Toronto Bay Adelaide Centre | 217.92m | 51s | Brookfield | KPMB

[condovo]

July 18, 2014

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[someMidTowner]

From yesterday:

 

[MafaldaBoy]

20 July 2014 - Through a dirty window:


Bay-Adelaide Centre East by MafaldaBoy, on Flickr

 

[modernizt]

MafaldaBoy, your photos are always outstanding. Thanks for the contribution as always

 

[vegeta_skyline]

 

[junctionist]

I prefer buildings with architecture.

 

[ProjectEnd]

Agreed. There is very little to get excited about here.

 

[greenleaf]

I prefer buildings with architecture.

Agreed. This is the soylent of architecture. It looks like it has been engineered to be completely bland, maximize efficiency (in this case, the use of space, not nutrients for the body), and only contain the basics of what is needed without any soul or emotion.

 

[simply Dan]

I like the clean minimal lines... doesn't hurt my eyes like Trump and its "architecture" across the street

 

[taal]

I'm actually liking this one better than the first phase ! Those indents make a big difference.

 

[khris]

I like the clean minimal lines... doesn't hurt my eyes like Trump and its "architecture" across the street

I'd also take this over Trump any day! Doesn't mean I don't like better architecture though.

 

[interchange42]

I agree with Taal, mostly, and simply Dan. I think it's better than the first phase owing to the windows looking right to me this time (no unnecessary frosted/fritted bit), and I do like the clean lines. The horizontal I-beam detail at each floor adds a little depth, shadow, and texture to the facade which the first one lacks. That this one is notchless at the corners doesn't hit me as a positive or negative.

That said, I didn't much like phase one at all, so there was nowhere to go but up, and while I think this will look fine, it certainly won't add any excitement to anyone's life.

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[ProjectEnd]

While I'd agree generally with what's been said re: simplicity, I'd add that Mies was clean and minimal; Chipperfield is clean and minimal; Pfeifer is clean and minimal.

This is efficient, if lazy, corporatism.

 

[someMidTowner]

It is starting to make an impact from the foot of Yonge Street. Here are a few shots from today:

 

[steveve]

Taken today: