[interchange42]

Could they maybe drop curtains around this thing during the day, better to hide its excessively dull appearance? Open up the curtains at night though, it actually looks mildly interesting then:

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[LUVIT!]

I do not find the architecture of this building very exciting.

 

[ushahid]

That latticed structure is VEd. it willl look dull at night as well.

 

[Contra]

The blank box on the spire has @kotsy written all over it (or I guess will have Kotsy written all over it)

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Making the thing entirely cylindrical would of gone a long way here. Sure, it would make look like a Costco sized Coke bottle...it's certainly be much more interesting than what they keep pushing here, IMO.

 

[Koops65]

Remember people, this thing needs to be above the Harbour Commission Building. That's why it was designed as it is...

 

[LUVIT!]

I thought it was to the east Side of the Harbour Commission building in its entirety?

 

[kris]

Wouldn't the spire push the height up?

 

[Koops65]

I thought it was to the east Side of the Harbour Commission building in its entirety?

It cantilevers over top.

Wouldn't the spire push the height up?

It should... I don't know why the spire isn't part of the height in the thread title.

 

[innsertnamehere]

Wouldn't the spire push the height up?

yes, by CTBUH definitions this is a supertall as the spire is integral to the building design and brings it to 304m. An egregious form of "height cheating" of course, but technically a supertall.

 

[DarwinP]

If The One and the Bay Adelaide centre had a baby it would be this. Boring and mundane like the Bay Adelaide centre with a touch of architectural ambition from The One, but it’s so subdued it goes unnoticed. Overall, another missed opportunity. In an era of JP Morgan towers pushing for show stopping architecture, Toronto is still proposing mediocre offices towers like we are Milwaukee. I thought the recent CIBC and TD terrace projects were paving a new era for commercial/office tower architecture in Toronto, but this is a disappointment. Another centre piece in our main skyline without character or design statement .

 

[Strange Advance]

yes, by CTBUH definitions this is a supertall as the spire is integral to the building design and brings it to 304m. An egregious form of "height cheating" of course, but technically a supertall.

I don't know how this "spire" is regarded as integral to the building's design. At best, it's a glorified antenna on a tripod, impaling a box of some sort. A real spire is what's on the Chrysler Building.

 

[innsertnamehere]

I don't know how this "spire" is regarded as integral to the building's design. At best, it's a glorified antenna on a tripod, impaling a box of some sort. A real spire is what's on the Chrysler Building.

It's not really any different than One World Trade Centre which is included according to the CBTUH.

 

[nightstreak]

Could they maybe drop curtains around this thing during the day, better to hide its excessively dull appearance? Open up the curtains at night though, it actually looks mildly interesting then:

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Go for iron (in red!) structure instead of concrete with an interesting lattice pattern and hangers and this tower instantly changes. Add a yellow elevator bank and visible emergency stairs enclosed in glass to the outside and you’re winning awards.

 

[Amare]

Based from everything we've seen come out from Oxford lately, this is going to look like unambitious crap by the time shovels are ready.