C-mac
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I can't imagine this is going to stay like that.
Toronto Nobu Residences Toronto | 156.66m | 45s | Madison Group | Teeple Architects
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I can't imagine this is going to stay like that.
UtakataNoAnnex
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I /upvoted your post to recognize your effort in documenting what's wrong with this awfulness. So it's least appreciated from an archaeological perspective here...
...I think ProjectEnd-san made a comment many pages and moons back that the floors being formed weren't really matching up to the heritage walls properly or something, so this really doesn't come a surprise to me. And we thought developers couldn't get any lower than "Design" Haus or Strada when it comes to cheapened arsed integrity. /sigh
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As much as I hate to give Madison any leeway here, working with heritage buildings that don't have the same floor heights, internal configurations, etc. means that heritage facades really are little more than wrapping paper. Sometimes, when there's budget, you can 'play with' the details. For example, on the EY Tower, the Concourse Building was 'reinterpreted' from a 16 storey building to a 13 storey version with higher floor to floor heights:
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Not sure if that kind of thing was possible here, but given residential doesn't generally have commercial's budget, I'm assuming no.
EY Tower: An Inside Look at the Concourse Building Replica | UrbanToronto
The base of Oxford Properties' new EY Tower at the Richmond Adelaide Centre in Downtown Toronto incorporates the replicated Concourse Building, an Art Deco gem of which many heritage elements are now being restored.
Not sure if that kind of thing was possible here, but given residential doesn't generally have commercial's budget, I'm assuming no.
Full Metal Junkie
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UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
But it's been demonstrated that this project didn't have the money for a lot of things. And conveniently so! So I am personally not going to give this oversight, no matter how unavoidable it was, real, perceived or imagined, a free pass here. Sorry! >.<As much as I hate to give Madison any leeway here, working with heritage buildings that don't have the same floor heights, internal configurations, etc. means that heritage facades really are little more than wrapping paper. Sometimes, when there's budget, you can 'play with' the details. For example, on the EY Tower, the Concourse Building was 'reinterpreted' from a 16 storey building to a 13 storey version with higher floor to floor heights:
EY Tower: An Inside Look at the Concourse Building Replica | UrbanToronto
The base of Oxford Properties' new EY Tower at the Richmond Adelaide Centre in Downtown Toronto incorporates the replicated Concourse Building, an Art Deco gem of which many heritage elements are now being restored.
Not sure if that kind of thing was possible here, but given residential doesn't generally have commercial's budget, I'm assuming no.
xy3
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Single pane modern picture windows on heritage is always a bad look.
AHK
Senior Member
November 20 - looks like PDI's may be starting soon - direction sign is up. I do not think they have actually started yet though, as following the sign's direction, there is no entrance that would be signed or usable by future owners or residents. The front facade, sidewalk and street pavement are looking more complete.
Interesting note on the canyon effect resulting from the tall buildings on a very narrow street - in the middle of a very sunny day, one of the street lamps is on - not enough light for its photosensor - fourth picture below. Also - in the fifth picture, some reflected sunlight from the Le Germain building across the street hitting a portion of the Nobu podium wall - shows how dark the north facing units of the building will be.
Interesting note on the canyon effect resulting from the tall buildings on a very narrow street - in the middle of a very sunny day, one of the street lamps is on - not enough light for its photosensor - fourth picture below. Also - in the fifth picture, some reflected sunlight from the Le Germain building across the street hitting a portion of the Nobu podium wall - shows how dark the north facing units of the building will be.
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Doppleganger
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Maybe it's just my OCD surfacing but that concrete 'beam' visible in the upper portion of the second-floor windows of that two-story heritage structure really bugs me. At best, it is poor or lazy design... at its worst, a complete disregard for the heritage element.
TheKingEast
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hopefully the interiors are nice cuz....there's nothing nice about this project.
leftfieldto
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I think it should be spelled NobEWWWW
ProjectEnd
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HVAC duct.
Northern Light
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I'm fairly sure he's referring to the slab, which appears in the upper portion of the windows, the duct runs below it.
Northern Light
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No, it's not just you. LOL, it does and would send anyone with a modicum of design sense completely and utterly around the bend!
Bjays92
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Yup. These buildings look ok from afar but god forbid you get anywhere close to this mess LOL
