Toronto Hotel X (was Hotel in the Garden) | ?m | 27s | Exhibition Place | NORR

[Mo-tage]

Amazing, fits right in. Like it's been there for 30 years.

 

[Edward Skira]

I heard today that a second hotel is coming next to Hotel X. Hotel X is the high end brand and the other is going to be more middle of the road.

 

[Jasonzed]

Here is their website: http://www.hotelxtoronto.com/

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

I shudder to think what middle of the road will look like.

AoD

 

[syn]

It's unfortunate how poorly this turned out.

I thought the Design Review Panel was supposed to raise the quality of design in Toronto.

 

[christiesplits]

Here is their website: http://www.hotelxtoronto.com/

It's so telling that there are no pictures of the exterior on the site.

 

[Edward Skira]

Great view from the roof.

 

[DSC]

Great view from the roof.

Yes, certainly FAR better than looking AT the sad mess this has turned out to be.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Yes, certainly FAR better than looking AT the sad mess this has turned out to be.

Well, it is the only place where you can't see it afterall

AoD

 

[interchange42]

It's unfortunate how poorly this turned out.

I thought the Design Review Panel was supposed to raise the quality of design in Toronto.

The City had very little oversight of this: the Exhibition Place Board has powers over most everything to do with new buildings on their site, with no-one looking over their shoulder.

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[Red Mars]

Pics taken June 7, 2017

 

[Contra]

I feel like if even that tan precast had been white (like Picasso) or a dark dark stone it would have looked immensely better.

 

[kotsy]

Well, it is the only place where you can't see it afterall

AoD

Reminds me of the hated Montparnasse Tower in Paris. Much better to go up that than the Eifel Tower because you can actually see the Eifel and don't have to look at the Montparnasse.

 

[christiesplits]

I grind my teeth everytime I drive by this POS on the Gardiner. What a stumpy middle finger to visitors to the city.

 

[Avenue]

Did this building even need to exist? Like, were people wanting to stay at the Exhibition Place during their visit?