Toronto Queen Ashbridge + Bridge + Don Summerville | 60.15m | 17s | TCHC | Teeple + TF
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flonicky
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et voilà ...
Northern Light
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Great and super timely effort @flonicky ; thanks.
But yikes............ I'm staring straight at it and not close to a good ID; I tried to different online apps as back-ups..............neither one could get past 1.8% probability. And I don't agree w/their choices.
Its probably in the landscape plan (but maybe not).........I'll see if I can dig it up tomorrow.
But yikes............ I'm staring straight at it and not close to a good ID; I tried to different online apps as back-ups..............neither one could get past 1.8% probability. And I don't agree w/their choices.
Its probably in the landscape plan (but maybe not).........I'll see if I can dig it up tomorrow.
flonicky
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Here are some closer pics:
The plants look more durable than these .... bike racks?
The plants look more durable than these .... bike racks?
flonicky
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Northern Light
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This VVV looks to me like some kind of Nepeta...... related to Catnip. Not sure which varietal. I don't think its actual catnip, but if I'm right, cats are often fond of this just the same. (but not all of them)
This looks like Caucasian Stonecrop to me VVV But I've never actually planted it .....so bit of a flyer there.
flonicky
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christiesplits
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I'm not *as* critical of the entire building as others, but there is no doubt that the street presence is terrible.
flonicky
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The first of the bike rings has become detached, which should come as no surprise to anyone who has experience with ... screws.
Over time, I've grown to despise the square (I also hate the acronym, "POPs"). It's a miserable space and suffers from some of the same issues that plague Baseball Place, further down the road.
Who did it better? The landscape architects or the render artists?
The 'fancy' renders showed a boardwalk and lights strung above the space.
The render artist plugged in as much green detail and people into spaces that ended up empty and reserved for cars. There are still tree boxes, but they're not scattered in a haphazard way.
In this earlier render, the artist imagined something more simple. There's also a boardwalk in this version.
This version is the most minimal of all. A stark, white, empty space surfaced with cheap, aluminum panels. A bold proposal and I think it would have been a triumph.
Instead. Barf. The design doesn't even acknowledge the view down to the park.
Over time, I've grown to despise the square (I also hate the acronym, "POPs"). It's a miserable space and suffers from some of the same issues that plague Baseball Place, further down the road.
Who did it better? The landscape architects or the render artists?
The 'fancy' renders showed a boardwalk and lights strung above the space.
The render artist plugged in as much green detail and people into spaces that ended up empty and reserved for cars. There are still tree boxes, but they're not scattered in a haphazard way.
In this earlier render, the artist imagined something more simple. There's also a boardwalk in this version.
This version is the most minimal of all. A stark, white, empty space surfaced with cheap, aluminum panels. A bold proposal and I think it would have been a triumph.
Instead. Barf. The design doesn't even acknowledge the view down to the park.
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This place has a nice design
neuhaus
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Those bike rings never worked well in the city. It’s both an installation issue (the surface and base it’s installed on, and the length of the bolts and how it’s installed), and the use & abuse it gets in Toronto. They may work well in Europe and Asia, as the general population are more respectful and bicycle use is the norm, but almost all of these bike rings in our city will eventually get kicked over or uprooted.
Here it’s installed over wood decking which is too soft of a material to securely hold up a bike rack. The wood will rot overtime, especially around the bolt holes, even if there is concrete underneath.
Here it’s installed over wood decking which is too soft of a material to securely hold up a bike rack. The wood will rot overtime, especially around the bolt holes, even if there is concrete underneath.
LUVIT!
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Any design intended to be in the public realm must be totally indestructible or else the inevitable will happen. Let's see what will happen here. I actually loved the initial POP design. Possibly from AI? It made much more sense in so many ways.