Toronto Hill And Dale Residences | 27.13m | 6s | Old Stonehenge | Studio JCI

[junctionist]

There's reflective glass… and then there's mirror glass. I'm not a fan of mirror glass: buildings become a completely blank slate and devoid of apparent life. To me, that's anti-urban.

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I like the 1980s and 1990s mirrored-glass towers with unusual profiles like the Nestle Building and the Cadillac Fairview Tower behind Old City Hall. They assume a sort of sculptural and abstract presence that can be stunning if surrounded by non-mirrored buildings like Old City Hall. The Nestle Building, for instance, evokes an obelisk. The downside is that they sometimes have a sterilizing non-presence, though I think that the good examples like the Nestle Building give more in the way of architecture and urbanism than they take away.

 

[Benito]

Today.

 

[Benito]

Today from the north.

 

[Edward Skira]

Looking good.

 

[Benito]

Today.

 

[Therion]

Glass is looking outstanding.

 

[ADRM]

I obviously prefer this cladding to so much of what we see in Toronto these days, but I'm a little skeptical of how a full building of what is essentially full mirror glass is going to look. Will reserve judgment til it's fully clad, though, and definitely still hoping that JCI continues to get more work in the city.

 

[dannnnn]

 

[Tim1234]

Love this project, but gotta admit I think it would've been more interesting without the super reflective glass.

 

[Red Mars]

Pic taken Mar 9, 2018

 

[Benito]

Today.

 

[Amare]

That glass is absolutely stunning!

 

[ADRM]

That glass is absolutely stunning!

It's better than crappy window wall, but I'm not a huge fan and really hope we don't see it on other developments in the city.

 

[interchange42]

The sterility of total mirror glass is a mood killer for me. It's so corporate and cold, to put it on a residential building I find especially strange.

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[Jasonzed]