Toronto Picasso Condos | 128.62m | 39s | Mattamy Homes | Teeple Architects

[MafaldaBoy]

17 November 2015:


Picasso by Jimmy Wu, on Flickr


Picasso by Jimmy Wu, on Flickr

 

[GeneralGrievance]

Our recent story provides a look at the project's interior:http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/11/touring-diverse-interior-layouts-picasso-condos

 

[urbandreamer]

 

[Marcanadian]

Last week:

Picasso Tour by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

Picasso Tour by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

Picasso Tour by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

Picasso Tour by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

Picasso Tour by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

Picasso Tour by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

Picasso Tour by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

Picasso Tour by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

Picasso Tour by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

Picasso Tour by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

Picasso Tour by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

Picasso Tour by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

Picasso Tour by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

Picasso Tour by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

 

[GeneralGrievance]

And now for a story about the views (they are nice):http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/12/picasso-condos-gifts-panoramic-downtown-views

 

[Automation Gallery]

For some reason this bldg. looks a lot taller than the 124 meters stated above

 

[Tewder]

I really do not like the blank wall of cladding on the east side. I'd rather see billboards or something. Does that happen on buildings anymore?

 

[Automation Gallery]

East side or west side?, cause if its the west side it wont be long before its covered...........http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/330-richmond-was-gloss-condos

 

[am29]

I think I may have seen half of Picasso's roof lit while I was walking south from campus today.

 

[Marcanadian]

I think I may have seen half of Picasso's roof lit while I was walking south from campus today.

Here's a shot from the Entertainment District webcam:

I think this is just construction lighting of the mechanical penthouse though, not anything formal.

 

[4grand]

Absolute Hideous Monstrosity. This is experimental art, which should be miniaturized in a gallery somewhere. This is not architecture which will stand the test of time. This will be a pathetic blight on our skyline for the next two centuries.

Colour should never go on a building. Especially bright red metallic panels. The red, black, white and grey make this building look like a PlayMobil Toy, not a structure which will stand for 200 years.

Metal Sheet siding as the exterior cladding? kill me now. Brick, Limestone, Plaster, Moulded Concrete - these are what buildings should be made of.

Awkward angles, overhanging pop-outs? Jesus, this is nasty.

All it is, is "car-crash" architecture. The kind of insane architecture that makes you take your eyes off the road as you stare in bewilderment...

 

[stjames2queenwest]

I feel like that comment is too unintelligent to not be a joke.

 

[Tewder]

How can someone hate colour? Were they beaten with a box of crayons at some point??

I do love the tower. The podium is a hulking mess though, it looks like it could be a factory along the 427.

 

[greenleaf]

Absolute Hideous Monstrosity. This is experimental art, which should be miniaturized in a gallery somewhere. This is not architecture which will stand the test of time. This will be a pathetic blight on our skyline for the next two centuries.

Colour should never go on a building. Especially bright red metallic panels. The red, black, white and grey make this building look like a PlayMobil Toy, not a structure which will stand for 200 years.

Metal Sheet siding as the exterior cladding? kill me now. Brick, Limestone, Plaster, Moulded Concrete - these are what buildings should be made of.

Awkward angles, overhanging pop-outs? Jesus, this is nasty.

All it is, is "car-crash" architecture. The kind of insane architecture that makes you take your eyes off the road as you stare in bewilderment...

Your comments on this building and this type of architecture read like the "old stock Canadians" of architecture.

 

[Miscreant]

Eh. Good art is destined to rabble-rouse.