Lenser
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I don't find it exactly offensive. It's more like it's drably anonymous-looking - even for its height. It checks off a lot of contemporary design boxes but doesn't have a whole lot of character either.
Toronto YC Condos -- Yonge at College | 198.42m | 62s | Canderel | Graziani + Corazza
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cogito ergo
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Noticed the same thing, quite often same individuals also do 180 or even 360 over some designs.
My guess is these people concentrate on their myopic views, noticing half finished details and with buzzwords like "grey spandrell!!" everything is clear to them.
I might be wrong, but it seems that there are also opposing loyalties towards certain architectural powerhouses, fighting some kind of hybrid turf wars on this forum.
)Amare
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I really dont have much hope for this thing when the podium of this tower is looking absolutely horrific. Although, yes it is not complete, there is nothing that makes it standout from the rest of the tower and the whole thing just looks like an afterthought.
I will give them credit for the balconies since one can actually see the clear sharp differences in colour between the white and black (unlike a project with similarly designed balconies- Jade), but asides from that this tower just looks like the same of what we see from Aura's lower levels.
I will give them credit for the balconies since one can actually see the clear sharp differences in colour between the white and black (unlike a project with similarly designed balconies- Jade), but asides from that this tower just looks like the same of what we see from Aura's lower levels.
stjames2queenwest
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ADRM
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God, Karma is beautiful.
TheKingEast
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It's very well done and funny how it sits right next to this "thing". What a contrast. Is it too early to call this a massive fail?
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Haha, whats a day without trashing YC, i remember not long ago the same was said about Karma
, whats a day without trashing YC, i remember not long ago the same was said about KarmaTheKingEast
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Haha
I think the negativity about Karma was few and far between and it was moreso with how plain the design was rather than it being an outright mess.
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Karma was all about the long game--and unsurprisingly so: it's so architecturally coherent you can't really form a judgement until it's complete. It's so tasteful.
stjames2queenwest
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I’m not implying very much by this statement. But I do think YC is looking a bit less of a mess with more balconies completed.
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I've been saying for weeks that we should reserve judgement until the balconies are done.
ADRM
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TheKingEast
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Balconies? Balconies will only cover part of the mess.
maestro
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The massing is the most simplistic way to look at architecture. It doesn't take into account just one decorative detail. I'm not going to waste much of my time explaining. I'm just going to say the details and finer details are horribly executed with this very tall tower in the heart of downtown. Spandrel, mullions, odd sized unitized panels which aren't by design. IMO, the concept design is also garbage. It would still end up a tall, mediocre tower in the heart of downtown even with the best execution of higher quality materials. (ex. full height glazing in the window wall and of a consistent size )
maestro
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Same with you. Always there to defend garbage for the sake of property owners' rights to cash out.