someMidTowner
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hmmm so now we have proposals from:
Frank Gehry
Sir Norman Foster
I M Pei
Will Alsop
All within a few months at that
Frank Gehry
Sir Norman Foster
I M Pei
Will Alsop
All within a few months at that
Toronto 2221 Yonge Condos | 192.62m | 58s | Tower Hill | Pei Partnership
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Superstar
This is actually Chien Chung Pei and Li Chung Pei, Ieoh Ming's Pei sons.
urbandreamer
recession proof
I first heard about this project (architect & developer) 6 months ago. I think it looks great but is it as attractive as Freed's upcoming Yonge&Eglinton projects?
Another sobering thought: will it get built or is this another sign (as I tweeted last year) of a bubble burst coming?
Another sobering thought: will it get built or is this another sign (as I tweeted last year) of a bubble burst coming?
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Unless what is happening as we speak is considered a bubble, I'd say we are coming in for a soft landing.
urbandreamer
recession proof
You're welcome.
AlbertC
Superstar
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
Floor plates are 5-sided - not your typical rectangular box
UrbanAffair
Senior Member
Reminds me of a smaller shangri-la in terms of floorplates.
Xray_Crystal_Junkie
Senior Member
What's "totally hot" about it? It's still a box (with the sides slightly protruding) slathered with balconies. Yawn.
Looks like we may see some materials other than glass but why so bland? No colour, no real character.
SP!RE
°°°°°°
Yeah, you can slap the name "Pei" on it but I'm seeing another uniform design.
Irishmonk
Senior Member
Amazing that there are still people who aren't fed up with these cut and paste monoliths.
Critique
Active Member
It's crappy proposals like these that (though it isn't entirely your typical glass box) end up absorbing the market and leave better looking buildings (like massey or ghery or oxford) having to deal with a declining market. What's the point of building something inspiring if buildings like these are being approved whereas ones that actually look like some effort was put into it are pushed to the curb.
Automation Gallery
Superstar
Unfortunately these are the exact type of bldgs. that the DRP like.....'fancy shmancy' is not their thing
flonicky
Senior Member
In the renders, the Yonge-facing podium doesn't seem like much of a departure from the existing building. It doesn't seem like a good choice, considering how dead that space feels right now.