SpadinaBus
Active Member
Walking by the other night, there was a test patch of the white epoxy on the north face of the building. Did not look good IMO. It was not stucco, just epoxy paint.
S'Bus
S'Bus
gristle
Senior Member
Painting of the exterior of this building is now under way. Hopefully it will reduce the austere concrete block-quality.
current
Active Member
April 26
snoop
New Member
Great Photos Did you know the whole entrance will in that yellow!!!!!
egotrippin
Senior Member
What an incredibly fantastic building. I think I commented on it just recently, but I just love it. The concrete forms are amazing and I hope that they leave some of it in its raw state.
gristle
Senior Member
In my opinion, the best building by Core in that general vicinity is 10 Morrison Steet.
p5connex
Active Member
Yeah, I am not sure that they (Core) particularly wanted the result for the concrete that they got, but it is rather poor. I hope that by painting it they will manage to cover a number of the flaws.
pfive
pfive
urbandreamer
recession proof
4 May 2010: The yellow on white entrance makes me think of those good Dufflet pastries' lemon tarts. Come to think of it, a patisserie such as Dufflet's would work well here.
The first person to post photos of the white gloss paint wins a prize, right? Guess who the winner is!
I think it'll look fantastic--rather like the white 1960's apartment buildings.
The first person to post photos of the white gloss paint wins a prize, right? Guess who the winner is!
I think it'll look fantastic--rather like the white 1960's apartment buildings.
dmazz1
New Member
Okay, the white paint on the concrete looks awesome!!! Now was the Dufflet Pasterie a tip of what is in store for 75 Portland?? Cause I know for sure there intentions are to put a Bakery as part of the building.
junctionist
Senior Member
White paint is going to increase the exterior maintenance costs. Won't the whole building have to be repainted every 5-10 years?
grey
Senior Member
It'll keep oil and other hydrocarbons from staining the concrete over time. It'll also help the concrete last longer, because concrete absorbs water when it rains and some volatiles can replace the water in concrete causing it to weaken.
egotrippin
Senior Member
Some colour accents on the insides of the concrete boxes would look great. I'm thinking a few splashes, like the inset spaces in 60 Richmond E.
Parkdalian
Senior Member
The concrete in the photos Current posted above looks soooo sweet. I know the epoxy will likely look better in the long run, but I didn't think I'd like the brute concrete look at all.
Dan_550
New Member
I believe that the John Steinberg salon is moving into the building shortly - just something I heard while they chopped off my hair. A bakery would be great though!
Plofter75
New Member
When I was in the sales office down the street last week, they said a cafe would be going in. I believe I overheard them saying to each other that they were excited it was indeed going to be a Cafe Le Gourmand, which I think woul dbe great to have there.
Who wants a salon in the bulding?
Who wants a salon in the bulding?