Ugly Canada 2 (Only architecture, planning and design faux pas) - Page 143

HomeInMyShoes · #**2841** Posted **Jun 17, 2019, 1:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by stevanford1

Yes it is in Rocky Harbour. Hideous building indeed. According to Tripadvisor it used to be a very meh motel believe it or not.

You know your buildings ugly when you wish that was still a thing

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I saw Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers play at the tavern here. It was like being at a wedding reception.

stevanford1 · #**2842** Posted **Jun 17, 2019, 1:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by niwell

It's no Laval, but for only $2M you can actually LIVE in a clocktower!

https://torontolife.com/real-estate/...oulevard-west/

Ah, the great rooster clocktower of Longbranch, not once did I think about if there was a condo in that clock on my many drives past it. An ugly one for sure but no match for the great clocktower of Laval. I wonder if clockzilla has a condo in its clocktower!

alps · #**2843** Posted **Jun 27, 2019, 8:25 AM**

New proposal at the Dartmouth end of the Macdonald Bridge (Halifax)

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esquire · #**2844** Posted **Jun 27, 2019, 1:37 PM**

^ Not worthy of this thread IMO

osirisboy · #**2845** Posted **Jun 27, 2019, 2:38 PM**

That clock tower looks great. Very cool! Although I'd loose the balcony in the arch)

The Dartmouth one looks fine. Hard to tell either way really with that rendering

esquire · #**2846** Posted **Jun 27, 2019, 2:45 PM**

^ The tower is good, I get that the lowrises and parking lot behind it are not stellar but by and large it's a nice development for a non urban-core area.

TorontoDrew · #**2847** Posted **Jun 27, 2019, 5:55 PM**

Speaking of Ugly Clock Tower condo's. This one was only $1 million and King and Bathurst. Who ever staged it should be fired. Also it looks like a suburban home inside.

7 years ago

Source: https://torontolife.com/real-estate/...ng-street-west

megadude · #**2848** Posted **Jun 27, 2019, 8:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by alps

New proposal at the Dartmouth end of the Macdonald Bridge (Halifax)

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What are those 6 buildings at the bottom and why are they so bland? I think the rendering is kinda ugly. Plus there's no trees.

someone123 · #**2849** Posted **Jun 27, 2019, 9:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

The Dartmouth one looks fine. Hard to tell either way really with that rendering

I doubt it is a final or detailed design. The developer has said they plan to update it in the future.

What happened is that this area is going to have new planning rules in July, and developers are rushing to get proposals in so they are grandfathered (this site will be only 27 storeys after the change).

There are many developments in Halifax that had preliminary renderings like this and then ended up looking much better.

An example preliminary design for an office tower in downtown Halifax. This is probably the "we want to build an office tower of size X but haven't hired architects yet" stage:

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What was built:

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stevanford1 · #**2850** Posted **Jun 28, 2019, 1:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Speaking of Ugly Clock Tower condo's. This one was only $1 million and King and Bathurst. Who ever staged it should be fired. Also it looks like a suburban home inside.

7 years ago

Source: https://torontolife.com/real-estate/...ng-street-west

That is awful! Seriously, at least the Longbranch Clocktower had good interior design. This one looks like the inside of a snouthome in Missingsausage

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The same design over and over and over again until you get sick of it.

Also the clocktower inside the Longbranch one looked awesome from the inside, this one has a wimpy baby clock.

stevanford1 · #**2851** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 9:04 PM**

I posted this in the Bizarre Canada Thread and thought you guys would like it

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Indeed

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Beauty and The Beast

Like the dumb and dumber of architecture (Fallsview and Hellton)

Niagara Fails

O-tacular · #**2852** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 9:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by alps

New proposal at the Dartmouth end of the Macdonald Bridge (Halifax)

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Was there a shipping container full of 80's brown glass they found somewhere and used to cut costs?

O-tacular · #**2853** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 9:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by stevanford1

Behold the Leprechaun House!
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2.../32294838_zpid

What a description:

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MAGNIFICENT LUXURIOUS COLONIAL WITH STUNNING ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS, GRACEFULLY SITUATED ON OVER 16,000 SQ FT, MANICURED PROPERTY. THIS CUSTOM CENTER HALL COLONIAL OFFERS SUPREME CRAFTSMANSHIP...

stevanford1 · #**2854** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 9:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

What a description:

, “magnificent colonial” is the last thing I had in mind to describe it.

MonkeyRonin · #**2855** Posted **Jul 3, 2019, 7:46 PM**

Proposed 245 Queen St. East development in Toronto - another steaming pile of shit from Graziani+Corazza Architects and some amateur developer:

https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2019/07...ntinues-evolve

SignalHillHiker · #**2856** Posted **Jul 3, 2019, 8:07 PM**

They forgot to put the WINNERS/HOMESENSE logo on the render?

vid · #**2857** Posted **Jul 4, 2019, 3:01 AM**

Niagara Falls is so ugly like, I knew that it was fucking hideous, but I was still taken aback.

I didn't take any photos of the town itself because I respect myself too much to witness it.

esquire · #**2858** Posted **Jul 4, 2019, 1:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by vid

Niagara Falls is so ugly like, I knew that it was fucking hideous, but I was still taken aback.

I didn't take any photos of the town itself because I respect myself too much to witness it.

The good news is that you can still enjoy the place while ignoring all of the distractions. Probably the best Tourist Attraction that I have ever visited anywhere in the world are the Maid of the Mist/Hornblower boats that go right up to the falls... just a spectacular experience to be surrounded by a massive wall of water. And no Hard Rock Cafes, wax museums or McDonald's in sight.

Acajack · #**2859** Posted **Jul 4, 2019, 2:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

The good news is that you can still enjoy the place while ignoring all of the distractions. Probably the best Tourist Attraction that I have ever visited anywhere in the world are the Maid of the Mist/Hornblower boats that go right up to the falls... just a spectacular experience to be surrounded by a massive wall of water..

I have to agree. It's high up on my list of experiences as well, and I've done a bunch of stuff around the world like diving on the Great Barrier Reef and swimming in Capri's Blue Grotto.

What's funny about the Niagara boats is when you meet the previous boat on its way back, you're mystified that they're all hooting and hollering as if a sports team just won a championship.

And then some minutes later, on your way back, your boatload does the exact same thing.

stevanford1 · #**2860** Posted **Jul 4, 2019, 2:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by vid

Niagara Falls is so ugly like, I knew that it was fucking hideous, but I was still taken aback.

I didn't take any photos of the town itself because I respect myself too much to witness it.

Yup, last time I went to Niagara Fails (family dragged me, and we just stayed in Crapton Hell and not the nice parts) I was shocked at this hideous it was. The fact that we are our dinner at “Boston Pizza” was just the icing on the ugly cake. I didn’t take any photos either, I didn’t want my camera to suffer how I did.