Toronto 88 Scott Street | 203.9m | 58s | Concert | P + S / IBI

Ryan_T said:
What does fake setback mean? Does it only count if there's more than a few floors that's set back?

If the definition is based on an incline plane to preserve sunlight to a specific area, isn't that exactly what the steps on the upper floors designed to do?
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A setback is where the massing of the tower actually steps back to some degree creating an inclined plane. With many postmodern towers like Trump and 88 Scott, the stone/precast façade moves across the tower in two dimensional steps that mimic the image of a setback, but the glass portion of the tower above the stone/precast is, in reality, vertically flush with the stone/precast façade, creating no inclined plane at all.


Metro Hall:

metrohall-1.jpg

http://esci-ksp.org/?project=metro-hall-toronto


88 Scott:

urbantoronto-915-20140.jpg

http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/88-scott-street


Trump:

trump_tower_under_construction_august_2011.jpg

http://yorkvilleluxuryrealestate.com/tag/trump-tower-toronto/
 
One note for all involved above on word usage here: of late, the Planning Department uses the term step backs where the term set backs is being used above, and it's using the term set back to refer only to the ground level distance of the building to the lot line (effectively the sidewalk in most downtown cases). I'm trying to ensure that front page stories on UrbanToronto follow that usage to keep things clear. If you guys agree, then you're talking about step backs.

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In my opinion, a step back is when a building actually steps back, not just a material change of the cladding.
 
Hey Ryan_T, if those shots are not yours, you need to provide a link to the source. Please also let us know where and what that is. Thanks!

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Thank you! Appreciated on all counts! (Agreed SA - too much going on there.)

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I guess, that large condo development is 88 Scott..........http://www.bird.ca/Projects/project-88_scott_street.html

Bird Construction Inc. announces new contract awards totalling $300 million
Bird Construction Inc. announced today that it has recently been awarded new contracts totalling approximately $300 million. The projects involve civil and building construction activity in each of our industrial, institutional and commercial sectors throughout our geographic operating areas, including a contract to construct a large condominium complex in downtown Toronto. Construction of the projects will commence immediately with expected completion dates extending into 2017. These project awards will be added to the Company's backlog in the first quarter of 2014.
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/132...ces-new-contract-awards-totalling-300-million
 
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