Toronto Hotel X (was Hotel in the Garden) | ?m | 27s | Exhibition Place | NORR

[utwatch]

At least this building is staying true to its renderings so far. For what that's worth.

The top part seems interesting in the renderings but don't think it will be enough to save this design.

 

[SubHuman]

I wonder how this will affect the Honda Indy, they're taking up space used previously as both grandstand seating, pit crew and working grounds for the racing teams.

There are now tree gardens and sidewalks where the pit lane and grandstand have been for all previous races.
http://www.thestar.com/autos/2016/0...g-roundup-catching-up-with-whats-goin-on.html

That hotel they’re building at Exhibition Place is finally having an effect on the Honda Indy race course. What has been essentially the same circuit since 1986 will undergo a change in 2016. A small change, but a change nonetheless.

http://www.racer.com/robin-miller-s-mailbag-for-january-20-presented-by-honda-racing-hpd

planning has been in the works for four years now with the rollout of the design and ticket launch set for February 8th

 

[Marcanadian]

Wednesday:

Toronto by Marcus Mitanis, on Flickr

 

[G.L.17]

Zoomed in from Kensington:

 

[G.L.17]

Yesterday:

 

[someMidTowner]

Excuse me while I swab Drano onto my eyeballs. I wasn't expecting such a monolithic, largely windowless podium.

BMO Field is looking beautiful though!

 

[Lenser]

Looks like the Soviet Institute for Torture Research.

 

[interchange42]

It shows an incredibly insensitive face to the Stanley Barracks, and should lead to some incredibly insensitive faces being shown to Exhibition Place Board members at the next public meeting. People should be fired over this.

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[someMidTowner]

It shows an incredibly insensitive face to the Stanley Barracks, and should lead to some incredibly insensitive faces being shown to Exhibition Place Board members at the next public meeting. People should be fired over this.

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Much more graceful than my outburst above

 

[Torontovibe]

I did not expect the base to look like a concrete bunker. This looks like a disaster.

 

[Ryan_T]

Let's hope the cover it with trees. Or murals.

 

[salsa]

The urban design of this failed development looks like something that came out of downtown Atlanta. This thing is second only to Westin Harbourfront Castle on the list of terrible buildings that must be obliterated as soon as possible. But unlike the latter, Hotel X is brand new and will live on for many decades before anything happens to it.

 

[Silence&Motion]

This is much worse than I expected. And I was expecting a disaster. It's been said before: the exhibition grounds should be a showcase of high quality architecture from various eras. It pains me that this is now the most conspicuous building at the ex.

 

[Automation Gallery]

exhibition grounds should be a showcase of high quality architecture from various eras. It pains me that this is now the most conspicuous building at the ex.

You have no one to blame but city planning, for all the shit going down

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

You have no one to blame but city planning, for all the shit going down

What does city planning got to do with it? Don't blame the DRP for the proponent's inability to deliver. The fact of the matter is - the Ex board has no vision and certainly no sense of good taste - every it touches turns into shit in a perverse reverse Midas touch. And I quote:

Yes it could've been better, but give me this building anytime, the planned LED lighting will be a pleasing surprise
Ill bet when all said and done, this complex will 'be the talk of town'...yeah, many of you will be eating your words on this one

Look at the big picture my friends, and stop acting silly comparing this to a prison or student housing

I can't wait to eat my words.

AoD