ADRM
Senior Member
This building is literally surrounded by contemporary builds that disprove that defeatist assertion.
This building is literally surrounded by contemporary builds that disprove that defeatist assertion.
Benito
Senior Member
AlbertC
Superstar
This building is the structural epitome of a grey cloudy day.
TheKingEast
Senior Member
it looks like a brown puddle. Just bad all around. I feel like it looks even worse now than a couple months ago. There really isn't much saving this either.
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AlbertC
Superstar
It also resembles the curbside slush during the dead of winter.
jje1000
Senior Member
I feel like it comes down to the quality of the glass.
It just feels flat and plasticky, unfortunately. If they had gone with something more reflective, perhaps the building might have popped a bit more.
It just feels flat and plasticky, unfortunately. If they had gone with something more reflective, perhaps the building might have popped a bit more.
AlbertC
Superstar
Apart from glass quality, my other major nuance is the execution of the north facing blank grey wall sections of the tower. The texturing inconsistencies are evident, and it ends up having this tiled blotch-iness effect. If that was for whatever reason intended, then I just don't get it.
Benito
Senior Member
innsertnamehere
Superstar
While this is improving as the final touches get applied, the blank north wall still leaves me completely befuddled.
ADRM
Senior Member
That copper soffit (et al) is the most interesting part of this building.
Bogtrotter
Senior Member
The stone on the base looks good to me as well as the copper. Its failing is the squat blocky form of the tower and the windows which, like many of the city's condos, are a muddle of mullions.
stjames2queenwest
Senior Member
I like the materials, even the colour palette, hell I don’t even mind the mullions, but the tower is pretty boring. Especially that one side. I wouldn’t call this a fail though, just not as good as HPA could do.
TheKingEast
Senior Member
Yes, the tower is atrocious. Shame
ADRM
Senior Member
Just about done here.
Nicest aspect of this building is the gas meter covering:
Nicest aspect of this building is the gas meter covering:
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Student99
Active Member
HA. The sides that they've managed to cover, at least. Please tell me they'll cover the street-facing side too.
Also, the bench in your final photo... I'm not sure what they're going for , but I think they missed the mark. That bench don't look right.