Roxborough Park | ?m | 10 fl, 10 fl & 8 fl | Under Construction - Page 2

ShavedParmesanCheese · #21 Posted **Jul 26, 2021, 1:07 PM**

I think I wouldn't dislike precast as much as I do if they didn't make the seams so obvious in places

I have a feeling that won't go away

Innsertnamehere · #22 Posted **Jul 26, 2021, 1:56 PM**

yea, it's just raw concrete, I imagine it will be painted before completion. Regardless it won't be a looker though.

davidcappi · #23 Posted **Jul 26, 2021, 3:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Berklon

that is super unfortunate

ScreamingViking · #24 Posted **Jul 26, 2021, 3:48 PM**

Have to give Indwell a lot of credit for what they do on a shoestring, design-wise.

Hopefully these guys do apply some nicer makeup.

catcher_of_cats · #25 Posted **Jul 26, 2021, 8:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by Berklon

I'll wait a while to judge how it looks. It's too early to make a call on it.

Plus, this is affordable housing - I'm not expecting anything extravagant anyways.

Good design does not cost more then a terrible design. The problem is that they are scrapping the bottom of the barrel using hideous materials. Living in and being surrounded by ugly buildings has a demonstated negative effect on the people that inhabit them.

Beedok · #26 Posted **Jul 27, 2021, 1:08 AM**

Mhm, though the definition of 'ugly' can vary. I like anything with real walls over the 'trying to pretend to be windows' look that's so popular on many condo towers for instance.

Berklon · #27 Posted **Aug 28, 2021, 2:41 AM**

Innsertnamehere · #28 Posted **Aug 28, 2021, 12:43 PM**

Gah!

Beedok · #29 Posted **Aug 28, 2021, 1:05 PM**

Grey seems to be Hamilton's official colour now.

LikeHamilton · #30 Posted **Aug 29, 2021, 8:50 PM**

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Grey seems to be Hamilton's official colour now.

It is the in colour now! They are building houses everywhere in all shades of gray to black.

ShavedParmesanCheese · #31 Posted **Aug 29, 2021, 11:55 PM**

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It is the in colour now! They are building houses everywhere in all shades of gray to black.

Somebody must idolize Henry Ford

thomax · #32 Posted **Sep 25, 2021, 5:11 PM**

9/19/2021 by Joe, on Flickr

Beedok · #33 Posted **Sep 26, 2021, 1:11 AM**

Another project I’ll give points to for speed. If nothing else.

Berklon · #34 Posted **Sep 26, 2021, 1:26 AM**

You can't expect affordable housing to be gorgeous. In fact, it looks better than I thought it would.

And it's definitely better than what used to be there.

Innsertnamehere · #35 Posted **Oct 7, 2021, 7:46 PM**

found an updated rendering:

Berklon · #36 Posted **Oct 7, 2021, 7:57 PM**

If the finished product will be faithful to the render, then that really doesn't look bad at all.... especially for this area and for affordable housing.

ScreamingViking · #37 Posted **Oct 8, 2021, 1:18 AM**

Not bad, hopefully it does look like updated image.

I don't get the fascination with random changes in colour or materials (sometimes shapes) that has been the trend -- e.g., those brown "wood" sections -- but whatever.

Darko could take a few cues from this for some of his builds... a sad truth.

Berklon · #38 Posted **Nov 6, 2021, 5:38 AM**

StEC · #39 Posted **Nov 6, 2021, 1:17 PM**

Fastest construction project in the city!

Berklon · #40 Posted **Nov 6, 2021, 10:27 PM**

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Fastest construction project in the city!

Yep. You can see the post on April 1st when they started work on the foundation. Less than 7 months to get it from nothing to fully erected.