salsa
Senior Member
That's what always happens, just like Milan condos by Conservatory Group.
Toronto Treviso Condos | 91.13m | 24s | Lanterra | P + S / IBI
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That's what always happens, just like Milan condos by Conservatory Group.
TheKingEast
Senior Member
Whether it's Italian or not, it looks like hot garbage.
sixrings
Senior Member
Much better than 100% glass. May not look Italian but I appreciate the brick.
maestro
Senior Member
I still can't believe people are obsessing about the marketing. The tower is average at best. The choices in the cladding are uninteresting and overused. The design is awkward and busy. I don't understand the wall of spandrel right on the corner of the intersection.
sixrings
Senior Member
I like the development better than The Station condos at Wilson or anything at allen and sheppard. People have to be realistic what they expect from suburban development and i agree that the development looks very close to themodel or renders so i dont know what the complaining is all about. This is way better than the McDonald's and shoppers drugmart and it is not all glass. The only condos i think look better are the renders for the Yorkdale condos. And who knows if it will be as good as therenders.
mrxbombastic
Active Member
Regardless of whether it looks or evokes Italian flavour lets consider how it meets the street. The varied material (brick, precast, glass, spandrel, metal) help to break up the base into smaller sections to help create some visual interest at grade level and helps to promote a walkable environment in an another wise hostile locale. The broken up face may also serve as a precursor to future smaller frontage retail adding different business dynamic to the area.
Is it a Pritzker prize winner? not even close. But does it do a decent job in its locale as suburban infill? absolutely.
Is it a Pritzker prize winner? not even close. But does it do a decent job in its locale as suburban infill? absolutely.
junctionist
Senior Member
Wow, it's actually Italian 
Towered
Superstar
People are forgetting that while the architecture is fairly typical suburban schlock, it's an important game changer in urbanizing a former wasteland, and I wouldn't mind seeing that repeated along most of the arterial roads outside downtown. It's a big improvement.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
finally some half decent residential intensification along the Spadina line too.
salsa
Senior Member
condovo
Senior Member
I think it looks good. It has a nice rhythm and I like the materials.
Uptowner
Active Member
Thanks very much for the pictures. Quite an improvement from the days of Consumers Distributing even though I do miss having an unlimited supply of free stubby pencils around.
The zipper effect on the balconies is eyecatching.
Amazing day's worth of photos, salsa. We'll have to look into creating a special order into which you can be inducted.
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Amazing day's worth of photos, salsa. We'll have to look into creating a special order into which you can be inducted.
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drum118
Superstar
Feb 28
There is at least 30 retail units around the base of tower 1 and most are small with high ceiling. What will fill these units and when is another question.
Lot more up on site
There is at least 30 retail units around the base of tower 1 and most are small with high ceiling. What will fill these units and when is another question.
Lot more up on site