Toronto Richmond Adelaide Centre: 120 & 130 Adelaide West Recladding | 136.85m | 35s | Oxford Properties | WZMH

[condovo]

May 29, 2018

I wish the glazing was more interesting, with some sort of frit pattern. Seems like a lost opportunity.

 

[ADRM]

Just brutal.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Just brutal.

I disagree with that - anonymous, yes; brutal? That's Simpson Tower.

AoD

 

[Northern Light]

I disagree with that - anonymous, yes; brutal? That's Simpson Tower.

AoD

May we add 'dull' ?

 

[steveve]

Today:

 

[maestro]

The lines look hand drawn. A ruler would have been better. I hope it's just the photo.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

The lines look hand drawn. A ruler would have been better. I hope it's just the photo.

Just the photo - the reflection plus contrast manipulation gave that effect I think.

AoD

 

[ADRM]

Sigh. At least the cladding is of a high quality, if a downgrade from the extant.

 

[AlbertC]

 

[Lyphe]

I used to work in the building right beside it. The reclad is actually not bad relative to what it was ... but ... there is just WAY too much of that sterile blue glass in the area, and we could definitely use something more interesting. So although the reclad is not terrible, any improvement to the building is lost in the sea of sameness.

 

[Koops65]

By me today:

 

[APTA-2048]

After coming across this photo showing 120 Adelaide W in 1967, I came to a new appreciation for it. I didn't realize it was that old. Pretty disappointed about the recladding (and don't even get me started on Simpson Tower).

 

[raptor]

A blue-glass attack is eroding Toronto’s highrise style

 

[christiesplits]

A blue-glass attack is eroding Toronto’s highrise style

Hear, hear! Great to see Micallef tear apart the recladding trend.

 

[AlbertC]