Toronto 7 St Thomas | 38.71m | 9s | St. Thomas | Hariri Pontarini

[Edward Skira]

Introducing 7 St Thomas
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2012/11/introducing-7-st-thomas

 

[christiesplits]

The cladding will make or break this project.

 

[jje1000]

It's a guaranteed success- curtain wall glass rarely looks as ugly as spandrel. At worst it'll be around the same as the Coca Cola HQ project.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

I think the end product will be like Schulich School of Business up at York, by the same firm - with heavier frit.

AoD

 

[urbandreamer]

30 January 2013: The model looks pretty cool & maybe worth checking out sometime.

 

[SP!RE]

Do you think that sales office is open on weekends? Mondays?

I'd love to pop in and take a look at the model since this is one of my favourite projects and designs in the city right now

 

[Edward Skira]

dataBase listing added
http://www.urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/7-st-thomas

 

[androiduk]

Application: Partial Permit Status: Not Started

Location: 7 ST THOMAS ST
TORONTO ON

Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 13 254745 SHO 00 PP Accepted Date: Nov 18, 2013

Project: Multiple Use/Non Residential Partial Permit - Shoring

Description: Part Permit - Proposal to demolish existing 3 storey commercial building and construct new 9 storey commercial building (plus mechanical penthouse) with 3 levels of below grade parking

 

[UrbanAffair]

Exciting stuff. This is a refreshing little project. They really got the massing and fit right, not to mention looking forward to a very dynamic juxtaposition.

 

[Don Mills]

I hate for this to be my first post, but they're having trouble sourcing glass for the rounded corners with the desired radius and cost, that detail may be value-engineered out, which changes the equation entirely in my view.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Welcome and thanks for bringing us that piece of (unfortunate) info.

AoD

 

[SP!RE]

Those are some pretty tight curves, so I can certainly see that being an issue. Hopefully they find a good solution. Either some sort of overlapping "fins" instead might work nicely, but it would be disappointing after drooling over those beautiful curves for a few years. I'm surprised that this issue wasn't foreseen earlier.

 

[urbandreamer]

Why does it have to be glass? (OTOH, perhaps they should ask Samsung for advice on curved glass.)

 

[SP!RE]

Why does it have to be glass?

Because the building is years past its schematic design and curtain-wall was selected early on.

 

[taal]

Well it is an office ... so they most likely want light ... you now ...