Toronto 346 Davenport | 36.27m | 9s | Freed | RAW Design

[ADRM]

Vibes:

 

[Domenico]

This is starting to look decent, IMO.

 

[Rascacielo]

From yesterday. Another mint-green spandrel infestation. Oh well, I guess it sorta matches the colour of the adjoining townhome’s roof …

 

[Benito]

Today.

 

[AlbertC]

Still some cladding components left to see, but I'm on the verge of giving this building a C or C+ rating at best. It's pretty underwhelming overall.

 

[egotrippin]

I complain about all the grey and often wish for more colour, but not like this. Yeesh.

 

[Domenico]

Taken 8-6-22

 

[Domenico]

Updated activity taken 8-23-22

 

[downtownbrown]

Why do they have all those white plastic or aluminum frames around the windows? Why can’t it be seamless floor to ceiling glass, like you see in those modern California homes?

Is it just a cost thing, or are there regulations?

If I was a builder, I’d take a lower profit margin just to make it look seamless and leave a landmark.

I’m thinking something more like this. Not entirely seamless, but without those bulky frames.

 

[Undead]

Yeah it's cost because smaller windows cost less in sum than large panes. As well, some of the spandrels disguise the floor slabs.

 

[gccb1224]

Why do they have all those white plastic or aluminum frames around the windows? Why can’t it be seamless floor to ceiling glass, like you see in those modern California homes?

Is it just a cost thing, or are there regulations?

If I was a builder, I’d take a lower profit margin just to make it look seamless and leave a landmark.

It was supposed to be seamless from the pictures that were in the beginning renderings.

 

[interchange42]

It was supposed to be seamless from the pictures that were in the beginning renderings.

Renderings aren't legal documents, and are normally produced early in the design process before working drawings have been produced and before cladding systems have been costed... and therefore they are often unrealistic when it comes to the finer points.

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[PHT]

It was supposed to be seamless from the pictures that were in the beginning renderings.

The marketing renderings don't show seamless windows. The windows and spandrels actually look very close to the renders, but the glass in the renders is grey while the real glass is green.

When the marble goes on (over where there's currently blue and "GlasRoc"), the building should look quite nice.

 

[gccb1224]

From the link above:

View attachment 45770

The building looks absolutely nothing like this.

 

[AlbertC]