Toronto Five St Joseph | 160.93m | 48s | Five St. Joseph | Hariri Pontarini

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Naw, 1001 Bay does look bad. Bland and cheap does apply very well.

For truly unfortunate glazing colour combinations aging badly, one has to visit MCC/Highway 10 Corridor. One haven't seen dated until they see it - it makes 1001 Bay positively handsome.

AoD

 

[kris]

From a week ago.

 

[thecharioteer]

In twenty years I suspect this'll look dated...

We all know that styles change and new generations will look back at their parents' and grandparents' "look" as dated. Notwithstanding the quality of Georgian buildings of the 1840's and 1850's, by the high Victorian era of the 1880's and 1890's they were replaced (i.e. the 1845 Bank of British North America by John Howard at Yonge & Wellington gets replaced in 1875 by the current version by Henry Langley). Likewise, Romanesque-Revival later replaced by Art Deco, which in turn gets replaced by International Style Modernism (First Canadian Place). Sic transit gloria!

 

[Bogtrotter]

I wish this city had been less efficient at actually replacing some of those buildings, the diversity of styles through the ages makes for a more richly textured and interesting cityscape.

I tend to use the word 'dated' for new architecture that resembles a style from a previous, but also fairly recent, building period- the 80's or 90's for eg. It is disparaging in that it implies a lack of forward thinking or imagination I suppose. I really like the undulating balconies on this building- adds some visual interest to what would otherwise be a run-of-mill glass panel point tower.

 

[Edward Skira]

run-of-mill glass panel point tower

Run of the mill glass? Not here.

 

[Bogtrotter]

Run of the mill glass? Not here.

An otherwise ordinary design is what I meant of course.

 

[steveve]

Today:

 

[neuhaus]

Work on those balconies are painfully slow -- almost two years since they started!

 

[Benito]

Finally some framing in for the commercial spaces off the lane way.

 

[Benito]

More framing and now some glass installed.

 

[LUVIT!]

You will look dated in 20 years.

 

[Moonflake]

Why does nearly every Toronto development use that same style of door and handle? They're ugly. At least the doors here are darker than the usual gray.

 

[Adjei]

I wish more of one laneways could be lined with shops like this instead of being dark and dingy.

 

[Skeezix]

You will look dated in 20 years.

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[ADRM]

Today:

Some nice looking stone around the entrance:

A look down the laneway where the retail will be: