Toronto Dundas Square Gardens | 156.05m | 50s | Gupta | IBI Group
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someMidTowner
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Pretty damn nice. I wouldn't mind a more distinctive (read: less grey) black though.
khris
Senior Member
I like the massing, but not the design. This area needs to grow up more for sure. There's so much potential.
kweku
Active Member
I agree, the podium looks promising but the tower is forgettable.
The tower needs serious redesign.
urbandreamer
recession proof
P+S is about 8 years behind design trends. So 2005 ...
Automation Gallery
Superstar
Haha, another Yonge+Rich or what?
ProjectEnd
Superstar
Not. Even. Close.
urbandreamer
recession proof
Cue the green glass, same precast-coloured/textured panels and window wall at Pinnacle Centre/UnSuccess tower. Rearrange and copy + paste 45x. Their parts bin is less diverse than Home Depot's. 
innsertnamehere
Superstar
the glass quality on pinnacle centre isn't that bad.. it is just the generic design of the complex that is lacking. this glass will be blue, but you are right that the precast sucks and this will probably end up being very boring looking.
someMidTowner
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Looking at it again today, with less tired eyes and a good amount of coffee flowing through my veins, I actually don't really like it anymore. Though it would have to be a lot worse for me to not prefer it over the current building...
urbandreamer
recession proof
Again, I am not debating "quality" nor "architect technical skills" but rather "artistry" and "attention to details."
Think of P+S as the GMC of the architecture profession--they can do everything just not exceptionally nor interestingly--comparing GMC cars to BMWs or Audis.
P+S and some others are like this: I gots a piece of land. Design me a box to put on it so I can get the marketing crew to sell it.
Or you could do the same and put a funky geometric pattern on the box and get a boutique designer to "style" it. That's where aA, Teeple etc come into play.
Think of P+S as the GMC of the architecture profession--they can do everything just not exceptionally nor interestingly--comparing GMC cars to BMWs or Audis.
P+S and some others are like this: I gots a piece of land. Design me a box to put on it so I can get the marketing crew to sell it.
Or you could do the same and put a funky geometric pattern on the box and get a boutique designer to "style" it. That's where aA, Teeple etc come into play.
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Xray_Crystal_Junkie
Senior Member
To me this looks like it is bursting at the seams...
Pretty awful.
Pretty awful.
Torontovibe
Senior Member
Please, not another grey, spandrel building. My eyes just can't deal with more dullness. This is supposed to be "The Creative City". Can we start seeing some creativity with use of colour!
alklay
Senior Member
The podium is bland as heck (although the street level could be decent) and the tower is a bit of an incoherent mess. Bring on the design review board. Please.
Ramako
Moderator
This is by the same developer as King Blue. They've apparently got a love affair going on with Page+Steele. At least the more established developers in the city have gained the sense to move away from Page+Steele and towards firms like architectsAlliance and Hariri Pontarini.