Toronto 540 King West | 50.66m | 15s | Allied | Hariri Pontarini

mrxbombastic said:
Wonder if Allied has any interest in cooperating with the TDSB for a land consolidation and construction of a new expanded school to serve the downtown with the school housed in the podium and yard on the western sun-receiving side.? Office+residential+retail+school would be an enormous feat of constrained and dense mixed-use planning to be celebrated.
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Doubtful. The school is a heritage building so they wouldn't be able to unlock the full value of the land if it is to remain (it is).
 
agoraflaneur said:
For me it is the lack of inclusion of the Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse building that results in an odd built form ... is there any chance of that building being redeveloped once this one fills the area around it?
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I'm sure Allied, or any semi-competent developer, would have reached out to try and acquire the site. Sometimes you're stuck with a difficult site and can't do much about it.
 
sorry for being offtopic, but has anyone notice the marble like treatment for the mullions?


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Is there a chance they'll fiddle with the finishes, specifically the colour and lustre of the aluminum / tint of the glass prior to construction? Or is this locked in as is.
 
The school is basically going to be encapsulated isn't it?

IMO that elevator shaft is a good spot for a public art component. IMO, the massing is a bit ungainly, I think they should extend the brick portion higher.
 
bkden said:
Agreed, the massing is atypical but from the standpoint of two developers merging sites to gain synergies (ie: share the core), it makes total sense.
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It makes no sense from a city planning approach however, the massing is oppressive, and if the planning department's guidelines don't include one that would put a stop to that unfortunate wall, then they're not well enough written..

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I agree, this is awful planning and that the site would be best suited with two distinct towers sharing a common underground component. I'd also imagine that this proposal leaves the owners of 548 King Street and 443 Adelaide Street in something of a bind should they ever want to redevelop their buildings.
 
Ladies and gentlemen, there's Toronto city planning for you. Let's give our planning department a round of applause for this one ?:rolleyes:
 
Put up a mural and/or decent materials and it will be fine. This is an axo drawing from an angle from which almost no one will ever see this project. I think this wall will be rarely seen.

(Whoever decided to submit or publish this image featuring that blank wall, especially in a darker colour to attract attention, should have anticipated it would not show the project in a good light).
 
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