man, these buildings, their materials, and their at-grade experience is going to suck

it's odd, because the proposal for 4B+4C by GH3 looks A LOT like Cobe Architects' recent work, down to the filleted precast panels, broken down massing, and colour tones... and isnt Cobe signed on for the neighboring 4A site? or did GH3 take over the 4B+4C site from Cobe, in which case its...

is there access to any public drawings that will show what this Tiffany re-clad will actually look like?

not quite convinced on that. if this is truly a building of significant civic intent (which it should be, but city of toronto has not treated it that way given its track record) you allow the by-laws and temporary closures of right-of-ways to make the construction staging and sequencing...

i agree they could have worked on the hue of the metal panels a bit more. maybe something a bit more beigy, creamy grey

i can assure you, it does not look like this

its precast, not brick

cool, start the construction on the square in perfect timing with the opening of the market building. makes a ton of sense

Making a case for the very good formed metal panel system on this building, in good morning light.

does everyone see the amount of beam penetrations in each steel member to accommodate the existing floor plenums in the new addition? this amount of extraneous coordination cannot go unnoticed..

they should get Third Wave Coffee on Church to move into this high-traffic space. Would give them the sales they finally deserve

Developer: "yooo we just realized we have around $100k worth of unused credit that we need to spend, but the only wall we have left is the parking garage entrance" Indigenous Art Consultant: "hold my beer"

for sure, i understand. its just a factor of any metal clad building. for lack of a better example, here is the guggenheim in mid day sun and here it is at dusk just look at how many different colours and shades are in those two images, all from one single material

Its metal, it refracts light. Nothing more to it than that. Don't want that? Clad it in stone or concrete or brick or precast

where is the shoppers going? and i highly doubt marcheleo's will open in January given a. the current progress and b. their track record at canary district

That soldier coursing at the top feels like a very human-designed move on a building of this scale, so good

just a note that these kinds of conceptual renderings envision almost all of the buildings in red, terracotta, green, bronze, etc. I see literally two buildings rendered in the typical blue glass.. god i wish these kinds of concept renders would establish the significance of requiring buildings...

thats a fantastic photo that makes the building look a lot better than it is

such a lovely streetwall developing here, unlike any other area of toronto

these photos are truly making a case fir the metal panels. beautiful