Toronto Boutique Condos | 106.37m | 35s | Urban Capital | ZAS Architects

[SP!RE]

Looks great from afar . Up close it looks cheap as hell though.

 

[khris]

Cheap? How so? Doesn't look cheap to me at all. I mean, they even painted the undersides of the balconies.

 

[Red Mars]

I like the placement of the double floor unit.

 

[SP!RE]

The type of window mullions they used look cheap-- but more than anything, the lack of detail on the brick podium (look to Vancouver for real detail on a brick podium) and the grey siding used on the entire height of the tower.

 

[Mo-tage]

Taken today.

 

[Nebakenezer]

Plain jane.

 

[maestro]

RE: Look to Vancouver

No thanks. I like the minimal look. Vancouver's designs/massing tend to be awkwardly busy. It works well for the landscaping but, rarely the towers.

 

[Solaris]

Oct 1 2010 update

photos that I never got around to posting previously ~

 

[Solaris]

Nov 16 2010 update

from last week ...

 

[Jasonzed]

from today

 

[SP!RE]

RE: Look to Vancouver

No thanks. I like the minimal look. Vancouver's designs/massing tend to be awkwardly busy. It works well for the landscaping but, rarely the towers.

Note how I didn't say that there is something wrong with minimalist neo-modernism like the sort we have in Toronto. I was speaking to the richness of materials and detail in Vancouver condos.

The picture above taken at ground level just accentuates how plasticky this tower looks. And silver mullions/window framing against red brick... yikes.

 

[sodapop]

this project is really good looking! i was sceptical before but now that all is said and done (almost) i think it turned out really well

 

[Northern Magus]

Nice pics Jason. In the first shot, all the buildings on the left hand side of the road probably already have developmental bulls eyes painted on em.

That stretch will probably change dramatically over the next dozen years!

 

[caltrane74]

from afternoon

 

[interested]

I really find this picture makes me realize why I don't like City Place for appearance. Too much glass and repetition. Even though University Plaza has been much maligned on this forum, I find the appearance of this along with the red brick of Boutique and the glass makes for a more interesting streetscape. Also, it will be nice when the West (rear) face of University Plaza is partially hidden by Studio. And of course, the Shangrila will just be in another league but this little corner I believe will be actually very nice when it is finished.