AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
This gives a better read of the Block:
(Dream/Kilmer/Tricon/aA/COBE)
AoD
(Dream/Kilmer/Tricon/aA/COBE)
AoD
Toronto Cherry House at Canary Landing | 50.32m | 13s | Dream | COBE Architects
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innsertnamehere
Superstar
Those elevations really highlight the problem.
Lachlan Holmes
Active Member
Massing and facades look good, just needs some variation in colour from my point of view.
A quick run through trusty Photoshop to give it some variation:
A quick run through trusty Photoshop to give it some variation:
cd concept
Senior Member
Needs some kind of a roof on top. Looks too much of a box like structure. It would be nice if they recess back the last few floors then maybe add some kind of modern type of rooftop to it.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
If only G+C projects looked so good.
Who else is a huge fan of the interior courtyard of this project? It is positively European!
marcus_a_j
Senior Member
Looks rather inaccessible and walled off. These are two rather large U-shaped buildings. I would prefer to see more breaks in the buildings on and above the ground.
smably
Senior Member
I actually love that they haven't tried to pretend that this is anything but one enormous block-filling building. It feels monumental in a good way: an unapologetic, and very nicely designed, megastructure.
3Dementia
Senior Member
What happens in courtyards... sweet new connections between residents, non-stop "block parties"? Trampled grass and scary walks and calls for more lighting...
Paul Aitken
New Member
At least they're not building townhouses.
greenleaf
Senior Member
This is bad and a redesign should be considered. I know there are other parks down here but this is an opportunity to add something extraordinary. A site this large needs more.
This site appears to be very similar to the scale of Teardrop Park in TriBeCa in Manhattan. With four tall towers, one on each corner, a gorgeous public space is created in the centre.
We could do this here too.
This site appears to be very similar to the scale of Teardrop Park in TriBeCa in Manhattan. With four tall towers, one on each corner, a gorgeous public space is created in the centre.
We could do this here too.
Teardrop park by Michael Van Valkenburg Associates « Landscape Architecture Platform | Landezine
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jje1000
Senior Member
The facade is nice, but it falls into the too-much-of-a-good-thing trap, and ends up looking monotonous.
They should switch it up between brick and metal facades, IMO.
They should switch it up between brick and metal facades, IMO.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Even just articulating the two different blocks would help a lot.
GabrielHurl
Active Member
Application is in - http://app.toronto.ca/AIC/index.do?folderRsn=TfV9D4AH7RNaM5oKhHzKzA==
GabrielHurl
Active Member
They are in the courtyard and along the new East-West street at the bottom of the block. The docs are up.
