Toronto 550 Wellington West and 1 Hotel | ?m | 15s | Freed | a—A

[grey]

Good quality glass. Lots of it. Looks great and not cheap at all

 

[JayBee]

I give it an A+ as well. Along the north side there are a lot of balconies. Should get pretty loud during the warmer months.

 

[achender]

Crangle's revisited. Fairly true to the original facade.


From post #18 by cabeman:

Today by me:

 

[Towered]

Question is, will it be painted the same old-TTC maroon and cream?

 

[mysteryman]

That just proves why rebuilding is such a pointless exercise. That thing is an embarrassment.

 

[SP!RE]

I like it. From afar it looks strange with the new building behind it, but we don't built architecture to look good from afar (unless it's a highrise I suppose).

It will be great for the pedestrian experience. I wish they could've used all the original materials but... I actually more and more agree with the concept of facadism. It is only natural to feel that mimicking the old facade is a good exercise when the original one cannot be incorporated or salvaged. It's the next best thing.

 

[Red Mars]

The grouting looks like it was done by a DIY "home" handyman.

 

[SpadinaBus]

This is not done, so let's wait and see where they take this thing.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

It looks a bit awkward - but you do have to give them credit for not cheaping out - like the curved glass panels at the corners for instance.

AoD

 

[cmcint01]

I bet they will take this further whether it was their initial intent or not because it looks hideous at the moment and Thompson will not stand for it as is.

 

[Archivist]

When I went by this site on the weekend, it made me cringe. But I hope that when it is complete it might look like something - certainly, the rest of the building is classy so I can't imagine we are seeing anything like the finished product.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Maybe you're reacting to the winter's gloom in these shots. I gave it an A+.

another A+ here...

I give it an A+ as well. Along the north side there are a lot of balconies. Should get pretty loud during the warmer months.

So this is your idea of a perfect building?

 

[Ramako]

So this is your idea of a perfect building?

Since when does an A+ require perfection? Last time I checked, even U of T only requires 90% or higher.

 

[ProjectEnd]

And the last time I checked (not that I ever have), it was impossible to officially confer a higher mark than an A+. Those who believe that this building is worthy of such a grade failed to specify that there existed such a 10% 'grey zone' and in lieu of such information, inferred that it was, essentially, perfect.

 

[Urban Shocker]

a+A+