Toronto CIBC SQUARE | 241.39m | 50s | Hines | WilkinsonEyre

[ProjectEnd]

2.7m sf. The idea was that Phase II (Exchange) would be about half that:

 

[mburrrrr]

Hmmm. This looks like a little morning dew. Another different look. I wonder if they anticipated this?

 

[Riseth]

What an absolute beauty. I still can't get over how well this fits in here.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Last photo got me real curious for how this looks in winter.

 

[GlassGuru]

 

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Those photos are making me glad that the recessed bit between the two volumes is not darker glass, actually: the snake between the two diamond suspenders wouldn't work if the glass were darker.

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[Freddy]

Damn those last shots! Wow!!

 

[ptbotrmpfn]

Those photos are making me glad that the recessed bit between the two volumes is not darker glass, actually: the snake between the two diamond suspenders wouldn't work if the glass were darker.

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That zig zag or snake is for me what bothers me about this and still hold onto my opinion of the darker strip. That zig zag kinda bugs me

That zig zag or snake is for me what bothers me about this and still hold onto my opinion of the darker strip. That zig zag kinda bugs me

But by all means it’s still a beauty of a building. In any case.

 

[kotsy]

Those photos are making me glad that the recessed bit between the two volumes is not darker glass, actually: the snake between the two diamond suspenders wouldn't work if the glass were darker.

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Good eye! I've been noticing that recently and it is quite pleasant.

What bothers me the most is how the diamond pattern changes/ends before the top of each side of the tower, creating less variance in colour/reflection from what would be the most visible portion of the building. I get that a larger diamond is being used as an end to the pattern but it ends up having much less of an impact visually.

 

[taal]

I actually disagree, I like the fact it stops before the top re: the diamond pattern, it provides a framing for lack of a better word.

 

[Paclo]

 

[evandyk]

I actually disagree, I like the fact it stops before the top re: the diamond pattern, it provides a framing for lack of a better word.

I like that too. The building kind of fades into the sky a bit at the top without the darker shaded parts right to the top.

 

[Edward Skira]

 

[Lenser]

I marvel at this thing when I zip by it on my way to Etobicoke every morning. The way different kinds of light play on it.... stunning.

 

[someMidTowner]

From last Thursday. Just the crown visible in the centre:
Harbourfront by Jack Landau, on Flickr