am29
Active Member
Kinda sad its probably not going through, but also happy that hopefully whoever does build on this site gives us a better tower than the glass box that was proposed.
Toronto The United BLDG | 179.52m | 52s | Davpart | B+H
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Southcore
Active Member
To be marketed as The United BLDG.
westtoeast
Active Member
Interesting - I wonder how different it will be from the original zoning proposal.
PMT
Senior Member
westtoeast
Active Member
Looks like a Zara will anchor one of the expanded retail spots at the base. Really digging the colour too, the gold will stand out favourably relative to 488 across the street I think.
Seems like a big improvement over the zoning proposal imo!
Seems like a big improvement over the zoning proposal imo!
PMT
Senior Member
The United Bldg.: http://theunitedbldg.com/
ProjectEnd
Superstar
Wow. Surprisingly good. Endorsed!
Canadian Chocho
Active Member
Love the arcade.
condovo
Senior Member
Looks great. Nice massing and texture. I like the balcony railings. I love the arcade. This is way better than the first iteration.
JOAMA
New Member
I hope this gets built and looks as good irl.
smably
Senior Member
Here's another view from the HIA doc:
Love that HPA-esque curved glass on the Centre Ave side.
Love that HPA-esque curved glass on the Centre Ave side.
cd concept
Senior Member
Wow ! this is much different from the other rendering. I really like the way it Blends in with the old building with its gold and tan tone of colours.
TheKingEast
Senior Member
Very nice!
concrete_and_light
Active Member
A gold star example of Toronto's hilarious signature style: building buildings on top of buildings.
The tower portion is, well, pretty good and could turn out quite nice if done well. And even if everything else was bad, that the tower features a warm colour for once puts it head and shoulders above most similar buildings in the city.
The hovering podium levels though are stunning. The angular level with the gold balcony railings is impressively graceful and striking modernism and it sits in such a comfortable juxtaposition with the curved glass section which feels very Best of Toronto 2018 and then comfortably also with the heritage buildings below, bringing them all together in a way where the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts. And then, wow, on top of it all the arcades that turn this desolate block into a place for people. Really really impressive!
The tower portion is, well, pretty good and could turn out quite nice if done well. And even if everything else was bad, that the tower features a warm colour for once puts it head and shoulders above most similar buildings in the city.
The hovering podium levels though are stunning. The angular level with the gold balcony railings is impressively graceful and striking modernism and it sits in such a comfortable juxtaposition with the curved glass section which feels very Best of Toronto 2018 and then comfortably also with the heritage buildings below, bringing them all together in a way where the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts. And then, wow, on top of it all the arcades that turn this desolate block into a place for people. Really really impressive!
