Toronto Eight Cumberland | 170m | 51s | Great Gulf | a—A

[junctionist]

Even without any bells and whistles, this building looks so much sharper than the messy girl to the north (1 Yorkville).

I disagree. 1 Yorkville has character in the unique organic cladding and is one of the more memorable towers in the city. This building, while handsome, feels generic and redundant in the skyline.

 

[ProjectEnd]

'Redundant' is an interesting adjective to use. It's clearly needed, even if it's not doing architectural backflips...

 

[Rascacielo]

I disagree. 1 Yorkville has character in the unique organic cladding and is one of the more memorable towers in the city. This building, while handsome, feels generic and redundant in the skyline.

I'll give 1 Yorkville a B, this one is more like C+. On certain days, 1 Yorkville even makes this tower look more interesting, as seen in the pic below (my shot from last month)

 

[junctionist]

'Redundant' is an interesting adjective to use. It's clearly needed, even if it's not doing architectural backflips...

I meant that it's redundant purely from an architectural standpoint.

 

[Benito]

Today.

 

[interchange42]

just wondering, is the building still projected to be completed by august 2023? (by completion i mean ready for occupancy).

Lower floors could likely be ready by then.

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[Johnny Au]

October 7, 2022:

 

[junctionist]

While I'm not a fan of the overall design, it's interesting to see that aA adapted their minimalist glass box design language quite well to the new building code requirements limiting the use of glass.

The reflective sprandrel panels that have the same sheen as the windows are interesting. The tower looks quite similar to what they were designing in their heyday in the mid 2000s through 2010s (e.g. Murano/Burano). It would be nice to see more evolution and change in contemporary tower design from the firm.

 

[Riseth]

October 12, 2022

 

[Benito]

Today.

 

[Yegger]

While I'm not a fan of the overall design, it's interesting to see that aA adapted their minimalist glass box design language quite well to the new building code requirements limiting the use of glass.

The reflective sprandrel panels that have the same sheen as the windows are interesting. The tower looks quite similar to what they were designing in their heyday in the mid 2000s through 2010s (e.g. Murano/Burano). It would be nice to see more evolution and change in contemporary tower design from the firm.

I was just going to say that I'm surprised how early 2000/mid 2000s this tower is for something complete in 2023.

 

[Rascacielo]

I was just going to say that I'm surprised how early 2000/mid 2000s this tower is for something complete in 2023.

Come on, guys - this is timeless design, as AA and Great Gulf will no doubt tell you.

 

[Rascacielo]

Today

 

[junctionist]

Come on, guys - this is timeless design, as AA and Great Gulf will no doubt tell you.

"With sumptuous amenities and timeless and iconic architecture, come see why 8 Cumberland is the ultimate in condo living."

 

[Rascacielo]

"With sumptuous amenities and timeless and iconic architecture, come see why 8 Cumberland is the ultimate in condo living."

Timeless and iconic - isn't that an oxymoron?