Toronto 100 Queens Quay at Sugar Wharf | 117.34m | 25s | Menkes | B+H

[mburrrrr]

A little roofing, a few more windows and two less cranes to go.

 

[condovo]

The second pic, with the dusky sky, is gorgeous.

 

[mburrrrr]

Nov 19 north and west side button up.

 

[DSC]

Must say it does look somewhat like Borg Cube!

 

[Automation Gallery]

By far the nicest building on the Queens Quay East

 

[marcus_a_j]

By far the nicest building on the Queens Quay East

That title goes to Monde.

 

[Riseth]

All I see is a soulless glass box. The mini parkette that this replaced had more character than this building.

 

[Amare]

By far the nicest building on the Queens Quay East

I think that win would go to Monde, but this would be a good 2nd place finish.

 

[ADRM]

I think the title actually goes to the George Brown/KPMB building.

 

[mburrrrr]

One down one to go.

 

[Deadpool X]

All I see is a soulless glass box. The mini parkette that this replaced had more character than this building.

I wouldn't call a deep blue glass building with great reflections a soulless glass box.

 

[Riseth]

I wouldn't call a deep blue glass building with great reflections a soulless glass box.

I wouldn't call nice glass a saving grace for a building that literally has no architecture. This just looks like a huge glass blob/disappointment right at a prime spot on the lake.

 

[TheSix]

I wouldn't call nice glass a saving grace for a building that literally has no architecture. This just looks like a huge glass blob/disappointment right at a prime spot on the lake.

That’s quite the generalization. It’s a beautiful building. Love the thoughtful notches and slick dark massing. It’s quite striking in person.

 

[cityspace]

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This proves to me that tasteful quality cladding, with decently refined color, level of reflectiveness and architectural elements included in it (however subtle they may be) could make any glass box tower in Toronto appear sophisticated, appealing, motivating and even exciting regardless of how bland/simple/boxy it is structurally. I would probably put a simple structure with superb material/cladding on par with a complex twisting tower with a wow factor in it but with very crappy materials otherwise.

 

[Ervin]

deep blue glass building with great reflections

I mean this is what glass does. it's blue and it reflects light. Don't you think a building should have something more than that?

thoughtful notches

I can't tell if you're joking.