Benito
Senior Member
More podium glazing, albeit with missing glass.
Toronto TeaHouse 501 Yonge Condominiums | 170.98m | 52s | Lanterra | a—A
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emphurent
Active Member
I hope someone can disprove me, but I remember seeing in the last documents that were available before they went missing from the development portal that showed those panels will be intentionally left missing.
whatever
Senior Member
I was told they were being left out as well, but I wasn't totally convinced. The guy who told me was juggling several jobs and I thought maybe he had his wires crossed. Still hope to see something there to clean it up
ProjectEnd
Superstar
Well it is an above grade garage which needs venting...
whatever
Senior Member
It needs venting but it could still be cleaned up. Panels over the exposed slab edge at least? Louvres? I was kind of hoping for a dual-skin thing, maybe with a second layer of cladding projected a few feet off of the first layer
corktowner2
New Member
Yes, it is. There are a lot of ways to achieve that without leaving the gaps completely exposed.
Amare
Senior Member
Lanterra should have gone to Metrolinx for some parking garage advice. Knowing them, Metrolinx would've paid them for a consultation, pretty much a win-win for the developer in this case, as they wouldnt have had to pay anything and they would be getting advice from one of the "best" developers of parking garages in the country.
The cladding is not horrible per se, but I agree Lanterra could've done better.
The cladding is not horrible per se, but I agree Lanterra could've done better.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
The issue is that the City didn't and doesn't want things like this to be a 'billboard', regardless of the fact that it very much is the perfect template for something more engaging. Toronto (in some ways perhaps rightly) has massive issues with advertising in public space. It's heavily regulated and heavily controlled.
I've posted a couple of examples of what could have theoretically been installed here - they would never happen, but it's nice to dream...
Benito
Senior Member
Today.
TossYourJacket
Senior Member
Oh great, I can't wait to walk past a building where they intentionally didn't bother to finish the cladding, every day for the next who knows how many years. What a disappointment, if the story about those sections being permanently non-glazed is true.
karledice
Senior Member
Didn't have too much hope for Lanterra and here we are!
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Honestly I don't think there is anything terribly offensive about this - the vents are on a secondary facade, not Yonge-facing.
AoD
AoD
DavidCapizzano
Senior Member
Folks, this clearly isn't finished yet. Might be a good idea to finish installing the curtain wall panels before one worries about finishing the gaps between them.
Bjays92
Senior Member
The podium is fine imo, it's the tower I dont like. I will once again reiterate my agreement with project end about having animated podiums and billboards etc and how I think that would definitely improve certain podiums. This being a great opportunity for that. It will never happen tho so why even bother having that discussion