[Marcanadian]

Toronto by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

 

[Kitsune]

We've got a front page story up on the recladding here.

Here's the receding-evening-light-but-not-quite-sunset view of these buildings from Queens Quay a few evenings ago:

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I dont know how I missed this .. but that contains more information then they provided to the residents. Especially the 5 year plan to renovate all units. We were told the units only get reno'ed if we move out, and we would have to take a new renovated unit vs having the existing one renovated. Infact - we were told construction would be done by November.

 

[someMidTowner]

July 26:

Maple Leaf Quay by Jack Landau, on Flickr

 

[Kitsune]

.. they've also begun installing red rectangles on the west side of 390.

 

[Marcanadian]

Sunday:

Toronto by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

 

[Tuscani01]

They have painted some of the grey portions of brick red. Not a fan of it. The red accents were fine as is. Now it just looks messy.

 

[Marcanadian]

CN Tower by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Not going to be happen, but tearing down and rebuilding the low-rise between the two towers could potentially create a far better public realm. Ditto the above ground parking garage.

AoD

 

[interchange42]

From July 30th:

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[stjames2queenwest]

I like it. It's a bit crazy. But it's bold and a lot more futuristic. And the red is very fresh.

 

[modernizt]

Not a fan of those new red panels.

Heck, I'd rather they just replaced the windows, painted the brick in one colour instead of multiple colours, and then just added interest in the windows like they did with the original red panels. But this is just becoming a mess now.

 

[interchange42]

From a few minutes ago:

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[neuhaus]

Those red panels look haphazard and messy, they should keep them within the windows. It was fine they way they had them before, this looks a little too much.
I also noticed recently that they were replacing some of the windows with Juliette balconies on the lower levels.

 

[NBGtect]

Disagree. While a little red goes a long way in a new, well-designed project, a more liberal use of red to fix up a crappy, architecturally boring complex creates an eye-catching and bold statement. I'm all for this!

p.s. It's hilarious that people complain about so much grey, grey, grey...then we get some bold colour and people complain that it's now a mess. So should we be just happy with teeny, tiny bits of colour then?

 

[Ryan_T]

I agree. This is a big improvement.