Toronto Social at Church + Dundas | 164.89m | 52s | Pemberton | RAW Design

[UtakataNoAnnex]

The problem here is Pemberton, who really could not give a hot damn what their project looks like clearly. This is literally picking from bargain basement materials and slapping it on.

The fact that they went with a zig-zagged floor design and then cheaped out with horrid cladding is just mystifying.

It's not so mystifying when it's likely done to pad their bottom line...while at the same time hinting sophistry because they went with "irregular" floor plates. /sigh

 

[Blixtein]

This building is a crime against humanity.

 

[Paclo]

View looking southeast towards this project yesterday from the SLC:

 

[Rascacielo]

Today. Hail to the crowning glory of the Toronto skyline!

 

[Rascacielo]

Today

 

[Towered]

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Goodness, I think Mr. Towered showed us an angle to look at this building without throwing up in our mouths...

 

[Rascacielo]

From yesterday. Hint: it’s the ugliest building on the skyline

 

[3Dementia]

@Rascacielo - "From yesterday. Hint: it’s the ugliest building on the skyline".

Gotta disagree.

That reddish tower (that's missing pieces near the top) doesn't remotely match the rest of the buildings at all.

 

[Rascacielo]

@Rascacielo - "From yesterday. Hint: it’s the ugliest building on the skyline".

Gotta disagree.

That reddish tower (that's missing pieces near the top) doesn't remotely match the rest of the buildings at all.

You're calling Scotia Plaza ugly? Sure, it doesn't match the rest of the buildings, but that's because it's classier than (most of) them.

 

[3Dementia]

Ummm... clearly another lame joke that didn't land.

My brother once told me "let's face it... you're not funny... but you are trying".

 

[Benito]

So bad.

 

[3Dementia]

Featured in a top 10 list today:

With apologies to the Economic Times

Also some possible good news below:

 

[Rascacielo]

Featured in a top 10 list today:

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With apologies to the Economic Times

Also some possible good news below:

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Did you just substitute Social for Boston City Hall? Also, La Tour Montparnasse is only ugly in the context of central Paris. There are far uglier buildings in the world, even in other parts of Paris. Heck, if it was located here in Toronto, it would probably be praised as a modernist landmark.

 

[alklay]

A few different choices in materials and finishes (and not necessarily more expensive choices) could have saved this.

(...or at least made it a "should have been better" as opposed to a "what a total blight on the city").