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It’s literally a small hotel room. Good as a pied-a-terre/crash pad or as an AirBnB.

I have been a longtime fan of Murakami’s work, and though his colourful smiley flowers have been a major theme to his work (it has nothing to do with gay pride) he is inspired by ancient and traditional Ukiyo-e Japanese art, often rooted in mythology, and interprets then in a contemporary pop or...

I like the concept at CityPlace but all that was done was installing coloured lights to the mechanical penthouse levels which at certain angles, and especially seen from other condos, highlights the not so attractive mechanical equipment and other stuff inside. Adding a simple frosted film (or...

I like how the leaf pattern is abstracted and not so clearly literal, as it could look tired and tacky over time, however, the leaf motif will be lost or be more obscure when the building is occupied with the white window coverings.

From today:

I was looking back at the mock-up Westbank presented at an event back in September of 2021. The joints are black but the backing has more of a silvery reflective look. There’s less of a contrast compared to the newest sample which the backing appears to be white.

Hmmm, those sample glass block wall panels look different from the original design and mockup. The design was supposed to have a reflective backing for the parts that are not vision glass (spandrel). Looking at those samples it looks to be white — it lacks the depth and luminance of a reflective...

I just recently came across a YouTube tour of Heatherwick Studio’s 1000 Trees near Shanghai Railway Station which reminds me of KING Toronto. The project is nearing completion with one of the two buildings still covered in scaffolding. Despite half of it covered you do still get a very good...

Today:

The Herman Miller building will eventually become a 15-storey retirement condo: And to the west of that there is a proposal for a 15-storey office building but that project has been stalled these couple of years: Any new development along Wellington could be, more or less, be as tall as...

from today:

I totally agree. They are pouring my floor right now (I‘m in the east mountain facing King & Brant) and with all those unique units and special construction & features I think it’s going to be more like late summer/early fall of next year. Their completion date hasn’t been updated for a year now...

the price per square foot varies greatly depending on whether it’s a courtyard unit vs. outward facing unit, size of balcony/terrace, number of bathrooms and its configurations, floor level (premiums could be as high as $27,000 per floor for an identical unit), exposure, and other features. 70%...

That’s unfortunate and disappointing. The plaza most likely won’t be occupied and animated by a patio (which it was designed for) and the windows covered from the public — the building will continue to look unfinished, dead and uninviting at the street level.

Yup, I walked by the other day and it still looks like an abandoned retail space. It’s sad that almost nine years since this was built no real restaurant has ever opened here yet.

It’s interesting that they moved the sales centre to this vacated old realty office space a few doors south. They have been operating in this space quietly for quite a while now (I have seen signs outside last year), but hasn’t launched sales to the public yet. The former Football Factory...

You can install some heavy drapes that block out the light when sleeping. I like to have two sets of window coverings, a sheer (about 5% openness) to allow light during the day but diffuse direct sunlight while still having privacy, and light blocking window shades or curtains for sleep. Even...

Measure once, cut twice (or more)…🙄

Taken this morning:

I thought the Eye shut down more than 10 years ago. Scary to think there is another local media outlet out there like BlogTO with just as poor journalism and writing. At least the Eye doesn’t allow comments and spam left by ignorant and stupid readers. TikTockers and other young so-called...