Toronto One Bloor East | 257.24m | 76s | Great Gulf | Hariri Pontarini

[condovo]

^ In other words, yes, Aura is that bad and, yes, it does hurt Toronto.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Getting OT - further discussions on Aura should go to the project thread. Thanks.

MoD

 

[am29]

Up up and away

 

[Benito]

Taken this morning.

 

[yyzer]

really nice shot, Benito!

 

[Benito]

Thank you, it was a really pretty sunrise this morning.

 

[someMidTowner]

Thank you, it was a really pretty sunrise this morning.

Brilliant shot Benito! That must have been quite the sight

 

[Benito]

Yes I love these gorgeous sun rises that I can see from my condo.

 

[ptbotrmpfn]

I dont see this project looking good from any angle other then from ground level. from a distance in those last shots with the sun beaming off it. You cant really tell whats going on with the balconies. maybe once the glass is finally installed the wavy look will appear. Can only hope. But that being said, Shes a beaut from right at grade level.

 

[ptbotrmpfn]

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or example. This is what i meant. you cant really tell the balconies are wavey, but more just that there is a design going up the length of it. wich is still nice dont get me wrong. But looks a bit off on its own. JMO though. Completeion will surely proove me wrong.

 

[steveve]

I dont see this project looking good from any angle other then from ground level. from a distance in those last shots with the sun beaming off it. You cant really tell whats going on with the balconies. maybe once the glass is finally installed the wavy look will appear. Can only hope. But that being said, Shes a beaut from right at grade level.

I know what you mean. The three dimensional depth of the balconies is lost at a distance, which is why gritted/contrasting balcony cladding is a must in order to at least provide some sort of effect when viewed from afar. It will look tons better when the balconies are clad so rest assured what you see now is one Bloor at its lowest level of sex appeal. It's only upwards from here.

One of the reasons why they originally sloped the roof was probably to add a distinctly visible architectural feature from a distance due to the points you raised about the wavy balconies losing their effect from far away.

 

[G.L.17]

This evening.

 

[heatscore]

Thanks for the pics G.L 17. They really illustrate how much the balconies will stand out against the darker glass. I can't wait until they put more if them up.

 

[Ryan_T]

Yes, I think this building is going to look white, not reflective blue. Either is great, but given all the blue in Toronto, this should be a nice change.

 

[cliffy]

Yes, I think this building is going to look white, not reflective blue.