Mississauga One Park Tower | ?m | 38s | Daniels | Kirkor

[3Dementia]

The gargirl is coming back... and those of you who mock... will be incinerated (in some cases... incinerated again). Be careful what fodder you choose to amuse (yourself). There will be repercussions.

 

[syn]

8 gargoyles added on to a building don't make it a bad design.

It's not like this is an outstanding building with gargoyles added.

I wouldn't even say the gargoyles are a bad design, because they look great on their own.

Yeah...on their own. But we're talking about the overall design.

You claimed that the pedestrian experience of MCC would not be enhanced basically because of these 8 gargoyles... now that is strange reasoning.

I never said that.

What I said is that the argument that it looks fine from afar doesn't really hold up if this is expected to be an area with pedestrian traffic. Why? Because the people will be able to see it up close. I didn't say pedestrians would have a bad experience because of the gargoyles, but that they'd certainly be able to see the bad design up close.

You could design almost anything and then use the argument it looks okay from far away, therefore it's fine. Why not go even further - most people on the planet will never see it in person, therefore it must be good design, right?

The fact is, these ridiculous tacked on gargoyles that don't fit in with the building at all constitute bad design...it doesn't matter if you don't notice them from far away.

 

[sam95ta1]

They need to be much bigger and more of them.

 

[interchange42]

What - for more and bigger laughs? Sure, why not!

42

 

[syn]

^Don't forget the Hazel head!

 

[wyliepoon]

The next phase of Central Park... The Moscow:

Just imagine replacing the Lenin head with a Hazel head.

 

[CDL.TO]

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[khris]

*yawn*

People on UT just love to tear Mississauga apart and everything that is in it, but it gets boring so fast. And then when it gets boring and you think it's over, they continue to beat the dead horse.

 

[Observer Walt]

It's a long-standing tradition phunky. Honor the traditions!

I have solid information that pedestrians will be banned from the property.

 

[Edward Skira]

Its not like we don't do this with many Toronto projects like the Daniels towers on Sheppard or almost anything to do with STC.

 

[khris]

Its not like we don't do this with many Toronto projects like the Daniels towers on Sheppard or almost anything to do with STC.

I have yet to see it with the magnitude that I've seen in Mississauga threads. Every single Mississauga thread ends up with "urbanites" trashing the thread.
The only other thread I've seen where people were doing this is the Trump thread.

 

[alklay]

*yawn*

People on UT just love to tear Mississauga apart and everything that is in it, but it gets boring so fast. And then when it gets boring and you think it's over, they continue to beat the dead horse.

Most all of us are critiquing the building, not Mississauga (and we do this to many, many Toronto buildings, if not the city itself, all the time). No offence, but I find Mississauga supporters to have the thinnest of skins.

 

[Edward Skira]

I have yet to see it with the magnitude that I've seen in Mississauga threads. Every single Mississauga thread ends up with "urbanites" trashing the thread.
The only other thread I've seen where people were doing this is the Trump thread.

Look at the venom towards 1 St Thomas, Chedington Place, Metropolis or ROCP for example. A lot of projects get trashed. Why would One Park Tower be any different? It would get the same reception if located at Yonge and Bloor.

 

[Bogtrotter]

Dressed like robin and maid Marion- lol Well I didn't read this as a jab at Mississauga. Frankly it is a cheesy looking building. Mississauga has a few decent buildings going up, including Absolute which could potentially be among the most interesting and eyecatching in the GTA. One Park however is pretty dreadful..I mean it has gargoyles for goodness sake

 

[scarberiankhatru]

A lot of projects get trashed. Why would One Park Tower be any different?

Because the gargoyles are awesome.

It would get the same reception if located at Yonge and Bloor.

That's debatable...people would still think the gargoyles are silly but they'd be lauding the massing and the cladding and the density and the...