498 Drake St | 121.9M | 43Fl | Completed - Page 18

mcminsen · #**341** Posted **Dec 14, 2016, 11:43 AM**

Okay, pick a colour. Personally I'd go for the solid white. The others may be too subtle to make much of a difference. The solid white would be quite bold and it would cover a lot of the beige spandrel. Of course, if I was living in one of the apartments, I'd want the clearest one possible.

Dec.13 '16, my pics

Klazu · #**342** Posted **Dec 14, 2016, 2:33 PM**

Why blue and not the originally shown yellow? We are being screwed over once again.

idunno · #**343** Posted **Dec 14, 2016, 5:24 PM**

Pure white, and blue fade? Surprise, surprise...

Might look cool by the end, but we'll see.

LeftCoaster · #**344** Posted **Dec 14, 2016, 7:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

Why blue and not the originally shown yellow? We are being screwed over once again.

They seem to have the yellow in the bottom right, it doesn't seem so great.

SFUVancouver · #**345** Posted **Dec 14, 2016, 7:58 PM**

The yellow looks like mildew accumulating at the bottom of the window. The solid white would be my preference, too, with the fade to white as my follow-up. The black shares the same "stuff accumulating on the window" appearance as the yellow.

officedweller · #**346** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 12:10 AM**

From a distance, the all white or white fade look the best.
The black/blue fade looks okay up close, but loses its impact from a distance.
The yellow fade isn't bright enough to register. Why not solid bright yellow?

They need something to offset the "blah" of the beige.

Solid orange or even solid smoked glass/chocolate brown would probably look good against the beige.

I wonder if you can see through the "solid" white one?

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

Okay, pick a colour.

Dec.13 '16, my pics

officedweller · #**347** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 12:20 AM**

Here are some samples of balcony glass from Toronto towers.

If they use fritted glass, you can still see through from the inside.

Casa II:

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/06/...casa-ii-condos

Ivory on Adelaide:

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2014/09/...ivory-adelaide

Cinema Tower:

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2013/04/...r-taking-shape

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2013/04/...r-taking-shape

Festival Tower:

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2010/08/...s-mark-skyline

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2010/08/...s-mark-skyline

One Bloor East:

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2016/08/...-citys-tallest

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2016/08/...-citys-tallest

Harbour Plaza - perforated metal:

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2016/09/...-plaza-complex

mcminsen · #**348** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 7:22 AM**

Dec.13 '16, my pic

officedweller · #**349** Posted **Dec 15, 2016, 9:29 PM**

Thanks.
The change in mullion spacing at the top left of the tower is quite noticeable from a distance.

Klazu · #**350** Posted **Dec 16, 2016, 1:23 AM**

Where are you guys seeing any yellow? All I see is strange faded dark blue and the usual teal stripes on the balcony glass. My eyes don't register anything that I would call yellow.

There reason why I hate how this building is turning is because I would really want to love it. This is maybe the sleekest tower in Downtown and just look how straight and tall the wall rises from the street level! Man, why do they always fail with the details.

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Thanks for another great photoset, mcminsen!

officedweller · #**351** Posted **Dec 16, 2016, 2:16 AM**

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officedweller · #**352** Posted **Dec 16, 2016, 2:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

Where are you guys seeing any yellow? All I see is strange faded dark blue and the usual teal stripes on the balcony glass. My eyes don't register anything that I would call yellow.

Lower right sample - yellow up close - indiscernible from a distance.

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

Dec.13 '16, my pics

Klazu · #**353** Posted **Dec 16, 2016, 2:27 AM**

Maybe it looks different in real life, but to me that's closest to green if anything. A farcry from the yellow we were promised. Why couldn't they make it all dark blue then? Why does it have to have multiple colors?

Perhaps more glass will tell, but disappointing.

trofirhen · #**354** Posted **Dec 16, 2016, 2:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

Maybe it looks different in real life, but to me that's closest to green if anything. A farcry from the yellow we were promised. Why couldn't they make it all dark blue then? Why does it have to have multiple colors?

Perhaps more glass will tell, but disappointing.

I wish the whole thing were in a creamy off - white.