TCHC: West Don Lands Affordable Housing (589 King St E, 2x 4 + 8s, Core Architects)

[TOCondoGarden]

It is a lot of grey haha...but hoping with the very cool woonerf and great landscaping plans that it's going to soften the brick selection here at street level. From my vantage point on the 12th floor of River City, I'm hoping to look down on some decent green roofs, too.

 

[anonymous0024]

The King street building from today:

The south building:

 

[Automation Gallery]

Hmm, the taller building looks kind of OK, the rest is a bunch of garbage

 

[Torontovibe]

Hmm, the taller building looks kind of OK, the rest is a bunch of garbage

So are you suggesting that the government didn't spend enough tax money on this social housing building? Coming from Ford Nation, that would be quite the revelation. I haven't heard too many right wingers demanding better quality social housing but hey, anything is possible in this crazy world. lol (including Ford just getting elected, I can't think of anything crazier than that. Except, him getting re-elected. CRAZY!))

 

[RiverCity1]

April 27

 

[DSC]

Hmm, the taller building looks kind of OK, the rest is a bunch of garbage

You are aware that the wood will be covered in brick? Seriously, what's wrong withthe two four-storey family buildings?

 

[someMidTowner]

Today:

 

[MafaldaBoy]

July 12, 2013:

 

[Northern Magus]

I prefer the 8s building as well. I find myself wishing the other two were a couple of storeys taller.

 

[rdaner]

I have heard that there is a Sobey's going into this development. Photo taken 20 July 2013.

 

[anonymous0024]

August 14th, 2013:

 

[urbandreamer]

One of Core's best buildings! Nice photos

 

[isaidso]

Hmm, the taller building looks kind of OK, the rest is a bunch of garbage

They look far better than most of the glass condo towers that went up over the last 8 years. I will agree that they would have looked better at the same height as the taller one.

 

[junctionist]

The brick facade with nothing but a few small windows in a boring pattern is unremarkable. That mechanical box is terrible. If this is supposed to be decent architecture, then we should be saving those 1950s red-brick apartments in Regent Park.

 

[someMidTowner]

Today: