atodaso
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The fake wood looks terrible. It's obviously not, but it looks like it's faded, warped, falling off, and peeling.
Toronto Downtown Condos at Wellington West | 36.57m | 11s | Parallax | Sweeny &Co
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atodaso
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Someone else in this forum said it well recently, that a building's exterior is it's contribution to the city. The stuff on the inside has to meet certain standards or it simply won't sell. And if an owner chooses they can renovate. Not so with an exterior, unless it's old and in need of a renovation/restoration. I think first and foremost an architects job is to design a building that enhances the street, and the city.
neuhaus
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there's so little wood siding on the exterior you would think the architect or developer is willing to splurge on a higher quality wood or wood-like product to make a better impact. They should have looked two doors over at 500 Wellington as a good example -- the wood soffits over the balconies there are beautiful.
junctionist
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The panels look dirty. Perhaps they just need to be cleaned. Stained wood is generally a bad idea for cladding because you have to restain it every 5-10 years or it'll end up looking dull and pointless.
400WellingtonGuy
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Its a composite wood system, not stained wood.
jje1000
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Honestly, it's not that bad. You might notice the defects after staring at it for a while, but it's a fairly well done urbanist building as compared to say, Fly Condos.
atodaso
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Is that what it comes down to? Stare at it until my eyes are numbed to it? Sorry to sound sarcastic, but that's a sad commentary.
atodaso
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And Home Depot fake wood grained flooring is also a 'composite wood system'.
Sorry, I've just been battling it out with some f'n'ation freaks and I'm a little edgy right now.
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urbandreamer
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1 March 2014: Not real wood obviously due to OBC but perhaps FibreC-ish?
It's looking better as they close in on completion… of course. Once they get it all cleaned up and landscaped, I don't see there being anything to complain about here.
The colour of the "composite wood system" material adds warmth and helps the building blend with those on either side of it.
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The colour of the "composite wood system" material adds warmth and helps the building blend with those on either side of it.
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Yep, that 'wood' touches work well here.
NBGtect
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I don't see anything wrong with it either. Real wood would look real worn real soon.
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Pick taken April 16, 2014
urbandreamer
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10 May 2014: We all bang on about density density here at UT but you know I kinda miss the good old days when this park was deserted on a Saturday morning.
