AlvinofDiaspar
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We got a winner! A nice rich shade without going all the way fake terracotta (365, I am looking at you). I would be happy if more TO projects move towards this direction (Southcore/LBCO...nudge nudge)
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Toronto The Selby | 165.5m | 50s | Tricon | bKL Architecture
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We got a winner! A nice rich shade without going all the way fake terracotta (365, I am looking at you). I would be happy if more TO projects move towards this direction (Southcore/LBCO...nudge nudge)
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TheKingEast
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Thank God! Looks good
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Superstar
Hahaha, for goodness sake this is still in its infancy, lets have a wait and see approach before drooling all over it
AlvinofDiaspar
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The only question is how the glazing will be handled, but otherwise if you can't tell the good from the bad, I can't help you.
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I know, different strokes for different folks" you could never help me
AlvinofDiaspar
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Labour put into details - by thought and by action is more than mere "different strokes for different folks".
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cd concept
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Looks like an Indian or rustic red coloured brick very nice ! I was wondering about the rectangle brick slabs. Are they only going to be a budded vertically not horizontally against the windows? Because I see a white rectangle slab running in a horizontal manner below each window.
whatever
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Those slabs look like they may be part of a transfer slab? They're only present on the one floor below where the brick panels start
cd concept
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Yes ! I can see what you talking about. I noticed the notch on the lower part of the vertical brick slab the horizontal bricks slab will connect to in the pictures seen above.
stjames2queenwest
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skycandy
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Must have just missed you @stjames2queenwest !
Decided to have another look, after getting my camera fixed. They've also started installing on the sunny side on the SW corner. Photographing in bright sunshine with dark contrasting shadows is always a challenge, as seen by the first pic. The shadowed portion is not nearly as dark as depicted, although the sunny portion is pretty accurate. Love the varied and warmish brick tones.
Facing SE...
A reasonably accurate depiction in the shadows. Rich. Gorgeous.
123 feet taller than 561 Sherbourne...the Selby should stand out nicely in this cluster as seen from Riverdale Park (including that rich vertical slash of auburn red. It should glow in the morning sun). Pretty sure that's the crane peeking up just left of the Four Seasons.
Decided to have another look, after getting my camera fixed. They've also started installing on the sunny side on the SW corner. Photographing in bright sunshine with dark contrasting shadows is always a challenge, as seen by the first pic. The shadowed portion is not nearly as dark as depicted, although the sunny portion is pretty accurate. Love the varied and warmish brick tones.
Facing SE...
A reasonably accurate depiction in the shadows. Rich. Gorgeous.
123 feet taller than 561 Sherbourne...the Selby should stand out nicely in this cluster as seen from Riverdale Park (including that rich vertical slash of auburn red. It should glow in the morning sun). Pretty sure that's the crane peeking up just left of the Four Seasons.
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ADRM
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Maybe splitting hairs (and acknowledging I haven't yet seen it in-person), I was hoping for a brighter red tone, closer to what is depicted in the renderings. What I've seen in the pics from the last couple days looks much deeper/more purple, not entirely dissimilar from the precast going up on City of the Arts.
Still, definitely a positive contribution to the skyline.
Still, definitely a positive contribution to the skyline.
AlvinofDiaspar
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It will definitely stand out - maybe even in the Scotia Bank kind of way in the neighbourhood.
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stjames2queenwest
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Ya same here, happy with this by all means, but I was kind of hoping that blank walled corner area would be a bit more like that cladding on that recently completed tower along the south side of the gardiner down by fort york its name is escaping me. I know some people were not fans of the red cladding on it, but I love how bold the colour is, and was hoping for something a bit more in your face here.
But this looks like it will be bold and classy, so I certainly wouldnt say I feel let down. Its definitely not a boring colour, or cheap like 365.
Lenser
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Agreed - that bright red cladding is gorgeous as you approach on the Gardiner from the West. A welcome slash of colour.
Still, it's a nice enough red the Selby's got going on. Should look distinctive and, as has been noted, when the morning sun illuminates it the effect could be glorious.
Still, it's a nice enough red the Selby's got going on. Should look distinctive and, as has been noted, when the morning sun illuminates it the effect could be glorious.