Homer
Active Member
I am not a 'structural' person but this building looks really light on structure. It looks like a real life deck of cards building.
Sir Novelty Fashion
Senior Member
It stays standing because the concrete is reenforced by a skeleton of PURE BLU CRYSTAL. If you were to chip away at the cladding, you might catch a glimpse.
Christ, what were they thinking?
Christ, what were they thinking?
condovo
Senior Member
The embedded 'crystals' look good in person. Better than in pics IMO.
ProjectEnd
Superstar
/\ I dunno. I'd love to be optimistic, but it all just looks so tacky...
tacky?! Tacky?! A project called Crystal Blu is looking tacky?! Whu could have predicted that?!
42?!
42?!
urbandreamer
recession proof
Toronto now has two crystals that disappoint with their tacky vulgarity! Both within walking distance of the other.... Who wants to tag this one? 
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
I'm hoping that if enough people complain about those crystal details they can just fill them in with concrete... it looks easily doable.
tag? as in the "Michael Lee" Blue Cheese Crystal?
tag? as in the "Michael Lee" Blue Cheese Crystal?
Last edited:
drum118
Superstar
This project is kicking ass to Uptown for growth.
Both project precast suck sorry to say for what I saw today for this project.
There is another project a few blocks away doesn't cut it for me and it not BNH.
Time for on designer to come up with better design as well getting the precast folks to stop making than a simple pour and pull out slab.
More colours than white or off white.
Both project precast suck sorry to say for what I saw today for this project.
There is another project a few blocks away doesn't cut it for me and it not BNH.
Time for on designer to come up with better design as well getting the precast folks to stop making than a simple pour and pull out slab.
More colours than white or off white.
drum118
Superstar
Aug 12
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
Aug 22nd
Coming out of the Varsity cinemas last night onto Balmuto street the crystals in the precast had a really interesting glow to them, presumably by light picked up from the street lights. It's a very impressive effect.
Click on the thumbnail to enlarge, then click again on the image for full size.
Coming out of the Varsity cinemas last night onto Balmuto street the crystals in the precast had a really interesting glow to them, presumably by light picked up from the street lights. It's a very impressive effect.
Click on the thumbnail to enlarge, then click again on the image for full size.
simply Dan
Active Member
Glass is being installed on the first few floors around the back – not very CrystalBlu – more like Bland ‘n Boring Grey.
stationcreek
Senior UT Member
^ completely agree!
not sure how this is 'CrystalBlu' ?!?!
not sure how this is 'CrystalBlu' ?!?!
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
there must have been a sale on Bland ‘n Boring Grey glass and so we are left with the ridiculous blue crystal fragments to make the name make sense.
AKS
Senior Member
It would have looked cool if the building was in a huge blue crystal shape. Blue glass tower with stalagmites on top.
Last edited:
Automation Gallery
Superstar
From what i have heard lately, its the blue and green glass that is on the bargain shelf.