As per hoggy above, Main+Main is a minority stake holder, which could explain the drop in quality.
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I hope their next project in Kanata doesn't come out like this....
SweazyCavalry
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Without the sun, it makes it look as drab as the office towers next door. I guess it’s still density. Hopefully the blocks around it that will develop in the next decade can at least be higher quality and have more colour than this one. It’s not bad per se, but certainly not good nor great.
Frosted glass on the balconies would have made all the difference. That or nicer shades/colours other than beige and charcoal.
pgagnon
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Wondering if we'll see the second tower go up soon. I believe earlier reports said "Fall start".
SweazyCavalry
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From what I can see, the base seems to be good to go for a second tower start soon.
It would be crazy to pause and pack up all of the on-site resources and leave a hole in the ground. Claridge is too well funded to have any incentive to wait. I suspect we'll see action imminently.
There are a couple of CLC excavators sitting on the site of Phase 2, makes me wonder, because there doesn't seem like anything else is left to excavate for Phase 1.... 
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SweazyCavalry
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Looks much nicer with the morning sun or ... not wet or any non-sunny dayThere are a couple of CLC excavators sitting on the site of Phase 2, makes me wonder, because there doesn't seem like anything else is left to excavate for Phase 1....
Certainly some flattering pictures of this. A rare feat.
I think I'm most offended by the flat charcoal panels on the podium. They really should have stuck with the red brick from the original design.
I think I'm most offended by the flat charcoal panels on the podium. They really should have stuck with the red brick from the original design.
I think I will file this project under my 'inoffensively bland RLA' tab as opposed to my 'offensively ugly RLA' tab in my brain.
OTownAndDown
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Two quick and cost-neutral items would have made this much... less bland:
1. Order the frigging balcony glass with the frit pattern in your rendering for god's sakes. (Or just an ombre frit from the bottom (opaque) to the top (clear))
2. The blank spandrels on the end units should have been dark. Maybe not black, but darker. Beige on bluish-white on grey is something my mother taught me not to do when getting dressed when I was eight.
Even better: Face mounted balcony rails, again with the frit pattern. Did these people not get the same deal as Claridge on those balconies with the round pucks on the front?
I can get over the precast, it's supposed to be simple and smoothing. The balconies need to stand out. Right now your architectural details that were so 'carefully thought out' are just mushing together into a blob.
1. Order the frigging balcony glass with the frit pattern in your rendering for god's sakes. (Or just an ombre frit from the bottom (opaque) to the top (clear))
2. The blank spandrels on the end units should have been dark. Maybe not black, but darker. Beige on bluish-white on grey is something my mother taught me not to do when getting dressed when I was eight.
Even better: Face mounted balcony rails, again with the frit pattern. Did these people not get the same deal as Claridge on those balconies with the round pucks on the front?
I can get over the precast, it's supposed to be simple and smoothing. The balconies need to stand out. Right now your architectural details that were so 'carefully thought out' are just mushing together into a blob.
OTownAndDown
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Just thought of another pet peeve of mine. Coat the balcony slab edges!