GabrielHurl
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Famous Japanese artist Takashi Murakami is providing artwork for the building. Flowers, flowers, flowers is one of his most well known pieces
Even if the lighting becomes a reality, Toronto condos have a poor track record of maintaining accent lighting. Look at Aura and that building in the financial district that appeared like giant USB ports when the lighting was on (I believe at least some if not all of them have been turned off). Within 6 months to a year, parts of the lights will have burnt out, and whoever's in charge obviously doesn't want to spend money replacing them. Hopefully, it's different for a high-end development such as this, but I'm skeptical ...So, there was an event here on Saturday, March 2 to launch the development. I gots ta say... the model looks good. If the lighting works as well on the building as it does on the model (it's only a model!), then this is a major boon for this corner.
First off, the former Crocodile Rock building is now unrocognizable…
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…while inside it's clubland:
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That's a side shot of the artist Takashi Murakami above, wearing a flower hat. I have some pics with him face-on from the evening, but the lighting was terrible, 98% of it coming from the model behind us, so, I'm not posting one of those.
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The lighting does look very promising on the model.
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Would make a great gift wrap pattern or a wallpaper for the washroom of a bubble tea shop.Famous Japanese artist Takashi Murakami is providing artwork for the building. Flowers, flowers, flowers is one of his most well known pieces
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I think he's more Doremon than Hello Kitty though... <3I think you gotta be a Hello Kitty fan to appreciate the art. I don't find it conceptually original
It being a hotel (partial commercial use) does give an opportunity to buck the trend you're describing. As well, Aura was a bit of a market maker as a project, nothing like it had ever been built in Toronto when it went up. Since then, the price PSF (and maintenance fees) have risen to the point where this sort of accent lighting might be more feasible.Even if the lighting becomes a reality, Toronto condos have a poor track record of maintaining accent lighting. Look at Aura and that building in the financial district that appeared like giant USB ports when the lighting was on (I believe at least some if not all of them have been turned off). Within 6 months to a year, parts of the lights will have burnt out, and whoever's in charge obviously doesn't want to spend money replacing them. Hopefully, it's different for a high-end development such as this, but I'm skeptical ...
CityPlace has also successfully maintained all of its lighting features - however those were secured as public art and all of the condo boards are required to maintain them. The artist already got into a squabble with Harbourview Estates when they started keeping the lights off to save money.It being a hotel (partial commercial use) does give an opportunity to buck the trend you're describing. As well, Aura was a bit of a market maker as a project, nothing like it had ever been built in Toronto when it went up. Since then, the price PSF (and maintenance fees) have risen to the point where this sort of accent lighting might be more feasible.