I just realized that one of the 3D modelers at BIG must play Grand Theft Auto V: https://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Ponsonbys

I'm going to guess the holy grail of disengaged street level: blocked out windows of a Shoppers, blocked out windows of a dispensary, blocked out windows of an LCBO....

In due time that'll be a lovely, landscaped terrace where young 20-somethings plot new ways to harvest our data...

How odd might it be to be time-travelled to Toronto from that period and hear someone give directions to a restaurant "South of Front St."

While that's a fair point, I don't think it's beneficial to the future streetscape of the city (especially a neighbourhood like Southcore that needs public realm activation moreso than others) to dismiss it for not being Yonge and Bloor. Why can't we have more Yonge and Bloor in Toronto?

What gets me is the bare wall - there are knock-down areas of that wall that will permit access between the different phases, yes?

If there's anything the uber-wealthy will appreciate about this address, it will be a discreet (and discrete) entrance to the lobby. Richard Fuld of Lehman Brothers had the elevator to his office ready and waiting for him when he arrived, and it went straight up without stopping. The rich don't...

This tower standing in the midst of the rest of Toronto's condos is what happens when you have that one friend who is really good at wrapping Christmas presents.

I'm not an expert, but I'd assume there are building code implications on housing underground fuel storage tanks directly underneath a high rise building. A solution totally exists, but land is just not in demand that much in Toronto yet.

Shall we call this Canada's own Mighty Black Stump?

It actually inverts for the crown - check out the reflections on the crown triangle versus the adjacent ones, they reflect light at the same angle. The uppermost level of the building's floorplate will actually resemble a 4-pointed star rather than a rectangle. I agree with you, I think keeping...

Would be interesting to see some creeping vines (Well-maintained of course, as to not engulf the resident's windows) planted at the base of each of the crimping fins. I'm terrible at landscape design though.

On a tower like this with an efficient central core design, that is highly unlikely. Hines/IC will build to base building condition, and the workplace designers will feel the crunch in figuring out specific office layouts.

Anyone wanna bet on it? ?

These ones aren't the worst I've seen. If you want to see straight-up criminally misleading furniture shrinkage, check out the marketing docs for the King Highline. When the sales rep showed them to me it took everything in me to not go full Zoolander on her and say "What is this, a bedroom for...

A potential gain we have here though, is that Shopify, Spaces, and other tech tenants that are occupying the Well tend to animate their window areas with bright design, interior offices, and innovative choices that should make this flat wall seem a bit more alive from the inside.

On topic, where is the line drawn on below-grade work? I'm assuming the rebar for the supercassions is exempt from it?

Agreed. This in particular: almost seems like someone misread the plans and built the archway one column over from where it should have been, and filled in the gaps that were left behind. It's very McMansion-ey in execution - seemingly important structural elements (columns) that have no actual...

Okay deep breath. Don't get me wrong, I really like this design and the city needs more original thought like this. BUT: This design seems unresolved and incomplete now that we're seeing it take shape. Podium: Amazing idea with the brick archways. Unfortunately, columns and pipes run straight...

Kudos to whoever realized they could hide a 280m condo tower with a tree ?