Toronto Ontario Court of Justice Toronto | 95.7m | 17s | Infrastructure ON | Renzo Piano

[LUVIT!]

I'm a little tea pot short and stout

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

makes you want to go out and break the law

Circumstances notwithstanding - that courtroom does look like a good place to spend time in.

AoD

 

[modernizt]

The roofline is not doing its proportions any favours, but I imagine it will be a well-executed project with great detailing.

 

[am29]

Only 17 stories?

 

[ADRM]

makes you want to go out and break the law

It says a lot about the reputation lawyers have that the first thought here was "break the law" rather than "go to law school"

 

[Bogtrotter]

The interiors look good, if they're anything like the Morgan Library in NY this could be a real gem.

 

[44 North]

What's the material on the outside. Has a sheen so could be glass, or aluminum. Or is it stone?

 

[Edward Skira]

Financial Close announced here. $956 million

This is going to cost almost one billion?

 

[ADRM]

What's the material on the outside. Has a sheen so could be glass, or aluminum. Or is it stone?

Looks somewhat similar to what was used on the Paris courthouse but maybe a little more tactile? Curtainwall over a metallic cladding of some sort on the south face?

Similar to what's on the northwest corner of the Whitney?

source

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

This is going to cost almost one billion?

Beyond courthouse not being a cheap project type, it's a Design/Build/Finance/Maintain project - the cost include maintaining the building for 30(?) years.

AoD

 

[Northern Light]

wow, a lot smaller than the zoning they got. Still cool.

Am I correctly reading this as 17 floors?

Presumably most of the higher-volume, public facing items on Floors 1-4?

Also a question for those in the know; what is the protrusion from the easterly portion of the tower? Is it merely an architectural flourish, or does it have a function?

 

[Northern Light]

I'm still early in my opinion-forming stage.

First thoughts; quite like the lobby , spacious, airy, inviting, bit iffy on the bright yellow, but it might work.

Court room is fine, though rather monotone, I'd prefer to see the back wall w/the dais done in different wood tone, something darker to provide contract and a focal point for the room.

Exterior, not bad..........hmmm, maybe quite good........but......maybe a bit more bland than I was hoping for, based on these initial renders.

 

[innsertnamehere]

This is going to cost almost one billion?

usually these include 30 years of operations as well.

 

[stjames2queenwest]

Can't say I love it.

 

[Yegger]

Looks good and no doubt the details will be top-notch. Can't say I'm not disappointed,as I hoped for something a bit less utilitarian than what we usually get in Toronto. I have to say though the grand lobby treatment will do wonders for that location.