Canada's 10 Tallest U/C - Page 352

Maldive · #**7021** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 4:01 PM**

"They're going to cancel construction and use it as evidence to ban supertalls from ever being built in Toronto."

^LOL.... hopefully they'll keep building so we have an above grade "stump" to lament.

CIBC Square 1 is only 3/4 built/half glazed but the photos keep coming... my vote for most unpredictable curtain wall reflection "expression" (there are dozens already).

Magical:

Source: Sikander Urban Toronto

WhipperSnapper · #**7022** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 4:11 PM**

Lets be serious. They are going to have demolish what they have built, get the permit and, start over.

Maldive · #**7023** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 4:23 PM**

Why be serious about a joke.. or two?

Great pic though.

WhipperSnapper · #**7024** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 4:30 PM**

You were a lot more fun before you got so old.

My understand is ... They go and get the permit before the deadline date on the violation. If they don't comply, they are fucking idiots and will be fined and shut down.

Oh yeah ... I've never been in that situation. I have purchased properties and inherited work orders. They are a lot more serious over closing work orders with stiffer fines than they were 10 years ago.

caltrane74 · #**7025** Posted **Oct 14, 2019, 12:11 PM**

The One, should be at ground level by next month.

One Bloor W. - 307 meters.

The concrete core at CIBC square phase 1 is close to topping out.

CIBC Square - 238 meters.

Shoring work underway at YSL, I think this is the biggest single tower dig since Aura.

YSL - 299 meters

FrankieFlowerpot · #**7026** Posted **Oct 15, 2019, 10:52 PM**

The cladding mockups for The One posted over at UT look great.

TorontoDrew · #**7027** Posted **Oct 16, 2019, 3:30 PM**

Yes they do.

source: https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2019/10...erior-finishes

A cladding mock-up installed off-site provides a first taste of the tower’s cladding, a mixture of brushed aluminum and glazing which Sam Mizrahi describes as having bronze champagne coloured hues, not as easily seen in the shade as per the image below. The brushed aluminum panels will cover the tower’s hybrid structural exoskeleton’s exterior components, while curtainwall glazing will make up the primary building envelope.

suburbanite · #**7028** Posted **Oct 16, 2019, 3:42 PM**

Materials look good. Still can't find myself getting excited about the tower though.

TorontoDrew · #**7029** Posted **Oct 16, 2019, 3:53 PM**

Why not? It our first super tall, it's a Foster, and it's not blue glass.

WhipperSnapper · #**7030** Posted **Oct 16, 2019, 5:26 PM**

For Toronto, it is beyond exceptional. Like the colour. The lighting is atrocious.

WhipperSnapper · #**7031** Posted **Oct 16, 2019, 5:39 PM**

I haven't seen the numbers in a while so I'm still of the opinion that this being the first supertall is not a certainty until it is topped out years from now.

It's a Foster is an odd one. F+P is a great firm with a high standard for design but, I'm not going to use that in determining whether I like a building or not. There's 20 senior partners each with their own distinct styles. I like some more than others. I like The One until you reach the crown. It looks like someone took an axe to a taller tower.

Calgarian · #**7032** Posted **Oct 16, 2019, 6:04 PM**

Those mock-ups remind me of the ones they did for the Bow. Will be great to see that one go up!

TorontoDrew · #**7033** Posted **Oct 16, 2019, 6:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

It's a Foster is an odd one.

Not for me, I have yet to see a Foster design I've liked not executed perfectly. As for the lighting I agree it could be handled a bit better but it is the exact same as the lighting being installed on CIBC Square and you can barely even notice those lights from street level.

suburbanite · #**7034** Posted **Oct 16, 2019, 6:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Why not? It our first super tall, it's a Foster, and it's not blue glass.

Because 295m vs 305m doesn't matter to me and the name of the firm doesn't either until they deliver a good product.

It's not blue glass which is why I said I was impressed with the materials which look quality, but I've never been a fan of the style of the cross-bracing or the large, unevenly-sized gaps.

TorontoDrew · #**7035** Posted **Oct 16, 2019, 7:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by suburbanite

Because 295m vs 305m doesn't matter to me and the name of the firm doesn't either until they deliver a good product.

"Maybe" they don't matter to you but around here both the architect and height of a structure are key factors of importance to many members when discussing a project. They are not the only factors but they are both up there at or near the top.

1. Not caring on a site that the term Supertall constantly gets thrown around as a benchmark for height seem a little disingenuous. Especially on a site that has a term for height in it's name. This is Canada's first Supertall so it's kind of a big deal.

2. Foster has constantly put out above average skyscrapers across the Globe so the Fact Foster is behind this design should give people the reassurance the end product will turn out looking extremely good using high quality finishes.

suburbanite · #**7036** Posted **Oct 16, 2019, 7:22 PM**

You asked me why I wasn't excited not why I don't share the same views about arbitrary metrics.

It's in the name of the site? Okay, then once it "scrapes the sky" I don't care about 10m height increments.

WhipperSnapper · #**7037** Posted **Oct 16, 2019, 7:40 PM**

I wish people weren't as sidetracked by names and numbers on this forum.

You're giving me the impression an 85 year old man is overseeing a dozen offices around the world that have enough work to employ 150 partners and 2000 employees.

I like F+P's Nigel Dancey's work in Canada. It's more a reflection of the standard quality in Canada than his work being thrilling or near perfection I find his buildings from an artistic point of view to be conservative and derivative. Where he shines is in passive and green technology.

caltrane74 · #**7038** Posted **Oct 17, 2019, 4:07 AM**

This cladding is gorgeous. At least for Toronto, to have this bronze coloured curtainwall is a game changer. On a mixed use tower to boot. And the exoskeleton cladding is very high end, like something you will see in Manhattan or another rich city... perhaps Dubai or Monaco.

We are finally getting into the big leagues boi's!!!

TorontoDrew · #**7039** Posted **Oct 17, 2019, 1:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

I wish people weren't as sidetracked by names and numbers on this forum.

It's tough not to be when it's a name like Foster. They aren't known for building crap.

WhipperSnapper · #**7040** Posted **Oct 17, 2019, 3:16 PM**

I'm not going to be swayed in any direction by a name. Even IBI Toronto can pull of something grand. I'm going to judge based on the design. There's other major firms of F+P's quality too.

IMHO, The One's short penthouse "box", the lack of a conclusion is awkward and crappy. We may disagree and that fine. It's subjective afterall. I also can't think of one out of F+P's dozen or so visions, proposals, and completed designs in Toronto that has wow'd me like other firms have.