[caltrane74]

So if the neighbourhood is an ugly jumble, it's best to encapsulate that in each building added to the fray?

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Yes, if you want to maintain the conformity or uniformity of the neighbourhood.
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Of course you could take the opposite point of view and try and raise the level of construction in a certain neigbhourhood, by building a masterpiece.
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The direction taken would likely be linked to the intent of the designer.

The designers and constructors of the Regency Yorkville, obviously voted A. While not a masterpiece like St. Thomas or Prince Arthur down the street, it fits in better with the niegbhourhood's above mentioned buildings than the crap that was torn down (pictured above) to make way for its presence.

 

[CDL.TO]

It looks similar to 1 St. Thomas only with excessive cornices.

*ducks to avoid tomatoes*

 

[ganjavih]

It's certainly no work of art but it's not horrible either. It'll be hard to judge until it's finished. Just like One St. Thomas, didn't look too hot as it was being built but turned out real purdy.

 

[interchange42]

It seems that they have scaled back on the number of exterior finishes compared with their early renderings, like this little one:

The lower, southern portion looks like it's covered in something reddy-brownish, while the north end is white in that pic. No more, now it's all beige, I mean ivory.

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[ProjectEnd]

shuddddddddderrrrr

 

[mysteryman]

Yorkville Puttanesca

 

[Urban Shocker]

Just another jumbled, vaguely historicist mess that future generations will judge us by when they take the wrecking ball to it.

 

[caltrane74]

Something like how we view the crap in this photo, with the Sunroof canopy, before it got demolished?

 

[Urban Shocker]

Indeed. It never worked, did it? History repeats itself, just bigger sometimes.

 

[Sir Novelty Fashion]

^ What was that building? When did it go? Obviously before my great personal sunroof-buildings awakening.

 

[caltrane74]

Regency in High Definition!!

picture courtesy of seekdes flickr.com

 

[Sir Novelty Fashion]

Regency in High Definition!!

High Definition did not help.

 

[interchange42]

Graceless.

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[nicetommy]

Once the street gets lined with trees, and planters are put up on each balcony... and the concrete ages a couple years... it will look fine.

 

[urbandreamer]

George Bush's retirement home?