nightstreak
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Even on a gloomy November day the cladding still pops. Imagine this fully clad under bright sunshine
Imagine it at sunset with the notorious King Street golden hour streaming down King from the west.
Toronto Forma | 308m | 84s | Great Gulf | Gehry Partners
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Imagine it at sunset with the notorious King Street golden hour streaming down King from the west.
GameOnBrad
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I finally decided to stop by and take some pics.
This clearly shows what is going to happen when the building facade is exposed to the elements...
And 3D signage. So fancy.
Even on the boards...
This clearly shows what is going to happen when the building facade is exposed to the elements...
And 3D signage. So fancy.
Even on the boards...
Undead
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From the weekend:
RyanD
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Wow!
Wet ones.
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DtTO
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I like this building/design, but the attention to detail is seriously disappointing. Exposed fasteners, clunky corner handling, poor window/cladding transitions.
Comparing this to The One is wild to me. The difference in execution is appreciable even from a distance; up close, it's not even remotely comparable. Personally, I also prefer the design.
Comparing this to The One is wild to me. The difference in execution is appreciable even from a distance; up close, it's not even remotely comparable. Personally, I also prefer the design.
Right; many corners are being cut here, unfortunately. I don't get that impression with The One.
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C-mac
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I've said this in a few threads, but "One Bloor West" will be the nicest building in the city. Or at least the nicest one to go up in the last 40 years. Some of the older buildings like the Scotia Bank building is hard to beat, but due to One Bloor West's height, it's a tough call.
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Contra
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The fasteners and exposed rivets are part of the Gehry charm, for me at least. Look at any of his work and you can see the nuts and bolts (literally) for how it was put together.
That being said, I really wish they figured out a better way to resolve the corners...my hope is that it looks better as the cladding climbs higher but feels like an oversight.
That being said, I really wish they figured out a better way to resolve the corners...my hope is that it looks better as the cladding climbs higher but feels like an oversight.
UtakataNoAnnex
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...gotta feeling that one is working as intended, for good or bad.
nightstreak
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When you imagine it as a crumpled piece of tin foil that was pressed into a rectangular shape, the edges will fray but they'll nonetheless form a straight edge that helps it look both disorderly and orderly at the same time. You do see the corner lines in the renderings but they're such a small part of a structure with so much chaos that it fades to the background while still emphasizing its verticality.
spaced
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Agreed! Imagine if he added some chain-linked fence to this, haha.
I'm digging Bloor One's cleaness too, though. And I'll take this debate over one about spandrel use from some developer making buildings on the cheap any day. Nice problem to have in our city. Some beautiful new building going up right now.
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Contra
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We're truly blessed to be sweating the details on a 280+m Gehry tower and a super-tall Norman Foster.
ushahid
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Im curious what a normal pedestrian think of the facade when they cross the street? not a traditional Toronto grey facade so they probably notice that.
nightstreak
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This clearly shows what is going to happen when the building facade is exposed to the elements...
I wouldn't say this is representative of typical day to day. These panels were brought in from a dusty manufacturing facility and applied on an active construction site. You can see how filthy the windows are as well — this is far from typical. I'm sure it'll gather dust like any tower but it'll be rained on and will get routine cleaning.
When I walk by, even just the one floor looks so impressive that I'm convinced that this is going to be a showstopper well before construction is finished. Just 10 floors of this is going to look like nothing we've ever seen in this city.
skycandy
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I couldn’t agree more. Seeing streaks on an active construction site with all manner of accumulated dust etc. wafting down over the course of several days between rain events should not be indicative of the effects with the ‘finished product’. And as for the average person walking past and taking notice, I observed several people on my single photo stop last week pausing and taking notice of the tower/cladding. ~80 more storeys of this flowing molten silver effect should stop more than just a few onlookers.