The Great Canadian reclad Thread!

[Chadillaccc]

Originally Posted by ericmacm

The old Enbridge Tower in Edmonton is being converted into a Hyatt House Hotel.

Really? That is super cool. That's one of my favourite towers in Edmonton.

[GeneralLea]

This reclad saddens me.....Richmond Adelaide reclad (sorry for finger, my phone is not easy to grasp with the camera and all);
DSC_9869 by Josh Kenn Photographics, on Flickr

[TorontoDrew]

I like to think it's your middle finger. That re-clad makes me sad as well, almost as sad it's smaller neighbor on it's east side. I understand they probably needed re-cladding but they could have just kept the same look.

[J.OT13]

Terrasses de la Chaudière Federal Office Complex in Gatineau (Hull), Québec.

Before:



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terras...Chaudi%C3%A8re
After:



https://twitter.com/NCC_CCN/status/1116341229522948096

[kwoldtimer]

Will that be the country's biggest-ever reclad?

[TorontoDrew]

Good question, it looks so much better as well breaking up the look of that building. Is it larger then FCP I wonder?

First Canadian Place by History in Photos, on Flickr

[Martin Mtl]

Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

Will that be the country's biggest-ever reclad?

A very needed one, biggest or not.

[J.OT13]

In terms of square footage, Terrasses is 1.53 million vs First Canadian's 2.7 million, but that doesn't tell us anything about the building envelope; Terrasses' design is much more dynamic than First Canadian. And if those numbers are "rentable" space, we have to take into account the addition stairs and elevators in Terrasses.

[TorontoDrew]

Ya I was trying to count it as three small towers and it has more then 72 floors in total so it probably is a larger re-clad then FCP.

[le calmar]

Looking good, I was never a fan of the orange-ish cladding.

[TorontoDrew]

I always thought it was brown bricks.

[le calmar]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

I always thought it was brown bricks.

Could be, I never really paid attention. And you are right that it is brown.

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by le calmar

Could be, I never really paid attention. And you are right that it is brown.

Just streetsviewed it and it is brown brick. It's actually not as ugly up close.

https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.42498...7i13312!8i6656

[Coldrsx]

My father worked there for years.

I always loved those buildings and will miss the brown.

[ericmacm]

Wow, that is going to be quite the rehab for Terrasses de la Chaudiere. Definitely a huge improvement visually.

I'm looking forward to more of these kinds of reclads, I know the MacDonald Block in Toronto is getting redone too. Hopefully we hear something about that project soon.

[WhipperSnapper]

The random clear glass block arrangements trend needs to die. Other than that, I have no input from one night time rendering.

[J.OT13]

Here are a few day time renderings. Can't seem to find an overall view like the night shot.





Clear glass corners are for these double height spaces.



https://twitter.com/NCC_CCN/status/1116341229522948096

[WhipperSnapper]

Thanks for the additional renderings. I like it except for the random blocks of curtain glass.


FCP had only the exterior panels replaced. The curtain wall system is still the original. This looks more along the lines of 480 University; complete replacement of the exterior cladding.

[flar]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Terrasses de la Chaudière Federal Office Complex in Gatineau (Hull), Québec.

Before:



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terras...Chaudi%C3%A8re
After:



https://twitter.com/NCC_CCN/status/1116341229522948096

Les Terrasses are one of the most prominent elements of the skyline, it will look a lot different.

No more bricks falling on people

[flar]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

I always thought it was brown bricks.

It's entirely regular-sized brown brick. One hell of a lot of bricks.