maestro
Senior Member
I don't see why the next two (and much larger) towers will be any better
Well ... The balconies are angular
I don't see why the next two (and much larger) towers will be any better
Heavens no, syn, the Distillery District condo towers are simply there. They're not competing with standout public buildings like the ROM or the AGO for attention by making a spectacle of themselves. They lack the pretentiousness of showy historicist pastiche like 1 St. Thomas. They're part of the understated and increasingly widespread context of minimalist Clewes ( and other similar firms ) buildings that are going up all over the place. Spectacle is the last thing they're about.
30-03 if you're out there, send me a message i'll gladly send you a copy
2202?
is that facing north or south (i might already have it)
Actually, it's on the second floor, 222. Kind of a crappy unit, I know...
Tomms... what are the chances you have any pictures of south-facing units on the fifth floor of the podium. I'm really curious if my view will clear the buildings directly south.
An LCBO in the podium would be awesome. I'd never have to leave the area unless I wanted to escape the tourists.
The Distillery District point towers are an integral part of the new context ( a new/old, tall/short, glass/brick design-opposite harmony ) that is being built from the blank slate presented by a collection of disused former industrial buildings.
If the development stands out, it is because it extends the character of what already exists at pedestrian level by means of the podium and ribbon buildings, signpost the neighbourhood on the skyline, and fits into the wider context established by other neo-Modernist residential buildings that aA and others are doing all across the downtown.