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

  • Thread starter Suicidal Gingerbread Man
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Taken 8 July. For those wondering why I always post a pic of the opening in the side of the east building it’s because that will be the location of a loopy staircase in a bold colour giving access to the rooftop park.

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...loopy like Gehry's one at the AGO? Although that's more loop-de-loop than just loopy. 🙀
 
Progress on the second floor podium cladding.
The opening on the left is for the bridge that will connect Backstage with CIBC Square, the PATH.

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Under the eagle sculpture at Backstage, next to the Condo residents entrance, is another entrance. Retail spaces are available for lease. When I looked inside, I saw some stairs that lead up. Those stairs will probably lead to the bridge. This is the entrance for the Backstage PATH connection.

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This entrance. For lease!

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Stairs on the left side.

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From the current database photos it looks more like a simple staircase, though perhaps these are outdated.

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There is a second flight of a staircase above that first that appears to zigzag up a terraced garden of sorts. I guess it’s a little hard to see from that render, but it’s there.

Edit: It’s behind that sculpture on top of the first flight.
 

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