AlbertC
Superstar
July 12, 2021
Toronto 159SW Condos | 118.87m | 36s | Alterra | Richmond Architects
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Amonavis
New Member
I don’t mind the tower and I like the shape of the balconies. For me the issue is the cheap looking brown podium. It looks very low quality and that brown color isn’t doing it any favours.
stjames2queenwest
Senior Member
Ya the podium is definitely the part that could have been much better. The spandrel is not attractive, wish there had been some sort of landscaping here. Hopefully once there is street engagement it will improve.
cloudchennnn
New Member
Can't agree anymore, the brick colors are horrible, completely not align with the what they said on the rendering, that brown color downgrade the appealing of the building
cloudchennnn
New Member
Everything is great except for the brick colors, really don't get why they change the color from dark blue to brown, now the whole building looks awful.
Torontovibe
Senior Member
That grey spandrel at street level is horrible! Why would they do that?
TheKingEast
Senior Member
Honestly, builders should be put on a blacklist for stuff like this. It's one thing to take a chance on a design and miss, but this? They they cheaped out every inch. The rental a block up looks better than this.
Amonavis
New Member
They think they are saving money, but many of us will make a mental note that Alterra builds junk and I would not consider them for my next Pre-construction purchase.
brunochou19
New Member
Someone asked this question to the developer on Instagram. They said the city asked them to use this colour to match the surrounding historical building… I guess we should blame the city.
Rascacielo
Senior Member
As bad as the podium is, it's still better than Strada.
TossYourJacket
Senior Member
I'd say blame them both. Blame the city for the ugly brown colour, and Alterra for making the entire thing a cheap-looking, jumbled mess. There's probably a way they could have worked with the city's colour requirement (although I would prefer they'd been able to use the colour they planned as the renderings looked promising), and made it work. Instead they awkwardly slapped it onto a design that made no sense for it.
cloudchennnn
New Member
Hi Bro, I was that guy who asked that question, happy to know there are actually someone read my reply.
brunochou19
New Member
I think I was the only person who liked your comment lolHi Bro, I was that guy who asked that question, happy to know there are actually someone read my reply.
allengeorge
Senior Member
Wait - what? The city has colour requirements?
ADRM
Senior Member
Not requirements, but the City (typically Urban Design, which needs to be disbanded) can get quite persnickety about certain details, including occasionally brick (or other cladding) colour.
For my part, I don't hate the colour of the brick, but the cladding choice on the rest of the podium is absolute, bottom of the barrel crap. It completely ruins what would've been a totally adequate design.