MafaldaBoy
Senior Member
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achender
Active Member
Some pictures of the bridge glass.
Red October
Senior Member
Seafoam green spandrel? really?
DtTO
Active Member
The colour wasn't a great choice, but the glass itself looks great.
sub-URBAN
New Member
I sure hope that spandrel doesn't take away from the overall final look. There are so many other colors they could have used.
Not sure about that decision.
Ryan_T
Senior Member
It'll blend well with the blinds.
One Nut Kruk
Banned
They must have taken the leftover glass from MARS Centre Phase 2.
wmedia
Senior Member
Green! Why did it have to be green? From certain angles this will now just disappear into the Pinnacle/18 Yonge cluster. Very disappointing.
TrickyRicky
Senior Member
"Seafoam green spandrel? really?"
Hey, it's our era's orange shag carpet. On the bright side future generations can take delight in tearing it all out.
Hey, it's our era's orange shag carpet. On the bright side future generations can take delight in tearing it all out.
sub-URBAN
New Member
Yes but the difference is that shag carpet was actually considered stylish back then. Green spandrel went out of style a decade ago, but yet we still use it.
metroTO
Active Member
The pale seafoam green is not my choice, but it's not that bad. At least it's not teal like at Trump.
Looks like aA is using the same curtain wall clips for some kind of exterior architectural wall treatment as at Theatre Park.
Looks like aA is using the same curtain wall clips for some kind of exterior architectural wall treatment as at Theatre Park.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
Even creepier: we agree (woah!).
guitarchitect
Active Member
Most likely: The spandrel is white, and the green color is coming from the glass.
It's a huge premium to get crystal-clear, low-iron glass. Typical glass has a green hue to it. aA (and any decent architect) typically specifies low-iron glass but a lot of clients (especially those moving towards the end of a long and complicated project) will swap it out for the cheaper stuff, or sometimes if the contract is stipulated-sum (meaning the contractor bids on the job at a fixed price) the contractor will swap out the premium materials for cheaper ones.
I pulled these from a fish tank forum - the same color issue is why a lot of aquarium enthusiasts will spend the money to upgrade to low iron glass (it's called Starphire)
It's a huge premium to get crystal-clear, low-iron glass. Typical glass has a green hue to it. aA (and any decent architect) typically specifies low-iron glass but a lot of clients (especially those moving towards the end of a long and complicated project) will swap it out for the cheaper stuff, or sometimes if the contract is stipulated-sum (meaning the contractor bids on the job at a fixed price) the contractor will swap out the premium materials for cheaper ones.
I pulled these from a fish tank forum - the same color issue is why a lot of aquarium enthusiasts will spend the money to upgrade to low iron glass (it's called Starphire)
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canarob
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The Aqua Zone is spreading!