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Tyrang
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No one really wanna see the Cube House being destroyed. I think they can accommodate this piece in one of the developing Waterfront area. Either the Villier Island, Ontario Place, Quayside, or Rees Park. Either that or I can also see it being moved to become part of the Alexandria Park Revitalization or have it as part of the part in Kensington. I think all of these areas are a much better fit and allow people to appreciate the quirkiness of this structure.
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While 'nobody' may want to see the Cube House destroyed, nobody seems keen to pay to move it. It is also unclear (to me anyway) if it is actually in good enough condition to be disassembled and moved anywhere.
Tyrang
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I have witnessed a whole 2/3-storeys wall façade being moved in and out in Toronto in one piece, and it is hard to believe that the cube house cannot be move and reassembled.
The part that is probably difficult is the funding. I think if some artist wants to create a piece of art with this, there can be some assemble of funding.
Moving it to Villier Island would probably be the close and the most sensible IMHO.
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Of course it COULD be moved ( See
The actual difficulty is $$$$ and what it could be used for once moved. No point moving it and then fencing it off.
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How about Relic Park? Or putting it somewhere in The Portlands? On the water somewhere?
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My understanding is that Relic Park is going after the Classical style, similar to Guild Woods. The Cube House is not going to match the style there.
Portland was my thought, which is the Villiers Island, or whatever that hard to pronounce new name be. They are putting a bunch of different artwork there, and this one seems to be the perfect fit to me.
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Is the cube built in a way that it can be disassembled?
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Martin Trainor, who is the long-term and now (I think) only tenant told me several years ago that it was not in great shape as the owners had done virtually zero maintenance for 20 years. It may now be in the situation where a demolition would occur 'spontaneously' if only one piece were removed! Everything can probably be disassembled but costs can be huge and the $$$$.are what is lacking.
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There's nothing more representative of Toronto than an innovative idea trashed with cheapness.
We would know if the concept was a winner or not if the builder gathered more resources and finished it to some standards. As it stands, it's an incomplete PoS that no developer would take seriously. Finally, it may be out of its misery. It should go out with a roman candle duct taped to each point.
We would know if the concept was a winner or not if the builder gathered more resources and finished it to some standards. As it stands, it's an incomplete PoS that no developer would take seriously. Finally, it may be out of its misery. It should go out with a roman candle duct taped to each point.
UtakataNoAnnex
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...there's a few buildings around this city I would like to se go out with a roman candles duct taped to each end. >.<