TORONTO | Teahouse Condominiums | 170 metres + 86 metres | 52 + 25 floors - Page 2

DrNest · #21 Posted **Feb 17, 2012, 12:14 AM**

More good stuff for Yonge St.

Gresto · #22 Posted **Feb 17, 2012, 5:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

http://twitpic.com/8knmoj

Here is a prelim rendering on 501 Yonge Street!

From urbanation!

Nice. Doesn't look like there were any changes made.

caltrane74 · #23 Posted **Feb 17, 2012, 10:04 PM**

looks exactly like Murano!!

Dr Nevergold · #24 Posted **Feb 17, 2012, 11:22 PM**

If you love modernism, you love this building. I love it.

Gresto · #25 Posted **Feb 18, 2012, 4:54 AM**

I love Modernism. Many people don't because they regard it as too plain or sterile. I prefer Art Deco, but what can you do.

Andrewjm3D · #26 Posted **Feb 18, 2012, 8:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by Gresto

I love Modernism. Many people don't because they regard it as too plain or sterile. I prefer Art Deco, but what can you do.

You and I have the same taste. I'll take a city of these towers since we won't be seeing any deco towers anytime soon.

isaidso · #27 Posted **Feb 18, 2012, 9:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by Gresto

I love Modernism. Many people don't because they regard it as too plain or sterile. I prefer Art Deco, but what can you do.

I love modernism too, but if we end up with a sea of buildings like this we'll end with an excruciatingly boring looking city. Architecture should inspire, excite, and beautify besides fulfilling its basic functions. The criticism is that developers are simply fulfilling function with little regard for the rest. These will improve the block immensely, but do little to build Toronto into an architectural delight.

yaletown_fella · #28 Posted **Feb 18, 2012, 5:55 PM**

There's a difference between the Modernism of Mies and the superficial neo-modernism of aA.

caltrane74 · #29 Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 6:13 PM**

Apparently the massing model, is the rendering for this project. So don't expect big changes from the post made on design from this and the previous page.

Travis007 · #30 Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 9:00 PM**

Cal, What is your source? I hope you're not counting on the link that people on UT were freaking out over. It is dated May 4, 2011. About 6 months before the meeting so it shows how preliminary in the planning stage those drawings are: http://501yonge.ca/drupal/sites/default/files/501drawings.pdf

I was personally at the 501 Yonge Street community consultation meeting in November, and Peter Clewes said those images were massing studies to show a project of that size's visual impact on the area.

caltrane74 · #31 Posted **Mar 2, 2012, 10:38 PM**

Yes, I was referring to the information posted at UT.

You have to admit these do look like the prototypical aA, Peter Clews design mold.

Innsertnamehere · #32 Posted **Mar 3, 2012, 12:33 AM**

I don't agree. this is not typical of Aa at all actually... Aa usually produces solid designs, but never a breathtaking design. this isn't even solid.

caltrane74 · #33 Posted **Mar 17, 2012, 9:13 PM**

Looking down Yonge to the site of

By me

caltrane74 · #34 Posted **Jun 28, 2012, 5:42 PM**

Soil Testing on 501 Yonge Street from androiduk at UT

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthread....reet-(Lanterra-seeking-58s-x2-aA)/page74

501 Yonge Street - Twin 192 Meter Towers (retail at Base by Clews)

caltrane74 · #35 Posted **Mar 15, 2013, 8:59 PM**

Holy Downsize Batman!

501 Yonge gets a magic sprinkling of Shrinkola Dust!

Gresto · #36 Posted **Mar 15, 2013, 11:03 PM**

Shit!

vinchops · #37 Posted **Mar 16, 2013, 12:40 AM**

46 and 20 floors? it would be cool if on that large floor half way up the taler tower they put an indoor pool

koops65 · #38 Posted **Mar 16, 2013, 2:17 AM**

Where do you get 46 floors from? I count about 54 floors, plus the mech... my guess is 175 metres.

isaidso · #39 Posted **Mar 16, 2013, 8:39 AM**

This has gone from forgettable to utterly pointless. It was architecturally bland, but at least it had some scale to it. Now? Why bother at all.

caltrane74 · #40 Posted **Mar 20, 2013, 6:26 PM**

I think the NIMBY's really had a lot to do with the redesign. What I'm wondering is, if Lanterra makes any money at all with this scaled down verison of the project. They've basically taken it down by about 40 to 30%, somewhere in there must have been some really good profit margins, that will now be forsaken.