I personally like it.I wish this facadectomy would go somewhere and die. It's cool if done right, but this is just ridiculous. This thing looks utterly ridiculous.
I'll take this over block-spanning walls of glass any day.I wish this facadectomy would go somewhere and die. It's cool if done right, but this is just ridiculous. This thing looks utterly ridiculous.
I personally like it.
There is enough depth from the facias to the base of the tower that you get a feeling of the heritage buildings still existing on their own.
Different strokes for different folks I guess. Building is nice so far imo.
I'll take this over block-spanning walls of glass any day.
I've come to appreciate the facadism in Toronto for a few reasons:
1. The contrast between old and new, small and big, can be quite striking
2. We simply wouldn't get good, interesting ground level architecture without it (I agree that I wish this wasn't the case, but given the ample evidence of how buildings in Toronto without facadism generally meet the street, it's just a reality. Whether that's due to Toronto architects or developers or both, I don't know)
3. It is (somewhat) unique. Which is a positive given Toronto struggles at times to stand out from other large cities (including in architecture).
I actually really like it in this instance in particular.