78-84 Vaughan Rd (n of St. Clair W, future redevelopment)

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Sign me up! (Toronto developers could never)

 

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Sign me up! (Toronto developers could never)

Amsterdam meet KirKor, KirKor meet Amsterdam. LOL. Way too busy/ridiculous looking.

This is Amsterdam:

 

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If you think Kirkor could do the Hotel Zaandam, I don't know what you're smoking...

 

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If you think Kirkor could do the Hotel Zaandam, I don't know what you're smoking...

I think hotel is unattractive and too busy.

Doubtless the skill to involved in utilizing that particular set of detail/cladding exceeds the design skill of KirKor, but that doesn't make it any less unappealing.

It's a jumble.

 

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This is Amsterdam:

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Tourist district Amsterdam.

They also have lots of 4 floor apartments with abundant parking that would have fit in fairly well in Regent Park 20 years ago. The roadway structure is what really differentiates the bulk of Amsterdam from mid-rise Toronto.

 

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I think hotel is unattractive and too busy.

Doubtless the skill to involved in utilizing that particular set of detail/cladding exceeds the design skill of KirKor, but that doesn't make it any less unappealing.

It's a jumble.

That's the point

 

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Tourist district Amsterdam.

I'm aware, I've been, more than once.

I quite like that architecture though; and it is what I associate w/Amsterdam along w/the canals.

They also have lots of 4 floor apartments with abundant parking that would have fit in fairly well in Regent Park 20 years ago. The roadway structure is what really differentiates the bulk of Amsterdam from mid-rise Toronto.

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While I like the trees and the scale in the above, I find the architecture rather sad, very dull colour palate and just mediocre quality, along with being a tad generic.

 

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Sign me up! (Toronto developers could never)

Is...that a real building, or photoshop??

 

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While I like the trees and the scale in the above, I find the architecture rather sad, very dull colour palate and just mediocre quality, along with being a tad generic.

That was my point. 95% of Amsterdam architecture isn't particularly unique or inspiring. Amsterdam-inspired, without the highly selective rose glasses, would be a downgrade from what Toronto typically gets.

 

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Is...that a real building, or photoshop??

As real as it gets! https://www.google.com/maps/@52.438...E1ejIdjtC8WAe2oQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu

 

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As real as it gets! https://www.google.com/maps/@52.438...E1ejIdjtC8WAe2oQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu

Wow! As silly and ridiculous that it looks, I kind of love it and feel a bit weird for loving it. The overt whimsy is appealing!

 

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It's fantastic. The world needs way more 'fun' buildings. We have enough decorated sheds, let's start pumping out those ducks!

 

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It's fantastic. The world needs way more 'fun' buildings. We have enough decorated sheds, let's start pumping out those ducks!

But FUN architecture is "too expensive"!

 

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But FUN architecture is "too expensive"!

Hmm, we need an 'alas' emoji.

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