SixPoints
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^ Isn't that BA?
If anyone actually thought that was the 4 season's for even a moment they really don't know their buildings.
If anyone actually thought that was the 4 season's for even a moment they really don't know their buildings.
At first glance they may look similar but I find there's really little in common between them. Yes they both have a high quality curtain wall with the same shade of blue, but that's about the only thing BAC's got going for it. Its blocky, very imposing at the street level, which is fine for the CBD but not in Yorkville and looks short and fat from a distance. Where as the massing of the 4 Season's is such that from up close it isn't imposing and remains street friendly thanks to the well place set backs. Yet from a far it absolutely soars due to its slender proportions. They also made an attempt to create more visual interest by incorporating a few exterior details on the cladding, while BAC has nothing of the sort.
Oh yes and lets not forget about the fin's. You have BAC's example, where they did a half-a$$ed, barely there, tacked on-job and then you have the 4S, where they are being properly executed.
It's basically the BAC with tiny balconies. It actually dominates the street, particularly along Bay. It absolutely walls the entire neighbourhood.