grand]

I certainly like Kolter's proposal and Burka's first proposal way more than Bazis' current design ... which I think is now a boring square tower, no excitment or variation in built form

I agree

 

[Mike in TO]

Either way... the public sucked it up... Iconic locations will sell regardless.. We need a process to get the community to review different proposals and choose the best

That's exactly what happened and the input from the city resulted in the current proposal.

 

[casaguy]

We need a process to get the community to review different proposals and choose the best

Really? You trust the residents of this city that much?

Isn't that kinda like having 5000 different directors with different visions for a big budget movie?

Or, to use to an old but usually true metaphor: A camel is a horse that was designed by a committee.

 

[Mongo]

That's exactly what happened and the input from the city resulted in the current proposal.

That is correct -- it was the city that demanded the building design lose the tilts on opposite sides, turning it into a straight-sided 'box'.

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

July 21 demolition update

Demolition is moving along quickly

On Bloor Street

Yonge Street

South end facing north and north/west

To come down on Hayden Street

 

[Mongo]

Has there been any news on the effort to save the big window? If anything is to be done, it would have to be soon.

 

[4grand]

Yeah, that brick building is very nice. Too bad it's being demolished.

 

[maestro]

hmmm, wonder what the early bird rates will be

 

[CGM]

That is correct -- it was the city that demanded the building design lose the tilts on opposite sides, turning it into a straight-sided 'box'.

What was the concern? Character?

 

[CGM]

Yeah, that brick building is very nice. Too bad it's being demolished.

The reason why European cities have so much character and charm is because they have retained their past... we seem to just demolish and build fresh... so we never have a sense of history... Few areas, like King West and distillary district have been able to retain some of their heritage and have benefited greatly. There is a feeling that comes over you in those neigbourhoods that you don't experience anywhere else. We need to do better at preserving and incorporating our older buildings into new projects.

 

[Ryuinfinity]

Yeah, that brick building is very nice. Too bad it's being demolished.

I half agree with you. It is nice, but I don't think they should keep the facade. It wouldn't fit in with One Bloor at all.

 

[ganjavih]

I certainly like Kolter's proposal and Burka's first proposal way more than Bazis' current design ... which I think is now a boring square tower, no excitment or variation in built form

Yeah, that's probably my favourite proposal. I like the current 1BE plans, but ultimately, it is just another Toronto box, albeit, a good-looking one that's huge.

 

[grey]

The tower will look great. We're already getting a bunch of towers with crazy curves and angles in the Entertainment District that have a good chance of surviving the review process.