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Originally Posted by colemonkee
That makes sense and appreciate the context. That being said, this building was built in 1951, so would have been way past the Art Deco era. Looks to be more of a mid-century modern building with a vertical element at the center. And based on the site plan, it appears they are incorporating a lot of the early 60's addition to the IBM campus that has the vertical brick elements in it, so retaining at least some of the history of the site, architecturally speaking.
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Apologies, I forgot to get back to this. What Nouvellecosse sums up pretty well my displeasure about this building plan. I think the existing buildings (not the whole thing obviously, but sections of it) could've been retained as facades and built with additions over it, perhaps emulating a street environent where the previous facade was, with a new building flanking it on the other side, with shops and landscaping creating a more welomign environment. This current plan, while nice in that they kept soe heritage features.....it still very lacklustre. The general layout and densities are underwhelming and could be done with more vision I find. And I'm not talking about more skyscrapers on the site....I mean put in more midrises over the big block of townhomes planned.
This area has seen a lot of architecturally significant buildings already demolished recently, so I think keeping in mind the area's history and importance to the city, especially in the last 60 years, is needed when looking at sites like this. If you google streetview, or visit say, the area east of Don Mills on Wynford Drive, you'll see several buildings which are unique to the area and designed with more vision than the usual run of the mill office park.