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I like the execution of the lighting. IMHO I wouldn't want the whole side lit up like some gaudy vegas sideshow which would look like it's trying too hard. It's an office building after all, not a casino. :)
 
greenleaf said:
That looks awesome. I love the single line down the side. It looks sharp, clean, and distinct. Doing the entire side would have been way too overwhelming for the building and the flaneur.
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... not to mention the boulevardiers.
 
I think this looks great and thanks for the pictures. Up until now, I had little idea what people were talking about when the lights up the side were being discussed. I look forward to seeing this in person.
 
SP!RE said:
Looks awkward and tacky. None of the light lines up. What's with the lantern being lit up but just a line down the side?

They should have floodlighted the entire side up to the lantern.

I think it looks awful... sorry.
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What are you talking about?
How do the lights not line up ... you have every right not to like it though, but what your saying doesn't make any sense, sorry :p
 
taal said:
What are you talking about?
How do the lights not line up ... you have every right not to like it though, but what your saying doesn't make any sense, sorry :p
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Because: The latern is lit up. Then the little gap beside it is lit up in an awkward shape*. And then a skinny offset line down the facade.

I am not begging for tacky Vegas-style lighting. But I don't like the geometry of this lighting scheme. I honestly just think it's awkward.

The lantern by itself would be better, or have the line up the side light up and then when it hits the lantern, have just the lantern light up and stay lit up for awhile. I don't know, I just don't like the way the vertical line lighting meets up with the lantern.

EDIT: I will add for emphasis that the lantern itself lit up is STUNNING.

*the awkward shape bit: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2556/3907891701_d309f7f3a5_b.jpg
 
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SP!RE said:
Because: The latern is lit up. Then the little gap beside it is lit up in an awkward shape*. And then a skinny offset line down the facade.

I am not begging for tacky Vegas-style lighting. But I don't like the geometry of this lighting scheme. I honestly just think it's awkward.

The lantern by itself would be better, or have the line up the side light up and then when it hits the lantern, have just the lantern light up and stay lit up for awhile. I don't know, I just don't like the way the vertical line lighting meets up with the lantern.

EDIT: I will add for emphasis that the lantern itself lit up is STUNNING.

*the awkward shape bit: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2556/3907891701_d309f7f3a5_b.jpg
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Someones being a little bit picky ... I'm going to chalk it up to that :)

But I actually see your point now regarding the akward shape, that last picture made it evident. It's pretty minor I think, if you see it in person (which I have) it's great, you don't really notice that.

Anyway, I give this a 12/10 ... its so easy for these things to come off as tacky and this is perfect, it doesn't do that at all.
 
I love it. I really hope the final pattern includes the gold that we saw earlier. I do see what SP!RE is talking about with the strip not lining up with the top lantern, but it isn't bad enough to make me hate it. I actually love the lighting. These pictures don't do it justice.
 
Tuscani01 said:
I love it. I really hope the final pattern includes the gold that we saw earlier. I do see what SP!RE is talking about with the strip not lining up with the top lantern, but it isn't bad enough to make me hate it. I actually love the lighting. These pictures don't do it justice.
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MatrixElement served us up some excellent photos here but the lighting is best appreciated in person, it's difficult to capture moving lighting in a still photograph. Remember this is still being tested and likely adjustments and such are still being made. It looks like there are work lights on inside the lantern along the top, and on the south side. Let's see how it all turns out.
 
Whatever the case, the building's real visible in the evening all lit up from all the way to Dundas + Lansdowne or so...
 
not loving it
looks like a fat box
don't like the part on the left side of the RBC Dexia sign
looks like someone was inspired by a ruler or didn't know how to use paint to its fullest extent
but its not horrible and hopefully other buildings are put up around it that look better
 
dt_toronto_geek said:
Remember this is still being tested and likely adjustments and such are still being made. It looks like there are work lights on inside the lantern along the top, and on the south side. Let's see how it all turns out.
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Oh absolutely they will make adjustments and I am all for waiting till something is done before judging, when it comes to a building's construction.

However, the lights are installed, so I think we can be 99% sure that that odd-shaped little gap between the vertical section and the lantern will indeed be lit up.

The lantern, where you saw construction lights, is not the problem, in fact I think that is the most agreeable part of the lighting scheme.
 
Now that's a little over the top. I'll take a lantern with LED's over that any day!
 
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