yyzer
Senior Member
I like it...nice colour....
jks
Continuous Lurker
Sorta cheesy, so to say, but I like it none the less.
casaguy
Senior Member
Just drove by this today... My apologies to the photographers on the last page, but those pictures really don't do this building much justice. I think the shade of blue, in person, is looking quite impressive.
lucydog
New Member
I agree...I was by this yesterday and it looks much nicer in person.
UrbanAffair
Senior Member
I like the blue, wish it was all that way, minus the precast. Looks kind of industrial to me, very bold.
Granny
Active Member
I drove by this one yesterday. In the bright light of a sunny day it is so....BLUE!
It certainly gets full points for being so striking, but geeze, that glass..is so..BLUE !
Do I like it? Yeah I guess. Nice vertcal lines happening as its going up. Very clean, uncluttered look so far.
But, wow this thing is....BLUE!
I wonder as a resident living there, what will it be like looking out from behind that glass. Is it going to have a polarizing effect like a camera filter or is everything outside going to look....BLUE! You photographers out there.. What does a blue filter do to a photo?
It certainly gets full points for being so striking, but geeze, that glass..is so..BLUE !
Do I like it? Yeah I guess. Nice vertcal lines happening as its going up. Very clean, uncluttered look so far.
But, wow this thing is....BLUE!
I wonder as a resident living there, what will it be like looking out from behind that glass. Is it going to have a polarizing effect like a camera filter or is everything outside going to look....BLUE! You photographers out there.. What does a blue filter do to a photo?
Solaris
Senior Member
March 7 2009 update
Accolade @ the 29th floor ~
Accolade @ the 29th floor ~
Hypnotoad
Senior Member
Building is a little slanty but overall the form is not too bulky. This highrise area of Toronto has density but lacks any sort of masterplan or coherence. If this tower had to be built anywhere in the city I'm happy it is here rather than Queen and Portland, for example.
casaguy
Senior Member
Best view of this tower is from the DVP (from which is hard to stop to take a proper photo)... so here's the next best thing.
I really, really like the colour. It's a much welcomed sight as you head up or down the DVP surrounded by brown and grey buildings. I think it may also be a playful salute to the splash of shiny colour from the Home Depot building just north of it.
Again, I'm not sure my pics do the colour much justice as well. It really should be seen in person.
I really, really like the colour. It's a much welcomed sight as you head up or down the DVP surrounded by brown and grey buildings. I think it may also be a playful salute to the splash of shiny colour from the Home Depot building just north of it.
Again, I'm not sure my pics do the colour much justice as well. It really should be seen in person.
urbandreamer
recession proof
^What's the building under construction to the immediate left of it?
ProjectEnd
Superstar
That would be Burka's very progressive, very modern Rosewood development which Casaguy also shot that day.
Rosewood Thread
Here is an old picture from Archivist which illustrates the relationship between the three buildings a little better...
2 Cranes in background = Rosewood
2 Cranes in foreground = Accolade
Rosewood Thread
Here is an old picture from Archivist which illustrates the relationship between the three buildings a little better...
2 Cranes in background = Rosewood
2 Cranes in foreground = Accolade
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SunriseChampion
Senior Member
That pre-cast is rather unfortunate.
The colour is lovely though! It has this fresh, summery, beach look about it. (Is winter ending yet?)
The colour is lovely though! It has this fresh, summery, beach look about it. (Is winter ending yet?)
Tridel
Active Member
Accolade Photo February 27, 2009
Here's a photo of the southwest corner taken February 27, 2009.
Here's a photo of the southwest corner taken February 27, 2009.
Solaris
Senior Member
March 28 2009 update
wow Accolade is shooting up fast ... they beginning to pour the top (34th) residential floor !!
looking back to March 7th, it was only on the 29th floor ... that's 5 floors in 3 weeks, now THAT'S efficiency
Northwest Elevation
Southwest Elevation
wow Accolade is shooting up fast ... they beginning to pour the top (34th) residential floor !!
looking back to March 7th, it was only on the 29th floor ... that's 5 floors in 3 weeks, now THAT'S efficiency
Northwest Elevation
Southwest Elevation
maestro
Senior Member
It looks like that blue insulating wrap in the sun