Me too. It's different without being kitschy, and breaks up the massing well. I also like the articulated retail facade and the multiple CRUs. I personally also do love a good bit of perforated metal.
It could have used some contrasting accents and some more height. But the storefront design, which eschews the sterility of a monotonous wall of glass, is commendable.
I like it, it's something different from anything else in the area which is a neat modern contrast and the retail units were kept smaller. Maybe a few wood accent panels would've been cool, but this design keeps it simple probably for the better.
The only issue I see is how the top is a lazy way of resolving the design motif when lots of care was put on the bottom end, I would've liked it to do the same thing on top like this:
I kinda like it but I might change my mind after I see it in person. I welcome any new development on Broadview. It's a great location and, in my opinion, under developed. A string of mid rises on the east side overlooking the spectacular view of downtown would be fantastic but I'm sure the cost of purchasing the existing houses would be astronomical. Oh well, a missed opportunity.
Completed in 2015 in Markham, Canada. Images by James Dow. The Wong Dai Sin Temple is a modern sacred space that houses a dynamic Taoist community committed to their inner spiritual development through the...