Toronto Manulife Centre Podium and Streetscape Renewal | 9.75m | 2s | Manulife Real Estate | MdeAS Architects

[bgobgo]

Maybe they are going to paint the apartment tower black?

I would have been dead set against painting this brutalist beauty.

But with that horrendous base, it would make the overall appearance better I think.

 

[cityspace]

...except that they are cladding with materials and a style that will eat your soul. Either tear the building down and start again or work with original design to build upon it. The compromise is just shite here, IMO.

The compromise, as bad or uncoordinated as it may be, is still a warmer palette than the original bare concrete I think. Perhaps the more practical solution for the tower portion would be to leave the concrete untouched BUT replace all the glazing with modern reflective glass in some varied hues such as bronze, dark blue etc...I think it would give a nice stylish effect of minimalist brutalism mixed with colored warmth.

 

[cityspace]

I would have been dead set against painting this brutalist beauty.

But with that horrendous base, it would make the overall appearance better I think.

Beauty?? Looks more like a concrete grain elevator to me.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

The compromise, as bad or uncoordinated as it may be, is still a warmer palette than the original bare concrete I think. Perhaps the more practical solution for the tower portion would be to leave the concrete untouched BUT replace all the glazing with modern reflective glass in some varied hues such as bronze, dark blue etc...I think it would give a nice stylish effect of minimalist brutalism mixed with colored warmth.

A warmer palette also exists on the AntiSocial, very few here have expressed it's an improvement. While I can agree colours, even KFC gravy earth tones, are much preferable than grey...but if not done right can look pretty awful. And it's in my opinion, it looks pretty awful here too of what little "warmth" they've added.