innsertnamehere
Superstar
I never liked the previous rendition of Finch West, but that looks even worse.
- Thread starter W. K. Lis
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AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Yuck. Got to wonder what happened there - first the ecstasy of Pioneer Village and now this.
AoD
AoD
Adjei
Senior Member
They ruined it. Why does everything in this city have to turn out gray for fucks sake.
ehlow
Senior Member
Whyyy?!? Whyy?
It's as if someone said "that's too colourful and loud", so instead they went with the most colourless and depressing thing possible, lol.
There are even less trees in the new rendering.
scamander24
Active Member
On the bright side it won't look out of place in the area. The original plan would have put a giant purple OCAD in the middle of bland suburban Toronto, next to an industrial airport, and warehouses. Now it can blend into its surroundings. I think if the sculpted columns are executed properly, this can be a pretty decent complex.
I hope they saved money with this design, though, so it wasn't all for nothing. It definitely doesn't scream "memorable architecture" anymore.
I hope they saved money with this design, though, so it wasn't all for nothing. It definitely doesn't scream "memorable architecture" anymore.
Torbram
New Member
Why every projects in Toronto had to be cheaped out for f*** sake!
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
It looks utterly depressing. This prpopsal needs to be burned.
dowlingm
Senior Member
may speak to the worry about overruns in the rest of the project.
Johnny Au
Senior Member
Robarts Library now has a new rival in ugliness.
salsa
Senior Member
At least Robarts is interesting. This one is a freaking concrete box.
Gotzvon
Active Member
seriously, how can one even call this a design? Robarts is a pretty out-there example of brutalism, but it is certainly unique. This revised design reminds me of a gun emplacement on the beaches of Normandy, not a 21st-century transit station.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Is this thing supposed to be a fist wielding a spear, or am I looking at it wrong?
smably
Senior Member
Hmm, I actually kind of like it. When's the last time you saw a new building clad in raw concrete? It's big and monumental and muscular, a hulking chunk of concrete held up by rakish columns. Very much mid-century modern, even down to the amber floors. Just wait... I bet the result will be impressive.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
I expect it to look like a giant slab on concrete. I wish I could be as optimistic as you, smably.
Markster
Senior Member
I was getting a very Soviet monument vibe off of that. Kinda like a fist holding the hammer.
Honestly, I also like it. Now it stands out from the other stations through its minimalism. Before, all of the stations were very noisy, almost competing with each other for attention.
I don't think I'd want all the stations to be brutalist slabs, but just the one stands as a nice contrast.
Also, it insulates the Spadina Extension from falling out of architectural favour. It's likely that Millennial Gauche will be considered, well, gauche in 20-30 years (sorry OCAD), but by having a large variety of architecture, it keeps at least some of the stations in favour at any given time.