bilked
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Toronto 1 Alexandra | 34.68m | 9s | Amdev | Studio JCI
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AlbertC
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And now the waiting game to see how long this site sits in purgatory for...
ferusian
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AlbertC
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The addresses involved in that application confirms that the 3-storey brick building mid-block will also be part of the redevelopment:
ChesterCopperpot
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Studio JCI
Northern Light
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Studio JCI
I dunno.
Taken on their own, I like the arches.
But here, I feel like the conflict w/the rest o the design.
I'm feeling like there's a semi-modernist vibe with odd inflection of deco going on.
Maybe I'm being unfair, I've seen far worse.
Still I wonder if squaring off the arches might be better.
AlbertC
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Yeah, the sum of its parts doesn't work here for me either. Studio JCI have designed some great work, but this one misses the mark IMO. Looks a bit too mausoleum-ish to me.
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DavidCapizzano
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Hmmmmmmmmm - the more I look this one over the more I like it. It’s definitely weird but it works for me?
Midtown Urbanist
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Hopefully that is not the final version of the landscaping.
Yegger
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On an empty lot, i would be more or less okay with this but my standards are automatically set higher given the two older and more charming buildings that are being demolished to make way.
The street level needs some reworking and i'd opt for a warmer colour palette than the white brick which make it appear cold and monolithic. Some setbacks would be nice too.
The street level needs some reworking and i'd opt for a warmer colour palette than the white brick which make it appear cold and monolithic. Some setbacks would be nice too.
Northern Light
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Preliminary Report to the November 4th North York Community Council.
AlbertC
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Some other rendering views from Studio JCI's website. 127 units are being planned, including 31 apartment replacement units from the existing building mid-block.
The Alexandra Gates are to be restored and rebuilt along at both sides of the street corner. There's also going to be an expansion to the adjacent Snider Parkette through a parkland dedication.
www.studiojci.com
The Alexandra Gates are to be restored and rebuilt along at both sides of the street corner. There's also going to be an expansion to the adjacent Snider Parkette through a parkland dedication.
Studio JCI
Finding solutions to our cities’ most significant design challenges while finding opportunities in undervalued spaces.
www.studiojci.com
UrbanFervour
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Should have done the roman arches for the entire Yonge St. elevation.
andresmmax
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Well no more arches from the looks of it
Northern Light
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It's not bad looking; the loss of the arches isn't terrible, but the re-think of that isn't an improvement.
But I'm actively disliking the inset at-grade.