Toronto MEC Queen Street (Mountain Equipment Coop) | 21.03m | 3s | Parallax | Sweeny &Co

[Towered]

I saw a MEC in suburban London yesterday whose architecture was 100 times better than this piece of shit.

What an insult given the location.

 

[greenleaf]

It’s fine. This can be redeemed/salvaged if the east wall becomes an outdoor climbing wall though. That would be some nice street animation.

 

[Red Mars]

Pics taken Dec 23, 2018

 

[JasonParis]

Do we know if the floorspace is any bigger/smaller than King? It looks like it could actually be smaller.

 

[christiesplits]

If those windows wraps are permanent it will truly complete the ugliness of the building.

 

[DSC]

If those windows wraps are permanent it will truly complete the ugliness of the building.

Yes, I REALLY expected more from MEC - though it looks just perfect for a second-rate mall in some small town. Ugh!

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

Why would you?

 

[Edward Skira]

^ Looks much the same.

 

[TheKingEast]

Even down to the same brick colour.

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

Pics taken Dec 23, 2018


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Hopefully it will stay on track and actually open in April.

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

Yes, I REALLY expected more from MEC - though it looks just perfect for a second-rate mall in some small town. Ugh!

Maybe MEC exuctives live in a small town..

 

[Bogtrotter]

It could be worse when I consider the MEC brick box they erected down the road from me on Sheppard E. But I do admit I was expecting more here considering the location on a dynamic downtown street- the design does seem equally suited to a suburban outlet. It's brick at least and hopefully they lose the window film.

 

[stjames2queenwest]

 

[thettctransitfanatic]

It could be worse when I consider the MEC brick box they erected down the road from me on Sheppard E. But I do admit I was expecting more here considering the location on a dynamic downtown street- the design does seem equally suited to a suburban outlet. It's brick at least and hopefully they lose the window film.

I, do have to say the design is equivalent to that.

 

[Blitz901]

^ It was of course tongue in cheek. I know that this thing is here to stay. Hopefully they cover it in ivy or something.



I'm thinking that in the long term, it'll affect their sales. King West is a much more affluent demographic than Queen, not to mention much higher residential density. People go in because it's close by and end up spending money. Queen Street seems like more of a deliberate trip. I doubt I'll be going that often. I'll just end up ordering more of my biking, sports goods and camping supplies on Amazon.

You do realize the new store is about 300m from the old store and now located on one of the prime shopping streets in TO right? Not to mention you have to lose a lot of $10 impulse purchase water bottles to recoup the 10s of millions they made on this land trade.