Toronto Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and Harbour Square Park | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

[grey]

I'm just relieved that the weird Quadrangle proposal didn't win.

 

[salsa]

It would be nice if some elements of the aA proposal gets incorporated into the winning design, such as the geyser and LED lighting.

 

[christiesplits]

Anyone else suspect this project will be a victim of The Cheapeningâ„¢?

 

[Zeiss]

At the moment they have only $800,000. And it will be done on stages depending on the availability of funds.

 

[Tewder]

Anyone else suspect this project will be a victim of The Cheapeningâ„¢?

You mean they won't mow?

This is the chia pet of non-buildings.

 

[FNTS]

They really took my advice from May, last year to heart... I should get credit
(I just wish they were more ambitious and beefed up their proposal a bit)

Maybe something along the lines of the Yokohama Ferry Terminal; something you can walk on, so you can always walk along the edge of the water (plus, it looks a lot like our current WaveDecks).

That looks terribly slippery when wet, though.

 

[Torbram]

Anyone else suspect this project will be a victim of The Cheapeningâ„¢?

What else. Need i say more. knowing WT and City. Cheap and long delay.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

What else. Need i say more. knowing WT and City. Cheap and long delay.

The WT projects so far as held up quite well against cheapening.

AoD

 

[MetroMan]

The WT projects so far as held up quite well against cheapening.

AoD

Maybe not cheapening but not very long lasting. West8's extensive use of wood is concerning given how the wave decks look just a few years after their installation.

Perhaps a good sanding every 4 or 5 years will be needed to keep them looking good.

 

[Ryan_T]

Slightly disappointed. I was hoping for the Civic Canopy. This is almost strictly just a ferry terminal improvement.

 

[DSC]

Maybe not cheapening but not very long lasting. West8's extensive use of wood is concerning given how the wave decks look just a few years after their installation.

Perhaps a good sanding every 4 or 5 years will be needed to keep them looking good.

Wood is a natural product that changes as it ages - the wave-decks and lamp poles along Queen's Quay certainly are 'weathering' but this is surely what they are meant to do. I doubt sanding is a good idea but MAYBE they will need a coat of oil every few years.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Maybe not cheapening but not very long lasting. West8's extensive use of wood is concerning given how the wave decks look just a few years after their installation.

Perhaps a good sanding every 4 or 5 years will be needed to keep them looking good.

Like DSC mentioned, it's a known element in the design - and my comment re: cheapening is referring more to durables like granite and care in execution in any case.

AoD

 

[W. K. Lis]

What the penny-pinchers and those who don't use the ferry boats to get to the Toronto Islands want:

Nothing.

 

[NorthYorkEd]

Looks a lot like what we have now.

 

[clarkburglar]

Can someone who was at the Design Review Panel meeting last night give us an update on what was proposed for the ferry terminal?