1 St. Clair East (Slate, 10s, Gensler)

[AlbertC]

Aug 31, 2020

 

[Amare]

I think i'm going to dub this tower by its new name: Manulife Centre Midtown. Boy this is not looking good at all.

 

[ProjectEnd]

There's certainly a disconnect, but I don't mind the lower bit. A tad minty, yes, but the glazing itself is very clear.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

There's certainly a disconnect, but I don't mind the lower bit. A tad minty, yes, but the glazing itself is very clear.

The minty (and the reclad in general) gives me a bit of a 50s modern vibe.

AoD

 

[AlbertC]

Sept 6, 2020

 

[isaidso]

YUCK.

 

[P23]

Yet another reclad that makes the building look more dated not less. This keeps happening. Brutalist office towers may not be hot today but in a few decades things like this will be regretted.

 

[Northern Light]

Yet another reclad that makes the building look more dated not less. This keeps happening. Brutalist office towers may not be hot today but in a few decades things like this will be regretted.

Agree on the reclad..............but would you really call this Brutalist? It's much more window-heavy than your typical example of that form; also the previous colour was brown and it was cladding, not bare concrete.

 

[Johnny Au]

Agree on the reclad..............but would you really call this Brutalist? It's much more window-heavy than your typical example of that form; also the previous colour was brown and it was cladding, not bare concrete.

It looks more International Style than Brutalist.

 

[WislaHD]

A treat for you guys

 

[AlbertC]

Grade level hoarding along St. Clair has been removed:

Oct 6, 2020

 

[Northern Light]

Grade level hoarding along St. Clair has been removed:

Oct 6, 2020

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I don't think even @kotsy could make that look good. There's no lighting conditions that save that.

 

[rbt]

There's no lighting conditions that save that.

Night-time during a new-moon and a city wide power failure?

 

[Northern Light]

Night-time during a new-moon and a city wide power failure?

Only if nothing in the area has a generator.

 

[Benito]

Today.