GabrielHurl
Active Member
Merry Christmas
AS+GG
AS+GG
Toronto Freed Hotel & Residences | 219m | 63s | Freed | AS + GG
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ushahid
Senior Member
Holllllly Damn! This is Freed Dev? 215m-220m?
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Ciarlandini
Active Member
Christmas certainly came early this year!
innsertnamehere
Superstar
This is... odd. The ground floor makes no real sense, with a 1,000sft retail space and large shared lobby between both Res and Office. Then there is a parking elevator to bring cars to the parking level, but it only goes 1 level down to a more traditional ramp system, which is extremely inefficient servicing only 14 spaces a level. for 6 levels!
Then you have the renderings flipping around Mirvish+Gehry for no apparent reason, a 2.2m north setback, which I'm fairly certain doesn't even achieve code required window setbacks from the condo to the north, oddly short floor-floor heights, especially for what otherwise points to be a very high end building, and more stuff. Wonder what's going on here. Looks rather rushed to me.
Then you have the renderings flipping around Mirvish+Gehry for no apparent reason, a 2.2m north setback, which I'm fairly certain doesn't even achieve code required window setbacks from the condo to the north, oddly short floor-floor heights, especially for what otherwise points to be a very high end building, and more stuff. Wonder what's going on here. Looks rather rushed to me.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
Interesting. Two more axos:
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
And I only thought they did pointy tops in Chicago... 
Automation Gallery
Superstar
Don't get your hopes to high, by the time it's all said and done this will have shrunk to a boxAnd I only thought they did pointy tops in Chicago...
ushahid
Senior Member
It might turn into a box but right now it is pointy, so we might as well enjoy it right now.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
...or we could still have a shorter building with a pointy top.
Thus, the height's final conclusion should have little bearing on the design element proposed for its top currently. Other factors for squaring off the top may come into play though. So I'm not holding my breath here outside of brazen hope until all is said and done.
Thus, the height's final conclusion should have little bearing on the design element proposed for its top currently. Other factors for squaring off the top may come into play though. So I'm not holding my breath here outside of brazen hope until all is said and done.
Database file established and attached at the top of the Forum pages, thread title enhanced.
The database includes larger versions of the renderings, and this new one:
…and this close-up of the ground realm
Go enjoy exploring the database file!
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The database includes larger versions of the renderings, and this new one:
…and this close-up of the ground realm
Go enjoy exploring the database file!
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ADRM
Senior Member
Database file established and attached at the top of the Forum pages, thread title enhanced.
The database includes larger versions of the renderings, and this new one:
…and this close-up of the ground realm
Go enjoy exploring the database file!
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Love the ground plane corner treatment. Soft landing, somewhat unique for Toronto's current cycle.
canarob
Senior Member
I'd love to see a 360 animation of the crown because I think it'll look like a Bond villain tower of some sort.
Johnny Au
Senior Member
The trims could be gold to make it an excellent Bond Villain Tower.
It would also be great if there were a render of this structure during the night.
Nouvellecosse
New Member
Interesting that there are no balconies. I'm intrigued!
Does it say anywhere how many office floors it's supposed to have?
Does it say anywhere how many office floors it's supposed to have?
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
My guess is 10 floors (excluding ground floor) - that's by counting the floors with higher ceiling height than the ones in the tower proper.
AoD
AoD