urbandreamer
recession proof
Quite nasty overall. Looks like the developers were inspired by some of the crap seen in downtown Hamilton/Kitchener/London. Park Place is a much better model to follow.
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Renaissance Condos (Brampton Downtown, Alterra, 27s, KNY Architects)
sparky212
New Member
Dt London has some bad architecture but nothing like that thats just awful
drum118
Superstar
A visited on Feb 01-10
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gregr92
New Member
I rather like it actually, looking forward to when my unit is complete.
Solaris
Senior Member
I'm liking this building for the fact this is a non-box glass tower ... the curved/bow windows are a nice touch ~
junctionist
Senior Member
If only the podium wasn't so terrible, it would be a great addition to downtown Brampton.
maestro
Senior Member
It's still a box. I'm always amused by those that imply everything being built in Toronto is exclusively right angles. Page + Steele own our waterfront and it's exceedingly rare for one of their projects not to incorporate some curved wall.
gregr92
New Member
The podium will fit in with much of the neighbourhood, most of the dt structures are having their facades renovated.
junctionist
Senior Member
It doesn't look like it's fitting in with that neighbouring three storey glass clad structure at Queen Street. Its cheesy beige and white precast podium doesn't fit in with the more intricate Victorian brick facades in the area either.
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ShonTron
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The podium is very unfortunate, but the tower is turning out to be somewhat better than adequate. I understand the reasons why the podium is the way it is (above-ground parking necessary as the tower sits on the old bed of Etobicoke Creek), and I think DT Brampton is much better for it being built. Stuck on George Street, it doesn't have to blend in with the old retail and commercial buildings on Main and Queen. Though Park Place is more exciting (even though it is a box), and I think Blade, when built, will also be a better product.
Look at MCC - it suffered some horrible condos in the 1990s and early last decade, and only the most recent crop is interesting.
Look at MCC - it suffered some horrible condos in the 1990s and early last decade, and only the most recent crop is interesting.
Towered
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All that horrid podium needs is a Chapters.
khris
Senior Member
The glass on this one is pretty good! The building though... well it's not as bad as I thought it would be, but that podium is definitely gross.
SP!RE
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Strange that you say that considering Kitchener/Waterloo doesnt' have any modern glass condo like that one in either city core, Uptown or Downtown. The one recent large condo to go up in Waterloo is the Bauer buildings, which is a brick slab/loft-style building, not a glass tower.
sparky212
New Member
As in London
