innsertnamehere
Superstar
There was a Meridian here before construction began, I believe.
And good god the podium on this thing is truly the worst in the city.
And good god the podium on this thing is truly the worst in the city.
Toronto YC Condos -- Yonge at College | 198.42m | 62s | Canderel | Graziani + Corazza
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Benito
Senior Member
I believe it was a Royal Bank here originally at the corner, our business account was at that old location.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Thanks, I knew it was a bank of some sort.
condovo
Senior Member
Atrocious fit and finish.
jje1000
Senior Member
Wouldn't it be grand if all that awful window wall just peeled off the podium like caked-on makeup?
alklay
Senior Member
Oh, it will in about two years.
Miscreant
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Like cheap scotch tape.
AlbertC
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The inspiration:
Otis_YVR
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Good lord, look how janky these lines are...
marcus_a_j
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The inspiration:
I'll take Zehrs over YC.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
This actually looks significantly better than YC. Like, way better.The inspiration:
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Didn’t even take 2 years for the cladding on DNA3 to be replaced.
cityspace
New Member
Something fishy is going on here...the orange section just doesn't add up with the rest, not that the rest is high end cladding but it's very much acceptable. Hell, had they just continued the black vertical stripes all around, this would have been great. Had they incorporated the same cladding design visible on the higher protruding cube (with the white boxes) and added colored boxes instead, it would have looked more than great (by TO standards
I didn't check the chronology of the construction but perhaps they screwed up on the podium before changing the design on the higher cube that sticks out. Otherwise the difference is absurd, except for any serious financial/budget issues.
I didn't check the chronology of the construction but perhaps they screwed up on the podium before changing the design on the higher cube that sticks out. Otherwise the difference is absurd, except for any serious financial/budget issues.
jje1000
Senior Member
I feel like the construction drawings and material specs for the podium were made with someone who either has no particular skill with colour coordination, or someone who didn't really care (no role in the design of the building).
After costs were cut down, they probably re-spec-ed for a spandrel colour as close to the terra-cotta as possible- and I would be surprised if they tested the spandrel glass samples against daylight at all.
After costs were cut down, they probably re-spec-ed for a spandrel colour as close to the terra-cotta as possible- and I would be surprised if they tested the spandrel glass samples against daylight at all.
cityspace
New Member
I don't have a problem with the actual color. It could perhaps be better but it's of little importance as compared to the quality of the design and material. The bird cage gray mullions encasing the plastic look bad. Imagine if the the mullions were glossy black or say shiny silver, ran in actually straight lines and the glass was high quality semi transparent with a dark hue. God even a layperson could have designed the colored parts better...