innsertnamehere
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This has apparently sold for $20 million to Fusion Homes out of Guelph.
Toronto Curio by Hilton Distillery District | 115.1m | 31s | Gupta | Arcadis
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Throughout the years this planned development has been dissected to nothing, who cares anymore
ferusian
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GabrielHurl
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IBI is the architect - the solid cladding on the tower is "manufactured stone"
IBI is the architect - the solid cladding on the tower is "manufactured stone"
DavidCapizzano
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The docs say this is Gupta Group now - I wonder if it will be a Hilton.
.dwg
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Horrifying fate for a building that had incredible potential. Saucier+Perrotte did some incredible work here and this is what we're going to end up with? Thanks, Toronto.
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This is still an application, not (yet) a done deal.
.dwg
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It only gets worse from here, my friend.
ProjectEnd
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I'm fine with the height. I've always loved the height. This is dumb. But...
I'm *more* excited for the summary of the transcript of the Goldberg Evidence + Cross on this one.
I'm *more* excited for the summary of the transcript of the Goldberg Evidence + Cross on this one.
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Ugh? this looks like it could very well be the best looking proposal that the Distillery District has seen in a while
LUVIT!
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I kinda agree with AG.
TossYourJacket
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At least it's not just window wall and wrap-around balconies. But still, it is another classic Toronto "boring box sitting on top of a heritage building"
.dwg
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Ugh? this looks like it could very well be the best looking proposal that the Distillery District has seen in a while
And once again, I tend not to agree with your ideas on "architecture" or your low standards. You should look at the hotels being built around the world and even around Toronto - look at architecture for hotels from around the world, particularly in important districts such as the Distillery, and then tell me this is a solid proposal. This proposal, other than the "manufactured stone" cladding, is architecturally on the level of a typical Toronto condo. It's absolutely undeserving of the heritage building beneath it and certainly not as good as what a hotel program should demand at this location.
As a designer, the sort of motif this project has is the sort of facade I'd employ for a standard condo for a standard developer. It's not well articulated or engaging. The proportions are wrong - they couldn't even make the top of the tower have an extra storey in the grid motif to finish off the tower, or articulate the rooftop bar in a nice way. The mechanical penthouse competes with the rooftop bar for forming the tower's roof. Even the glass reveal between the heritage building and the tower is lazy.
But I digress. Blech.
Dr. Snoot
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Ugly, overwhelming tower that ruins the heritage building by overalteration. Why don't we just do away with the idea that this is a historical district.