Lansdude
Active Member
I gotta hate Fly-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y until I die-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie
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AlbertC
Superstar
What a dreary view. Maybe we should just call this stretch, Spandrel West...
Creighton
New Member
Today:
So much wonderful architecture in one photo! Kinda Pyongyangish without all the annoying red banners. Not to mention the top-notch street level. Real neighbourhood-y.
That reminds me, I should drop off some dry cleaning and maybe get my nails done..
Logan
Active Member
Wow. Is that ever ugly! I really don't understand the placement of this building. For example, instead of boxing in all the units in the neighbouring building (and the East facing units of Fly) which will never see the light of day, why not just move that wing of building to the west side of the site or to the middle? That would have opened things up a bit more.
It's like architects just look at the plot they're developing and nothing else.
It's like architects just look at the plot they're developing and nothing else.
AHK
Senior Member
There is a park - Clarence Square - to the north and west of Fly. The profile of the building was designed to minimize shadowing on the park, as required by the city - not due to the presumed whim of the architects......
DtTO
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AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
That's the massing aspect of the building, don't blame the city on actual "ugliness" - a design aspect.
AoD
AoD
urbandreamer
recession proof
27 April 2013: As a 50% American I kinda wish the Yanks had stayed at Fort York another 200 years. Why? Because I have a hunch Front Street might be lined with attractive 200 year old colonial architecture.
Recall the original Fly proposal with the cheesy angled facade? It might have looked slightly better, but if you look carefully at the lower balconies here, they've done a great job ensuring they're bent already.
Isn't the balcony damaged on the right?
Recall the original Fly proposal with the cheesy angled facade? It might have looked slightly better, but if you look carefully at the lower balconies here, they've done a great job ensuring they're bent already.
Isn't the balcony damaged on the right?
Ramako
Moderator
AHK
Senior Member
Lighting (a 'Light Feature'?) of Fly's mechanical penthouse is just awful - the entire mechanical penthouse is a bright glow of naked white florescent light tubes. What on earth were they thinking.....
T.0.isthebest
Active Member
Silence&Motion
Senior Member
Based on the interlocking balconies in Ramako's photo, I'm beginning to think that "fly" is referring to the zipper on a pair of pants.
someMidTowner
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Today:
urbandreamer
recession proof
Black flies bite but grey fly simply sucks.
lightarchitect
Active Member
OMG! Why does that grey thing look like a huge mistake?