Amare
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Another Cadillac Fairview renovation hackjob. They specialize in bland and sterile renovations.
CF and WZMH really do deserve each other!
CF and WZMH really do deserve each other!
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95 Wellington West recladding (Cadillac Fairview, 20s, WZMH Architects)
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officedweller
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Who is going to use this in an office tower?
Overflow for anyone who couldn't find a "hot desk" at the office upstairs?
Riseth
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Agreed.
Like so many of these reclads, I tend to prefer the original far more (401 Bay Street, Richmond Adelaide Centre).
Northern Light
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Don't look at me, wasn't my idea.............
I find it just as odd, if not preposterous as everyone else.
I don't hate this type of idea as much as some others do, when done properly, in the right setting.
But it's over-used, and poorly executed more often than not.
This is a truly odd spot for it on top of that, which I can't make a lick of sense out of...
AlbertC
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Slotting this here, since restoration of the Toronto Club building has been covered in this thread:
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Major Toronto Club restoration a painstaking team effort - Daily Commercial News
The construction industry is always looking for strategies to speed up work but there’s one sub-sector where meticulous attention to detail and painstaking artisanry will always be called for. The restoration of Toronto’s oldest club, the Toronto Club, b
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Yes, the two projects make rather strange thread-mates! One done sensitively and with 'meticulous attention to detail" and the other NOT. Both though, took (or are taking) a LONG time.Slotting this here, since restoration of the Toronto Club building has been covered in this thread:
Major Toronto Club restoration a painstaking team effort - Daily Commercial News
The construction industry is always looking for strategies to speed up work but there’s one sub-sector where meticulous attention to detail and painstaking artisanry will always be called for. The restoration of Toronto’s oldest club, the Toronto Club, b
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Red Mars posted this pic on the 160 Front thread, it shows that this project (after what seems like years) is nearing completion. Really only the ground floor to finish.
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This re-cladding started in 2018 - it is almost over. Was it worth it? Really not sure but CF did not totally screw it up like 401 Bay!
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artyboy123
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I like this look better ^
70Challenger
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Why are they so dead set on removing every last bit of warmth and colour from this city? Not to mention how they removed the gold glass from Roserock Place just around the corner.
TossYourJacket
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Council will not be happy until every building is grey and every retail unit is filled by a Shoppers or Rexall!