Toronto Telus House - 25 York Street | 136.24m | 30s | Menkes | Sweeny &Co

[Pinkie]

They need to do something to the mechanical box on top of the building. I'd say clad it in the same black material that's on the box that runs the length of the base.

 

[MatrixElement]

September 8 Pictures

The exterior of the south podium is nearly complete now, having been in a patchwork state for many months where parts of the cladding, glazing, and columns were done and others weren't. Pictures from this evening around 5pm.

1. Looking east from the west end:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41002894@N07/3901344001/

2. Looking west from the east end:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41002894@N07/3901343421/

3. Looking up at the south side, with Maple Leaf Square towers reflection:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41002894@N07/3901343657/

4. Full view of south side from Maple Leaf Square:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41002894@N07/3901343237/

 

[yyzer]

beautiful pics, matrix!

 

[urbandreamer]

Hey, my architect friend did a nice job designing the podium! Congrats man! (He pushed for a euro look for entire building, sadly the conservative client would only allow the base to be funkier.)

 

[MetroMan]

One of my fav new towers in the city.

 

[khris]

I love how it looks like this building is piggy backing the black podium portion.
Thanks for the photo udpate!

 

[Tuscani01]

I love it! Thanks for the pics.

 

[Automation Gallery]

Lately driving by this building i have noticed that something does not look right with the mechanical box exposed on the west and east sides of this building, it would be nice to see the same type of fins maybe a bit shorter installed in this open space.

 

[khris]

Is the crane still up on this one? I'm crossing my fingers we'll see the spire.

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

love the cladding
makes a simple structure pop

 

[interchange42]

Is the crane still up on this one? I'm crossing my fingers we'll see the spire.

Yup, still up.

42

 

[drum118]

 

[tkip]

Agreed....

The east and west views showing the mechanical box just doesn't look right. Unfinished looking. I don't know why they didn't put fins on these sides as well.

 

[Tuscani01]

I would rather see it clad in the same material as the podium, instead of being hidden by fins. If we added fins to the sides, you would barely notice the fins on the front and back.

 

[SP!RE]

Either clad it in glass, or they should have incorporated mechanicals into additional top floors. A perfectly good tower until the mechanical box happened.