[ADob]

Better for the waistline too?

 

[northlands]

For alot of younger DT residences your dwelling is a place to sleep. I guess I'm getting older (29), but I'm not seeing the appeal of a larger living space anymore.

Biggest issue with them isn’t even really necessarily the living space or lack thereof, but the lack of storage

Even as a uni kid you basically either have to keep half your crap at your parents, or live like a borderline nomad to occupy units like these without clutter EVERYWHERE

 

[David A]

When I was a student and for some years after, I didn't actually have a lot of stuff accumulated so I didn't really need a lot of space or storage.

Maybe it is different for young people now, but somehow I doubt it, in fact they may even have less. They don't have as many physical books or other things which take up space like records/CD's that I had.

 

[ChazYEG]

Biggest issue with them isn’t even really necessarily the living space or lack thereof, but the lack of storage

Even as a uni kid you basically either have to keep half your crap at your parents, or live like a borderline nomad to occupy units like these without clutter EVERYWHERE

I mean, depends a lot. I live in a 300sqft studio, but it's really well done and the storage it has proved to be more than enough, to the point that I do not have any clutter laying around, even though I have more accumulated stuff than what I suspect most uni students would have at this point in their lives.

 

[air_ic]

I was on 104 ave and noticed that some of the fins are removed on the building? or is it the glass? Am I seeing it right? or is it just bad reflection?

 

[IanO]

I REALLY worry about the architectural integrity of this gem and hope it the reno has a light tough on the overall look/feel.

 

[archited]

It is a reflection.

 

[Gronk!]

I was on 104 ave and noticed that some of the fins are removed on the building? or is it the glass? Am I seeing it right? or is it just bad reflection?

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Looks fine to me

 

[ADob]

That is a handsome building.

 

[AntonK]

It’s a cool retro building, I hope they don’t ruin it.

 

[archited]

Abugov and Sunderland back in the day,

 

[ADob]

I think that's what's missing these days - simple, classic, elegant buildings. Like I mentioned in another thread, so many of the high rises from that era are unobtrusive, clean-lined, timeless. Why is it so hard to stick with that?

 

[NicolBolas]

I think that's what's missing these days - simple, classic, elegant buildings. Like I mentioned in another thread, so many of the high rises from that era are unobtrusive, clean-lined, timeless. Why is it so hard to stick with that?

Because most of them look like they belong in Minsk.

I'm in favour of picking a general design language and sticking to it, eg: Vancouver.

 

[archited]

e.g. Not Vancouver.

 

[zikin]

just received an email today; looks like downtown is going to have another high-rise apartment.