Canada's 10 Tallest U/C - Page 339

esquire · #**6761** Posted **May 23, 2019, 1:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Great aerial.

What a waste of space on 8th Avenue. Save the facades. Tear down the rest for towers like YSL in Toronto. LOL

The ugly facadectomies are mainly a Toronto thing, I'm not sure how much Calgary would go for them.

WhipperSnapper · #**6762** Posted **May 23, 2019, 1:47 PM**

It is not just a Toronto thing. See Melbourne.

You kinda missed my point. I was referring to the direction Yonge has taken and the common theme over the course of my term on SSP is that the existing heritage built form is outdated and obsolete for a major city. Stephen Avenue (a.k.a. 8th Avenue) works for Calgary.

I'm not opposed to high rise infill either. It's the characterless developments turning the unique qualities of the seasoned commercial strip into another bland residential mall.

WhipperSnapper · #**6763** Posted **May 23, 2019, 1:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by gunnar777

Ah so it's fine when you do it though

No. I didn't label the poster.

To add. i can respect someone not like One Bloor and its architectural statement through its balconies. However, Your reasoning that without the balconies it's nothing more than a boxy mass is stupid.

Chadillaccc · #**6764** Posted **May 23, 2019, 2:04 PM**

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gunnar777 · #**6765** Posted **May 23, 2019, 3:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

No. I didn't label the poster.

Fair. Neither did I.

gunnar777 · #**6766** Posted **May 23, 2019, 3:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

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Awesome. Will the Douglas Coupland installation extend all the way to the top?

Chadillaccc · #**6767** Posted **May 23, 2019, 4:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by gunnar777

Awesome. Will the Douglas Coupland installation extend all the way to the top?

Yup, on both the north and south faces of the tower. 222.3 meters of fully dynamic - unlimited colours, unlimited combinations - LED artwork

TorontoDrew · #**6768** Posted **May 23, 2019, 4:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

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Love this angle, it reminds me a bit of an old smokestack with this profile.

FrankieFlowerpot · #**6769** Posted **May 23, 2019, 5:53 PM**

Cladding has finally appeared on CIBC Square - https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/to...-wilkinsoneyre.674/page-241#post-1450968

Calgarian · #**6770** Posted **May 23, 2019, 7:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Great aerial.

What a waste of space on 8th Avenue. Save the facades. Tear down the rest for towers like YSL in Toronto. LOL

Fuck that! this is character space that shouldn't be ruined for more office space. Plus developers here have a tendency for bait and switch with heritage buildings, just look at the York Hotel. The buildings on Stephen Ave are mostly protected anyway.

suburbanite · #**6771** Posted **May 23, 2019, 7:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by FrankieFlowerpot

Cladding has finally appeared on CIBC Square - https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/to...-wilkinsoneyre.674/page-241#post-1450968

Finally. Looks good but can't really tell from that picture. I'll see if I can get something better on the way home tonight.

WhipperSnapper · #**6772** Posted **May 23, 2019, 7:46 PM**

First impression. Wide panels. Typical colour for the glass and caps. The rest of the details are obscured. I will still say it doesn't have the clean sophistation of Bay Adelaide East, Sun Life (south facade), Brookfield Place Calgary, etc. It may not need it once we see more.

TorontoDrew · #**6773** Posted **May 24, 2019, 3:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by suburbanite

Finally. Looks good but can't really tell from that picture. I'll see if I can get something better on the way home tonight.

It will take about 5 floors beyond the podium to get a real feel for the glass. Or a half section of the diamond pattern. I think it should look stunning. CIBC doesn't want their new digs to look half assed. As for the test glass at BA3, It looks nice but it appears to lack any sort of external physical detail so they did find a way to make this even less interesting then BA2.

caltrane74 · #**6774** Posted **May 25, 2019, 5:55 AM**

The cladding is up at CIBC Tower- 238 meters.

WhipperSnapper · #**6775** Posted **May 25, 2019, 4:00 PM**

we know LOL

caltrane74 · #**6776** Posted **May 26, 2019, 1:21 AM**

I think this cladding is gonna be ok.

suburbanite · #**6777** Posted **Jun 1, 2019, 3:51 PM**

There's a whole row of glass up now on the North side of CIBC Square. I've got a perfect view of it from my office, just tried to take a picture but my tablet's camera isn't good enough to get a clear shot through the window and that far away.

Edit: looks like someone on UT got some good shots from ground level.

Pretty happy with what I'm seeing on this one:

All from user skycandy on UT: https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/toronto-cibc-square-241m-50s-hines-wilkinsoneyre.674/page-245

WhipperSnapper · #**6778** Posted **Jun 1, 2019, 7:08 PM**

It's okay. I prefer full height panels over a mullion between the vision and spandrel panels. The aluminum accent with the lights is very flimsy too. Maybe we're looking at an unfinished product?

It's lacks the aesthetic of BA East, Sun Life or Calgary's Brookfield Place, Manulife Tower.

I'm looking at the full floor section by the crane.

yaletown_fella · #**6779** Posted **Jun 1, 2019, 8:36 PM**

The mullions remind me a bit of Eighth Avenue Place. I feel lukewarm about it so far. Will have to wait for more to go up to reserve my final judgement.

Chadillaccc · #**6780** Posted **Jun 2, 2019, 1:58 AM**

Doesn't look too bad, but then I am a fan of the way EAPs mullions interact with the glass reflections. I think this one will turn out real good.