dt_toronto_geek
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I'm with you, I'm not so sure they haven't made their first mistake with the execution of the balconies.
Toronto One Bloor East | 257.24m | 76s | Great Gulf | Hariri Pontarini
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I'm with you, I'm not so sure they haven't made their first mistake with the execution of the balconies.
modernizt
Senior Member
Any degree to which you can see the balustrades/railings behind the balcony glazing is due to the transparency of the glass itself. Using darker balustrades/railings would simply make them more visible and contrast more greatly with the light-coloured fritted glass.
Tewder
Senior Member
We didn't win 'anything'? Really??
As for the art gallery, I'm pretty sure that Mirvish knows better what's in his own business interest. If he wanted/needed a bigger art gallery at the cost of the POW he would have made it happen, one way or another. The 'too many seats' comment was made at an earlier stage in the design's evolution when he was justifying that vision. It may have been a personal dream of his but in the end Mirvish knows where his bread is buttered. Theatre ticket sales go up and down in Toronto as they do anywhere else. Broadway has just experienced record sales over the past year and with the Canadian dollar slumping we can probably expect more American tourists and a return to booming theatre sales in Toronto too.
Regardless, it likely just didn't make sense to knock down an existing arts venue to build another. A bird in hand...
Enough Mirvish in this thread.
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officedweller
Senior Member
The transparency of the balcony glass will add "layering" to the facade of the tower.
If the balcony glass was opaque, then it would appear the same as the band around the roof of the podium in this shot.
Uniform and bland (a bit like strip mall cladding, but in glass) - Not a good thing.
If the balcony glass was opaque, then it would appear the same as the band around the roof of the podium in this shot.
Uniform and bland (a bit like strip mall cladding, but in glass) - Not a good thing.
Jan 17
Lot more up on site
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Ryan_T
Senior Member
I think the glass should've been more transparent than that. The renderings show they're nearly clear.
kotsy
Senior Member
Good eye. Kind of disappointed now lol
Logan
Active Member
Not a fan of the off-white colour of the balcony glass. It distracts things. It would have been sleeker if it matched the colour of all the other glass. I'll wait and see of course what the final product looks like.
steveve
Senior Member
In One Bloor's case, I think the exception can be made. In order to highlight the design and the 'waves', a high-contrasting balcony glass is the way to go.
In the photo below, imagine if the balcony cladding matched that of the inner skin. The waves would be much less noticeable.
Source: http://ad009cdnb.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/1277171962-one-bloor-model-03.jpg
devjohnson
Active Member
Very very very good point. I always forget about the wave aspect of the project. Not only will we notice this effect from close up, but from far down Bloor Street too.
officedweller
Senior Member
Agreed that if the balcony glass were clear, you wouldn't distinguish the curves or the banding.
P23
Active Member
I'd like to let everyone know that I also agree.
hawc
Senior Member
I also agree.
Benito
Senior Member
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
I assume you are talking about the lower levels there. Those are terraces not balconies - they also put down pea gravel on terraces as a bedding for the pavers. Balconies are typically left sealed only.