Canadian City Proposals

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by gentlepuppies

If someone was posting about a gorgeous day in Vancouver while it happened to be snowing in Toronto and I posted a "meanwhile in Toronto" pic, are you gonna get offended and start posting weather stats to show how much hotter it is here in the summers? Lol

If the weather was somehow urban development related then I might but that has nothing to do with your original post.
Nice try. Better luck spinning things next time.

[Coldrsx]

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[Harrij]

West block is a really good proposal, especially for that area (hell its great for anywhere in Edmonton). But it does seem a bit cold to me.

[caltrane74]

Grid Condos breaks ground next month

[dleung]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

...as the tower rises, the punched windows gradually increase in size as the solid cladding's surface area shrinks, transforming into an almost fully-glazed exterior about two thirds of the way to the top. It will have the same fully automated parking system that Massey Tower is getting as well. The site is only 560 square metres and the towers floorplates will be just around 400 sq metres.

I don't like the top 5 floors but the rest is nice for its subtlety. Exeter Library by Louis Kahn has the same transition between its lower and upper floors, except that there was a structural reason for it - that the outside walls were load-bearing. Here it can be rationalized as a privacy reason - lower floors being more likely to be abutted by neighbours. Gonna be expensive, with all the unique-sized metal/pre-cast panels for every floor.

[dleung]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

I'm sure it has from your perspective. If there's one thing, Vancouverites are very boisterous about their weather; something no Canadian should be.

Wow lol, I'm just glad that the Toronto people I know in real life aren't as bitter as the ones here

[WhipperSnapper]

I'm too lazy and completely disinterested to find references although, I guess, it wouldn't be too hard. I'm not sure where bitter comes into play. It's pretty obvious the direction the forum takes when someone boasts.

[Coldrsx]

Approved last night at City Council, 160m @ 45 storeys.

Podium needs help!


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[caltrane74]

I like it, the podium would fit in well at Dundas Square.

We have a tower of pure — going up there now, wanna trade? Lol

[LeftCoaster]

Every inch of that is awful.

How did that get approved?

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Every inch of that is awful.

How did that get approved?

Agreed. Belongs in the ugly Canada thread.

[Mrs Sauga]

That thing is indeed nasty.

[Calgarian]

Great density for the area though...

[Coldrsx]

Tower is fine, similar to many basic towers across the country that have balconies, but the integration with the podium is poor and the 2/3 floors are poor. That said, they are commissioning an artist to treat 2 and 3.

[odogfo]

Ink in East Village Calgary

[WhipperSnapper]

Yeah, A "basic" neutral window wall would have been a better choice. Instead, every square inch is indeed awful

[HomeInMyShoes]

I kind of like the pink which makes it look straight out of the 50s, but I'm not a fan of the top.

[Martin Mtl]

Those two last proposals from Edmonton and Calgary are just garish to the point of being cartoonish.

[Beedok]

I think with high quality materials the Edmonton one could almost be okay. There's some interesting ideas that just need a bit of polish.

[Dwils01]

Did someone actually get paid to make that Edmonton render?
I looks horrible with how many buildings in it are so out of proportion.
Also those cars at the bottom right look so bad. It makes the main building look better.