77 King Street (TD Centre) Revitalization

[androiduk]

 

[interchange42]

primer?

that tonal change is not simply the difference between the weathered and freshly painted sections is it?

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[androiduk]

I don't think it's primer. The destructive effects of our friend the sun.. It's a little exacerbated by the direct sunlight but I guess we just got used to it. Another pic below.

 

[Edward Skira]

Wow what a difference.

 

[someMidTowner]

Pretty remarkable what a little paint can accomplish. Hopefully paint technology has advanced a lot since the last coat....That last stuff aged terribly

 

[Edward Skira]

It has been almost 50 years (assuming this is the first time since it was built). I'd say that's a pretty good period of time for the paint considering the abuse it has taken.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

50 is about right - for two other high profile restoration of Mies projects in Chicago of a similar nature/timeframe, see: http://www.ksarch.com/projects/tapestry/preservation.php

AoD

 

[someMidTowner]

Thanks for the link Alvin. Forty-something years is indeed a pretty impressive run for a coat of paint. I retract my previous statement. To be honest I was making the (baseless) assumption that this wasn't the first re-paint job.

 

[deerparker]

Today...

 

[Filip]

Today...

What floor of FCP are you on? That eerily looks like exactly the view from my cubicle.

 

[androiduk]

 

[condovo]

Amazing!!!

 

[Miscreant]

Well, hello there.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Looks like they applied a primer on top of the existing surface and painted over it - wonder if that is an issue.

AoD

 

[chriskayTO]

Whatever it is, the light sections are evocative of Place Ville Marie.