Toronto 1200 Bay | 326.5m | 87s | ProWinko | Herzog & de Meuron

[stjames2queenwest]

Did I read that they are going to paint the building and replace the windows? Would they incorporate “tiffany blue” as a colour scheme?

 

[Mithras]

And also repainting the building tiffany blue from what I hear.

 

[Northern Light]

@Paclo

Do we want to use this thread for the re-clad of this building or set up another?

For now, I'll stick today's photo here. If you set up a new thread, feel free to copy them over.

Re-clad in full swing:

 

[everydayhim]

is there access to any public drawings that will show what this Tiffany re-clad will actually look like?

 

[Johnny Au]

November 20, 2024:

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

With the offices above the gutting still clearly in use, I can safely assume this is far as they're going with this?

 

[maestro]

The building's structure would interfere with a glassy look so they'll probably settle on a dynamic light show. White stone and Tiffany blue lentils would also be tasteful but boring conventional

 

[Rimawi]

Wish they would’ve redone the full building!

 

[The Preservationist]

Wish they would’ve redone the full building!

It think the exterior could use a good power wash, it's looking fairly grimy, however I've always considered this one of the city's little mid century gems with its punched out window frames...

 

[C-mac]

So to be clear, this is now just going to get new cladding and the 326m tower is a dead issue correct?

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

^Status in the DB says it's cancelled currently. I am going to go with that.

 

[GenerationLee]

Yeah, I'm really unhappy with the way they're remodelling this building, it reminds me of the hackjob they did with the Yonge Eg Centre, but I expect better quality materials here given the client.
It's the same kind of thing where a brutalist (though more late modernist I suppose) building is being haphazardly redone, which is unfortunate.

 

[Vminkov]

Boo I love these iconic windows, this is gonna be such a loss