urbandreamer
recession proof
You are at the corner of Church and Front Street East, Toronto. What do you want--a Max Dudler Architect-inspired infusion or more P+S pastiche?
The idea: lower 4.5 storeys would be red brick with metal or other material (corten? Different colour/material at any rate) "frames" above. Lighten the building's look as it rises from a "heavy" base with arches at retail level that match the building bookending it. The transition between "podium" and "tower" is done via a "faux dormer" look--compare to buildings across the street.
See how the NimbyTect thinks?
You get a naughty view of both the Flatiron & the Berczy--horrors!
The choice is yours:
![u0v.png](http://imageshack.us/a/img812/6957/u0v.png)
![qcx.png](http://imageshack.us/a/img259/9686/qcx.png)
![c3yg.png](http://imageshack.us/a/img577/2207/c3yg.png)
![sxv.png](http://imageshack.us/a/img259/3623/sxv.png)
The idea: lower 4.5 storeys would be red brick with metal or other material (corten? Different colour/material at any rate) "frames" above. Lighten the building's look as it rises from a "heavy" base with arches at retail level that match the building bookending it. The transition between "podium" and "tower" is done via a "faux dormer" look--compare to buildings across the street.
See how the NimbyTect thinks?
![y9.png](http://imageshack.us/a/img266/7349/y9.png)
You get a naughty view of both the Flatiron & the Berczy--horrors!
![4u1c.png](http://imageshack.us/a/img542/2535/4u1c.png)
The choice is yours:
![fa8.png](http://imageshack.us/a/img35/8490/fa8.png)
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