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[CityPlaceN1]

1 st Thomas? (Which I agree is really good)
This looks great so far!

We haven't reached the all glass part yet. I'm expecting a Berczy 2. Great base and not so great glass/spandrel portion up top. I highly doubt it will be anything close to as good as 1 St Thomas.

 

[someMidTowner]

Today:

 

[A Torontonian Now]

^ My like above is for @someMidTowner's photography. I'm just not sure I like this building. It's looking better than the renders so far, but still seems like there's a lot of mismatching elements, and this is before the glass section emerges.

 

[Ryan_T]

I see it as the grid pattern of Scotia tower, steps included, done in cream/white, and eventually emerging as a glass tower similar to 1KingWest.

 

[modernizt]

Not a huge fan of the tower itself, but how refreshing it is to see INSULATION going up on a tower in Toronto that isn't in the back-pan of spandrel/window wall. It's almost a miracle.

 

[GotitRight]

^ My like above is for @someMidTowner's photography. I'm just not sure I like this building. It's looking better than the renders so far, but still seems like there's a lot of mismatching elements, and this is before the glass section emerges.

Best looking buiding under construction by a country mile.

 

[TheKingEast]

Best looking buiding under construction by a country mile.

I wouldn't go that far.

 

[Armour]

Best looking buiding under construction by a country mile.

It's not even the best looking going up in that vicinity (EY Tower), let alone all of downtown, or Toronto.

 

[maestro]

Not a huge fan of the tower itself, but how refreshing it is to see INSULATION going up on a tower in Toronto that isn't in the back-pan of spandrel/window wall. It's almost a miracle.

I still remember when, "not more precast" echoed the halls of Urbantoronto. This was Burka's domain and just before the Green Whine. Full circle.

 

[Edward Skira]

I still remember when, "not more precast" echoed the halls of Urbantoronto. This was Burka's domain and just before the Green Whine. Full circle.

Post of the month and oh so true. Where's @3Dementia when you need him?

 

[modernizt]

I still remember when, "not more precast" echoed the halls of Urbantoronto. This was Burka's domain and just before the Green Whine. Full circle.

I'm not praising the use of precast so much as any cladding system that is not window wall. Picasso has done the best job of this in recent memory.

 

[maestro]

Hey, I agree to a point. Cladding only takes a concept so far. I'm just reflecting back when window wall and glass spandrel was welcomed over the other cladding systems and painted metal spandrel. We already have several projects incorporating the aluminum composite panels used on Picasso. I suspect it won't be too long before every development is using them.

 

[GotitRight]

It's not even the best looking going up in that vicinity (EY Tower), let alone all of downtown, or Toronto.

Be specific...name one better?

 

[UrbanAffair]

EY Tower, Massey Tower, 1 Bloor east. At least in my opinion.

 

[Armour]

Be specific...name one better?

I did already: EY Tower.