Toronto Eau du Soleil Condos | 227.98m | 66s | Empire | Richmond Architects

maestro · Sep 21, 2017

Architecture?

It's modestly better through its massing so I really don't care to argue it.

Better Scale?

This is Coquitlam. There are much, much better examples. Show me a high rise district as pedestrian friendly as this in Toronto.

https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.2826...4!1s4xZC5yXkLx197-yNygP--g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Rapid Transit
https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.2826...289.04456&pitch=0&thumbfov=100!7i13312!8i6656

I suggest you take off your rose coloured glasses.

67Cup · Sep 21, 2017

Your assertion that the Coquitlam streetscape was pedestrian friendly might have have been just a tich more persuasive if there were actually any pedestrians in the photo.

If you want a pedestrian friendly street scape in more or less suburban Vancouver, try the south campus at UBC.

Meanwhile back at Humber Bay Shores this evening, there were many hundreds of people out walking, biking, jogging, sitting on rocks or logs or on the terraces of bars. We particularly enjoyed walking through the butterfly habitat and observing the waterfowl in the wetlands. Then we picked up some vegetables for our dinner and walked home. Very pleasant.

67Cup · Sep 22, 2017

But enough of this merry chitchat with our Maestro. The towers are beginning to stretch upwards at an accelerated pace.

interchange42 · Sep 23, 2017

Earlier this evening:

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interchange42 · Oct 2, 2017

…and yesterday, a much clearer day:

So, why are there drains extending from below this slab, when the other slabs don't have them? It doesn't look like they will be, but they better be covered when it's all finished.

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ahmedyusali · Oct 3, 2017

I was salt lake city Utah week ago. I thought they have big downtown.Believe me Etobicoke bay downtown can beat them forget about North York downtown , Mississauga downtown , and uptown Eglinton and Yonge.. Good job Canada..

Contra · Oct 3, 2017

Oh wow that shape is already looking really cool!

Amare · Oct 3, 2017

ahmedyusali said:
I was salt lake city Utah week ago. I thought they have big downtown.Believe me Etobicoke bay downtown can beat them forget about North York downtown , Mississauga downtown , and uptown Eglinton and Yonge.. Good job Canada..

Funny thing is, this isnt even Etobicoke's city centre but we're still seeing 150-200m buildings sprout up.

interchange42 · Oct 4, 2017

The tallest buildings being built these days are buildings for living in though, not for working in, so the tall buildings are built wherever people want to live. That can be in downtowns, but it doesn't have to be. In this case, you have a location with a spectacular location on a gorgeous lake and with a great view of the downtown skyline… that's reason enough for this skyline to exist!

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