CanadianNational
Senior Member
It's too bad there isn't a way to step back and find the front door - e.g. a pedestrian-only european-esque tree-filled plaza out front. (grin)
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yyzer
Senior Member
how about 3D's piazza on the north side of Dundas? You'd have to bulldoze a few Victorians...but you would have a proper place to sit and view the AGO..
JasonParis
Moderator
Great shots CN! Perhaps the best we've seen of the new AGO yet!
ProjectEnd
Superstar
Wow, its looking amazing!
Also, thanks for pics CN.
Also, thanks for pics CN.
Tuscani01
Senior Member
First of all let me say...
WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! The blue titanium looks AMAZING in that last set of pics. Someone else mentioned that this is going to make the ROM jealous, and im going to agree. I love the blue!!!
The triangle pieces are needed to make the glass bend inward on the corners. If you look at the glass from the east or west you can see that it bends on both corners. Its these triangular pieces that allow the bend to occur.
The upper level is extended all the way to the curve. The wall is needed to protect the interior since the glass isnt installed yet.
WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! The blue titanium looks AMAZING in that last set of pics. Someone else mentioned that this is going to make the ROM jealous, and im going to agree. I love the blue!!!
The triangle pieces are needed to make the glass bend inward on the corners. If you look at the glass from the east or west you can see that it bends on both corners. Its these triangular pieces that allow the bend to occur.
The upper level is extended all the way to the curve. The wall is needed to protect the interior since the glass isnt installed yet.
Fad225
Active Member
great Pics indeed!! thanks!
Too bad the state of Dundas street through..
Too bad the state of Dundas street through..
MetroMan
Senior Member
Nope. The Galeria Italia goes up to that point only. The curled up glass is mostly cosmetic, although it will provide a canopy above the corner of Dundas & McCaul where the Henry Moore sculpture will be.
Tuscani01
Senior Member
MetroMan
Senior Member
The structure currently up is Galeria Italia. It's closed on both ends and will remain that way.
Being built now are the curled up 'wings' which are cosmetic. They won't be enclosed, nor will they have a floor. The only functional purpose one can think of is that they'll serve as a roof for an outdoor square.
Being built now are the curled up 'wings' which are cosmetic. They won't be enclosed, nor will they have a floor. The only functional purpose one can think of is that they'll serve as a roof for an outdoor square.
CanadianNational
Senior Member
The central section of the gallery is enclosed fully on all sides against the elements, because it is an extension of the interior of the art gallery proper. Wouldn't want wind blowing through that.
The two cosmetic end sections that are being built at both the east and west ends of the gallery's central section are really just curved roofs, open to the elements on all sides. They're essentially glorified overhangs. They'll act as a playful foils to the form and function of the central gallery. ...I think.
From the Art Gallery Of Ontario Website
Front
East End
West End
Hope this helps.
The two cosmetic end sections that are being built at both the east and west ends of the gallery's central section are really just curved roofs, open to the elements on all sides. They're essentially glorified overhangs. They'll act as a playful foils to the form and function of the central gallery. ...I think.
From the Art Gallery Of Ontario Website
Front
East End
West End
Hope this helps.
MetroMan
Senior Member
I'm loving the AGO's blue so much that I decided to make a crude draw up of how I would have the ROM's cladding re-done:
The red glass entrance marker serves as inspiration for this: Replace the mismatched aluminum slats with semi opaque red glass. Add LED's under these glass slats that would light up the entire structure to a red glow at night.
Libeskind is the loser when it comes to a show down of both buildings, not because of his design but because of his choice of finishings. Gehry is known for the details and it shows in the AGO.
The red glass entrance marker serves as inspiration for this: Replace the mismatched aluminum slats with semi opaque red glass. Add LED's under these glass slats that would light up the entire structure to a red glow at night.
Libeskind is the loser when it comes to a show down of both buildings, not because of his design but because of his choice of finishings. Gehry is known for the details and it shows in the AGO.
rdaner
Senior Member
Thanks for the update! I like the reference to a zeppelin that someone made in one of the first photos. Also, I am just now noticing that there is an outside section to the gallery seen if you look at the model. Is this still going to happen?
Tewder
Senior Member
I love it!!! Even the Grange Park side which manages to achieve a similar effect to what new developments at the Distillery are achieving, which is to say a bold and richly layered contrast of architecture that is so very much the Toronto of now.
...but Dundas Street? Yikes, what a freakin' mess! Please, please somebody tell me that a plan is afoot for this stretch of Dundas. I'm begging. My faith in this city will be entirely restored, I promise. I know Toronto is not Paris and all that stuff - blah, blah, blah - but can we at least aspire to better than that mess?
...but Dundas Street? Yikes, what a freakin' mess! Please, please somebody tell me that a plan is afoot for this stretch of Dundas. I'm begging. My faith in this city will be entirely restored, I promise. I know Toronto is not Paris and all that stuff - blah, blah, blah - but can we at least aspire to better than that mess?
Archivist
Senior Member
photos
CN, fabulous photos and a lot of work went into them. Much appreciated. Lovely project.
I agree that the Grange side is a bit of a mess. Best look up. Surely the AGO is plotting their next Zaha Hadid 20 storey addition to make the locals crazy. We can make the whole Grange area like a big game of architectural pile-on.
CN, fabulous photos and a lot of work went into them. Much appreciated. Lovely project.
I agree that the Grange side is a bit of a mess. Best look up. Surely the AGO is plotting their next Zaha Hadid 20 storey addition to make the locals crazy. We can make the whole Grange area like a big game of architectural pile-on.
Jdot
Active Member
will the titanium be that blue, or is that a plastic film over the sheets to prevent scratching while workers install the panels? If it really is that blue, then I agree with the sentiment on this forum - WOW.
It looks like, from the model and renderings, there will be an exterior walkway on the fronts of those cosmetic wings. I wonder if that is still the case, or if that was changed?
It looks like, from the model and renderings, there will be an exterior walkway on the fronts of those cosmetic wings. I wonder if that is still the case, or if that was changed?