Toronto Q Tower | 197.4m | 59s | Lifetime | Wallman Architects
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biospherian
Active Member
Can we please make them redo the design? Thanks
Koops65
Senior Member
stjames2queenwest
Senior Member
Hopefully there is a likeness to Tableau.
Amare
Senior Member
Well Lifetime is already deluded enough to think that this screams "opulence" and "modernity", with "subtle nods to regal sophistication" and "Bond-esque glamor", oh and dont forget "a design the city would be proud of."
So seeing as that's what world they're living in, 0 percent chance they would ever give thought to redesigning their "architectural mastery" as they so described themselves if they even had the chance.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
...so they rather be shaken but not stirred?
ProjectEnd
Superstar
BTW, this was approved. cOoL!Applicant here seeking, by way of C of A to increase the number of units, by lowering the number of multi-bedroom units required.
Application Details
www.toronto.ca
@Art Tsai will wish to track this.
artyboy123
Senior Member
Don't forget according to Lifetime...
"Q Tower has received the seal of approval from renowned international Feng Shui Master Paul Ng, widely recognized as one of North America’s foremost experts in the field."
artyboy123
Senior Member
According to the decision notice the variance wanted to reduce the overall number of 2 bedrooms & 3 bedrooms oh boy...
REQUESTED VARIANCE(S) TO THE ZONING BY-LAW:
1. Section 5(2)(e)(i), By-law 289-93, Site Specific By-law 1012-2022A minimum of 30% of the total number of dwelling units shall contain two or more bedrooms.In this case, a minimum of 25% of the total number of dwelling units will contain two or more bedrooms.
2. Section 5(2)(e)(ii), By-law 289-93, Site Specific By-law 1012-2022A minimum of 10% of the total number of dwelling units shall contain three or more bedrooms. In this case, a minimum of 5% of the total number of dwelling units will contain three or more bedrooms.
how is small studio Feng shui appropriate....?
Deadpool X
Senior Member
So even more units, thus more residents, with the same number of underwhelming elevator count.
Amare
Senior Member
Another big congrats to the Federal government on selling this piece of land with no conditions on anything.
What housing crisis? Cleary everything is A ok according to the government.
What housing crisis? Cleary everything is A ok according to the government.
junctionist
Senior Member
Failing to deliver on larger units and underwhelming architecture (marketed as outstanding architecture) make this project seem quite unfortunate from a civic standpoint. It's too mediocre for its prominent position in the skyline.
Obsidian
Active Member
Lets remember that the developer wanted to build 2 towers with 1,482 homes and 110 affordable rental which the city rejected because of shadows. the 1 tower proposal (before the latest revision) dropped the unit count to 997 and 79 affordable rentals. It wasn't the federal government or the developer than didn't want more affordable housing here it was the city.
All of this is explained in the video below
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biospherian
Active Member
No matter how many condos they build, Toronto will always have the most barren waterfronts and streetscape experiences of all. It's magical.
MessiGoat
New Member
The marketing material (posted by ProjectEnd) vs. the architectural plans shown below of the east side of the tower. How much spandrel glass are we getting here?
West side is a bit better I guess ... gonna be nice staring at a wall of spandrel glass driving into downtown on the Gardiner.
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