If anything, we're traditionally a red brick city - and the new Regent Park reflects that, too. I'm not averse to grey becoming the new red, since the judicious use of neutrals makes other colours pop all the more. We see smart slashes of small amounts of contrasting colour on Madame X, for instance. Her beau, Mr. Casa, is a strong, silent neutral - the owners will provide colour contrast depending on what they do with their balconies; in the lobby, mostly neutral wood tones will be accented by the vibrant blue room. Giraffe will have small amounts of exterior colour set into a neutral, sculptural form. The windowsills of the Sharp Centre are small, bright patches of colour. Lightbox, meanwhile, is a symphony of layered neutrals. And neutrals, being polite, can also bring sculptural elements to the fore - the balconies at 75 Portland, for instance, or the form of Pier27, or that Giraffe. With the exception of 60 Lofts, grey Freedville is defined by restraint and understatement and the repetition of neutral forms - rather pleasingly, many think. Visually, Telus, Corus and Murano are about grey glass and how it changes with ambient lighting throughout the day. None of this diminishes the successful use of bolder colour combinations, since it's all about how well colours are used - rather than putting one of them in particular off-limits.
