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We need to end the myth that strong sales excuse responsibility to offer acceptable product. * not claiming you are @ProjectEnd

Current iteration by Studio JCI (rendering prepared by Old Stonehenge)

Current design by Studio JCI (not previous)

But in reality, the north elevation, especially how it hits grade, is a fire-able offense. The compressed height is unbelievably bad. Whether it's on the design, planning or client side, someone has to be held accountable for that.

Yikes, that's really the tone you want to use?

It's really inexcusable. WZMH has to answer for that.

There are bad takes...and then there's this garbage.

Yeah. It's not current. Cover sheet renderings are not legally binding, refer to the actual drawings.

This rendering is several years out of date. Not at all accurate. See more recent elevations posted above.

Those aren't Shoppers ads, they are temporary construction window films for a future lower level tenant.

Equitone fibre cement panels

...Literally just said this is happening. I've seen it.

I've seen some photos of a full-scale mock-up. Frame is composed of angled semi-transparent, orange glass capped by a light grey profile at the point which is kinda like a modified "c"-channel. Basically very similar to the images as rendered.

Ok, so what advertised common space doesn't exist? Various ground floor plans have existed in the public record for years, they show the precise dimensions of what was delivered. Just because *some* purchasers were not diligent enough to find them doesn't mean they are justified in a class...

Glazing is very, very nice

About that parking garage... There won't be one.

The five story podium seems to include the active substation which isn't for sale or under any development consideration. Also the position of the tunnel precludes any structure over 1 story over certain parts of the site that this proposal has. There's also a city owned laneway that has...

I don't believe this is a serious proposal. There is at least one other scheme being floated for this site. This one completely fails a number of the absolute criteria for this site. Could be wrong but I wouldn't put ANY stock in this one.

Oh I know they don't. And in general I like aA work. I think the issue here is that the big visual gesture was purely superficial. It was too easy to cut/reduce. Architects do have the ability to safegaurd their designs by reinforcing aesthetic choices with other considerations. There are also...

I think the forum actually carries the argument here, If anyone (aA apologists, I mean employees) can provide a rationale other than purely budgetary for the reduction then great. We all now how this process works. It's disingenuous to claim there are other factors at play here when in most...