WeirdFishes
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The Trump Logo?
Toronto MEC Queen Street (Mountain Equipment Coop) | 21.03m | 3s | Parallax | Sweeny &Co
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officedweller
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It seems fairly consistent with the rendering, except for the street level stonework.
The random assymmetry in the window bays is annoying.
The colour palette is better on the rendering (It was probably changed to be more like other brick in the area)
The random assymmetry in the window bays is annoying.
The colour palette is better on the rendering (It was probably changed to be more like other brick in the area)
From the planning site
Rascacielo
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Just noticed that this thread was started back in 2007 by a very prescient member named unimaginative2 
MetroMan
Senior Member
FFS. They’re finished. This is the piece of shit they plopped down on Queen West. ?
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neuhaus
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The patio patrons at the Black Bull will have a depressing new view this summer.
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Hieberrr
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I actually didn't realize where this was until I passed by it on the TTC in person last weekend. What an eyesore! It doesn't fit into the streetscape at all and sticks out like a sore thumb.
I thought you guys were exaggerating, but unfortunately not...
I thought you guys were exaggerating, but unfortunately not...
ADRM
Senior Member
Boooooooo.
The bike rings are the best part of the design.
Look at the detailing here; just atrocious. What an unabridged mess.
Looks like a pretty inadequate slip they’ve created for the bike turn box.
The bike rings are the best part of the design.
Look at the detailing here; just atrocious. What an unabridged mess.
Looks like a pretty inadequate slip they’ve created for the bike turn box.
Yegger
Active Member
What a disaster. I had already given up on the thing, but the cheapness of the materials, the disregard for detail and the complete neglect of the public realm really infuriates me. We deserve and should expect better.
raptor
Senior Member
Honestly, it's not THAT bad
Irishmonk
Senior Member
Everyone involved in this disaster should be thoroughly ashamed with themselves. This building site which lay fallow for generations and promised so much has delivered an outcome far worse than anyone could or would want to imagine. Frankly, I don't understand how something so subpar could end up desecrating such a prominent and supposedly protected streetscape. I'm almost at a loss for words to express my shock and disgust.
The longer I've lived away from the city the more obvious it's become to me that it's fallen utterly into the hands of political hacks and beancounters. In the current leadership vacuum It seems that any kind of civic pride, vision or character that once existed has been swept away by the almighty bottom line. Everything now is purely transactional, all other priorities rescinded. The most galling thing of all is the lack of outrage over this and countless other abominations that have sprung up everywhere in the past decade and a half.
Sorry for the rant, it's just that this utter lack of care saddens me completely. I used to have so much hope for the city and now it's evaporated. Every visit leaves me more depressed.
The longer I've lived away from the city the more obvious it's become to me that it's fallen utterly into the hands of political hacks and beancounters. In the current leadership vacuum It seems that any kind of civic pride, vision or character that once existed has been swept away by the almighty bottom line. Everything now is purely transactional, all other priorities rescinded. The most galling thing of all is the lack of outrage over this and countless other abominations that have sprung up everywhere in the past decade and a half.
Sorry for the rant, it's just that this utter lack of care saddens me completely. I used to have so much hope for the city and now it's evaporated. Every visit leaves me more depressed.
TheSix
Active Member
For Markham, sure, but this is Toronto. This build should have NEVER been approved. It belongs in the middle of a 5 acre parking lot in the burbs - not in the core of Canada's largest city.
I honestly enjoyed the shopping experience at MEC, but I will make a point of shopping for my camping supplies online first. Sound dramatic, but I honestly think any experience would be better than walking through these doors - supporting this Queen St streetscape disaster (which sets the presence for future mediocre suburban experiences DT).
ADRM
Senior Member
Honestly I think it's even subpar for Markham. Sloppy, messy, uninspired, lifeless.
smably
Senior Member
What an embarrassment. Everyone involved, the developer, the architect, and MEC, should be ashamed of this result. Cheap and ugly materials, terrible urbanism, an utterly lifeless and soul-sucking building plopped down right in the middle of a lively retail street. This wouldn't be acceptable for MEC to build in Milton, never mind downtown Toronto. What were they thinking.
I just keep going back to that enormous vent placed right at pedestrian level facing one of the most popular patios in Toronto, and the nearly windowless wall surrounding it, and the cheap, pasted-on suburban fieldstone on either side. And those dull grey panels around the entrance. The whole thing is a fractal of cheap, hideous, anti-urban banality. MEC is lost if they think this building represents their brand.
I just keep going back to that enormous vent placed right at pedestrian level facing one of the most popular patios in Toronto, and the nearly windowless wall surrounding it, and the cheap, pasted-on suburban fieldstone on either side. And those dull grey panels around the entrance. The whole thing is a fractal of cheap, hideous, anti-urban banality. MEC is lost if they think this building represents their brand.
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concrete_and_light
Active Member
This would be bad coming from anyone, but MEC is supposed to be a thoughtful organization according to how they present themselves.