Toronto Infinity Condos | ?m | 35s | Conservatory Group | Richmond Architects

[urbandreamer]

480 University--University and Dundas St West is getting recladd and an addition to be 55s by Core Architects. You're thinking of the Zurich Building. I would love to see Brutalist-style concrete or anything other than 100% glass in Southcore. Esp considering the Lake effect--it was noticably colder and windier south of the tracks today than north so all glazed means less environmental friendliness. Picture Manulife Centre downhere---yes I believe that would be an improvement!

 

[someMidTowner]

derp you are totally right. The Icon. Long day, sorry

 

[SkyJacked]

Friday they brought up a derrick preparing to take down one of the tower cranes. A friend sent me some pictures.

Photo by CL

Photo by CL

Photo by CL

 

[someMidTowner]

Tonight:

 

[Automation Gallery]

Looks like they were made for each other...

 

[japrologue]

Jan 21, 2013

 

[Ramako]

I would have never guessed that the precast concrete on Infinity would eventually serve as much-welcomed visual relief from an onslaught of glass in this neighbourhood.

 

[SP!RE]

Hah! I was just about to post the same thing. I'm looking at that picture japrologue posted and thinking "How nice to have some pre-cast for diversity's sake".

 

[someMidTowner]

Today:

 

[CanadianNational]

I think after about three hundred years this will be a fascinating area.

 

[isaidso]

Hah! I was just about to post the same thing. I'm looking at that picture japrologue posted and thinking "How nice to have some pre-cast for diversity's sake".

+2

 

[Automation Gallery]

I think after about three hundred years this will be a fascinating area.

Hahaha, 300yrs. from now the Toronto skyline will be somewhere by the islands

 

[TheKingEast]

My mind has changed on this. I like it!

 

[Creighton]

I think after about three hundred years this will be a fascinating area.

Most of this junk won't last 100 years never mind 300. They'll probably have to begin replacing the envelopes within the next 20.

 

[innsertnamehere]

glass exteriors last around 40-50 years. Buildings tend to need a recladding after that, as seen with many older glass buildings. (UN building, TD centre, FCP off the top of my head)