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YELLOW-BELT to ORANGE flip...?
Not sure why not just going with MIXED..?
I think I'll summon
@innsertnamehere for the explanation.
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A couple of bits from the Planning Report addendum:
"As a result of the increased site area, the plans have
been revised to replace Building B from a 4-storey building to a second 7-storey
building. To accommodate this change, and in recognition of the fact that the site now
occupies the entirety of the block bounded by Maple Leaf Forever Park, Laing Street,
Sears Streets and the unnamed public lane to the west, we have revised the proposed
OPA to propose the redesignation of the lands from Neighbourhoods to Apartment
Neighbourhoods. The proposed OPA would also continue to permit development
notwithstanding Policy 3.4(5) of this Plan and Sections 2.58 and 2.68 of the former
City of Toronto Official Plan."
ZOOM...
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4-Bedroom units..?
No average Sq Ft per unit-type (*yet)
In this proposal:
Studios range, generally from 25m2 - 31m2
1bdrm range, generally from 40m2-49m2
2 bdrm range, generally from 64m2 - 67m2
3 bedrooms range far more widely than the other types, as little as 57m to as much as 105m2
I only counted 2 4bdrm units, one is 85m2, the other 110m2.
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Why can't they just do ALL one colour --- or at least something in the same palette..?
The slide above the rendering provides one of the two answers.
1) Local context. The idea being the building facing Laing (which will still provide the illusion of 4 storeys is meant to blend in with the remaining SFH across the street in scale and material palette
2) The City encourages 'breaking up the massing' they want the building to seem too overwhelming, so changing colour/material to make the 2 buildings feel distinct is a thing.
I get what thy are trying to do here. I think in the original proposal it made some sense, with the shorter, smaller building B, and 2 houses remaining facing Laing within the lane to lane block.
At this point, I don't think it's all that necessary, and I personally like the green better than the red, and see no harm from the 'context' point of view with extending it out.
The Massing idea is actually sound, we talk about it here quite often; but I don't think its necessary here, because of the scale/massing of the overall proposal. I don't think the average person would find it overwhelming in a single colour palette.
I confess, the Christmas contrast of green to red/orange is a bit much.