Canada's 50 Tallest Proposals

[koops65]

I need to see more than 1 side of a line drawing to make up my mind, but so far, I'm not a fan... maybe once proper renders come out I'll like it.

[canarob]

This is certainly...something. A reclad of the original building is needed here.

[WhipperSnapper]

My first belly laugh of 2018. Thank you Kirkor!

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by canarob

This is certainly...something. A reclad of the original building is needed here.

No way. The tower would be just a cheap, inspired, forgettable design without the ridiculous incorporation of an equally unimpressive, modern era office block.

[travis3000]

^ Not surprised hearing your opinion on this. The entire thing could be made of gold and you'd hate it. I'm going to hold out until I see more renderings, it certainly has potential to go in either direction.

[ericmacm]

Originally Posted by canarob

This is certainly...something. A reclad of the original building is needed here.

Wow. That looks pretty with all the different angled facets of the building. But if they're going to go that nuts with the design, why even keep the office tower below? It just looks like a turd in comparison, it's definitely going to need a serious reclad if it is going to stay.

But, if there's a building design that will reduce the influence of Aura, that one will do a great job at it.

[koops65]

The bottom 80 metres is gross, but above that I like it...

[GeneralLea]

Personally, I don't mind the office tower currently there...it's a very passive design, but to me looks admirable in a few respects. This proposal just seems somewhat arbitrary....it doesn't make a whole lot of sense realistically....especially compared to a project like 488 University where the existing building is able to support it because it's floor plate is larger and it has external supports added. (I understand its a very preliminary version of the proposal.....but this is a tad ridiculous)

[suburbanite]

Originally Posted by ericmacm

Wow. That looks pretty with all the different angled facets of the building. But if they're going to go that nuts with the design, why even keep the office tower below? It just looks like a turd in comparison, it's definitely going to need a serious reclad if it is going to stay.

But, if there's a building design that will reduce the influence of Aura, that one will do a great job at it.

Bylaws dictate you have to replace any office space during redevelopment, or in other words you have to end up with at least the same amount of office space as you started with. It's probably cheaper to keep the existing building and you might even be able to maintain some tenancies throughout the construction.

[WhipperSnapper]

There's incentives and bonusing to include office space. It has been studied but, I don't ever recall a bylaw passed that forces developers to replace office space.

The office building is occupied. As I have been speculating, the sounds like a probably flip based on the information from the REIT or now I'm thinking just to get the rezoning application in before changes are passed which will limit what they can build here.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by travis3000

^ Not surprised hearing your opinion on this. The entire thing could be made of gold and you'd hate it. I'm going to hold out until I see more renderings, it certainly has potential to go in either direction.

I'm not going to like garbage just because the popular vote does. You find it stylish. I find it a cheap knockoff. 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 deal with that. It take more than some disjointed shifting planes and a drunken Mondrian pattern to impress me. You are much more easily impressed and I'm not being some whiny, pathetic fanboy because I don't share your opinion.

[DrNest]

Originally Posted by koops65

The bottom 80 metres is gross, but above that I like it...

That was my initial thought too.

[WhipperSnapper]

It's everyone's thought that the bottom is ridiculous. It's probably the closest we've come to a consensus. That only happens for the best and the grossest.

[caltrane74]

Did urbandreamer get a job at Kirkor?

[Gresto]

I like it as well, I'm surprised to say. It's certainly different from the myriad banal glass towers in Toronto. The bottom can be reconsidered. I wouldn't want the historical building razed, but maybe it can be better integrated.
Couldn't the renderer have unearthed a newer picture than one from 5 years ago, in which Aura is still under construction?

[Franco401]

Originally Posted by Gresto

I like it as well, I'm surprised to say. It's certainly different from the myriad banal glass towers in Toronto. The bottom can be reconsidered. I wouldn't want the historical building razed, but maybe it can be better integrated.
Couldn't the renderer have unearthed a newer picture than one from 5 years ago, in which Aura is still under construction?

That's the Google Maps 3D View, not a photo. Anything newer wouldn't allow such an angle to be used.

[koops65]

Here is my quick mock-up with 415 Yonge:

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[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by canarob

This is certainly...something. A reclad of the original building is needed here.

In no way is this "GARBAGE". The saved office portion needs to be reworked however. I like it a lot. But hell what do I know? I am just a simple "FANBOY".

[mistercorporate]

Koops, your 3d model has reached critical mass....it just gets more epic with each new iteration!

If we never get any more proposals and just build this existing pipeline of projects, I'll be a happy man. However, I think we'll keep getting proposals and I've got no problem with that!

[craner]

Put me in the camp that likes it as well - has a John Hancock Boston vibe to me.