.dwg
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The crappy part is Concord Adex. The well-done part of it is a different developer.
Toronto West Block Est. 1928, The LakeShore, and The LakeFront | 130.75m | 41s | Choice Properties | a—A
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The crappy part is Concord Adex. The well-done part of it is a different developer.
jje1000
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I'm going to say heresy, but I think the proportion of the windows (not floor-to-ceiling) + the consistency of the facade (no stray floors of spandrel like on 1 Yorkville and some Tridel projects) + the greater contrast between the darker glass and white spandrel makes it work slightly better than other white spandrel towers (i.e. 300 Front) as here, the white spandrel no longer reads as space that's supposed to be glass, but instead as a separate design element.
Obviously they could have done much better, of course. Definitely agreed that a fritted balcony glass would have helped, and let's see how the crown turns out.
Obviously they could have done much better, of course. Definitely agreed that a fritted balcony glass would have helped, and let's see how the crown turns out.
Jago88
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I was walking down Niagara St. yesterday evening and glanced up and saw these towers, wasn't expecting to see them from there, monstrous.
condovo
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Toronto's signature, sidewalk treestumps are pretty monstrous too. Another A+ for our public realm.
thaivic
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They are going to use them for coin parking meters....LOLToronto's signature, sidewalk treestumps are pretty monstrous too. Another A+ for our public realm.
Lachlan Holmes
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Unpopular opinion but I still don't mind these towers. I think the white is nice enough for a tower like this and provides a good contrast to the majority dark or blue that surrounds it. The spandrel is placed well, too. At least to my eye.
I much prefer these to the Daniels Waterfront towers or Minto's Yorkville light grey million-mullion special.
I much prefer these to the Daniels Waterfront towers or Minto's Yorkville light grey million-mullion special.
jje1000
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Pretty much- that light grey spandrel+mullion dinner special is especially awful as some sort of lukewarm attempt at blending in with the glass. It's neither-nor, and also fails at reflecting its context (too light). As a result, it usually feels very cheap and plasticky.
Worse is when the spandrel and window spacing is inconsistent, meaning that there's no rhythm across the facade.
Looking at this project again- the architects of record are IBI Group right? Some of their recent window wall projects (i.e. the Livmore) have turned out decently well IMO, as they seem to use window wall as window wall, and not a substitute for an all-glass curtain wall.
Some wonderful recent instances of the architectural deceit of pretending a spandrel wall = a full glass wall. Wasn't the whole point of the modern movement to accurately make the facade reflect both the program and the materiality? Here, there's a fundamental disconnect between the design intent, and the interiors.
Furthermore, the insistence of having a design that reads as a glass wall, and a refusal to pay for even something that can attempt to replicate said design (i.e. shadow boxes, reflective spandrels) produces a square-cube-in-round-hole situation that's deeply unsatisfying from a design point of view.
Daniel's """City of the Arts""
Daniels Waterfront - City of the Arts | 156.05m | 45s | Daniels | RAW Design
This is just about the worst advertisement for Daniels. Even Wallman was smart enough to put their offices in one of their best buildings (Tableau). Daniels on the other hand, preferring to save their best projects for places like Erin Mills, decides to include their head office in a project...urbantoronto.ca
Canderel's YC Condos
YC Condos -- Yonge at College | 198.42m | 62s | Canderel | Graziani + Corazza
Today:
Bazis's One Yorkville
Tridel's Form Condos
Form Condos | 50.59m | 14s | Tridel | a—A
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Torontovibe
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I'm not a fan of spandrel but I'll take the white over the grey ANY DAY!
G.L.17
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Red Mars
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July 19, 2019
Do we assume that this area of the Gardiner will be given a little bit more than a fresh luck of paint as soon as Concord is done with the building structure here, and the City can move in the equipment? I would do that before finishing off the cladding of the new buildings.
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G.L.17
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ushahid
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from far that white spandrel looks like marble.