Toronto 160 Front West | 239.87m | 46s | Cadillac Fairview | AS + GG

You see? that is the problem in Toronto, we've settled for so Low, we just get complacent with materials and type of glass.
This behemoth will be at a very visible area of our skyline and all we will see is a Big ugly grey glass box with one eye like cyclops
Gee, for 800 million bucks i sure hope it'll be better than what you've stated above:rolleyes:
 
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Now on their website

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Designs 160 Front Street, A New LEED-Platinum 46-Story Tower, In Downtown Toronto


CHICAGO, JUNE 26, 2018 – The new iconic tower will forever alter the Toronto skyline with a shape that was designed specifically for the site at 160 Front Street. The building’s form was sculpted in response to extensive environmental analysis, one of which included that the main axis of the building should ideally be oriented parallel to the direction of the site’s prevailing winds, minimizing its resistance to the wind’s lateral loads.

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The interior of the building features an expansive 33-foot tall lobby with floor-to-ceiling glazing and stone finishes. Throughout the building, 9-feet-6-inch ceiling heights, with floor-to-ceiling glass, have spectacular views of Toronto’s skyline and offer an amazing quality of light for flexible and efficient workspaces. Daylight harvesting controls will help the building yield significant savings in lighting energy consumption and maximize the energy-saving potential of the building’s high-performance curtain wall system. 160 Front Street is also incorporating unparalleled amenities including a green roof at the podium level and several outdoor ‘inlets’ with tenant access from their work spaces.

“The building was tailored for business,” says AS+GG Partner Robert Forest, FAIA. “It was designed to specifically appeal to quality conscious tenants seeking to relocate to a world-class building, in a world-class city, with a bold and distinctive Architecture that will serve to enhance the tenant’s corporate identity. We believe that 160 Front Street will herald the future of commercial development in Toronto.”
Slated to commence construction in 2019, the tower – designed by AS+GG in collaboration with B+H Architects as the Architect of Record – has 1.2 million square-feet of leasable Class-A office space; 4 levels of below-grade parking for 340 cars; and bike storage for 450 bikes.
More.............http://smithgill.com/news/160_front_press_release/
 

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I would prefer those recessed, slit sections to be clad in darker glass (perhaps, black). That would serve to accentuate these features and provide some contrast to the monotonony of colour. That would really make the metal trim and the rest of the tower’s glass, pop.
 
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