Toronto The Residences of 488 University Avenue | 206.95m | 55s | Amexon | Core Architects
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G.L.17
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jsjaker
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I work at Mt Sinai but come from the north (Queen's Park station) and haven't seen this for some time. I'm really impressed!
am29
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I'm equally as impressed with this, I used to live at Chestnut Residence and used to walk by this to get to campus everyday and was a bit sad to see it dismantled but the quality of glass here is really great. I would have preferred it if the steel frames were external. Also I think an important thing to focus on will be if the materials and glass used for the residential portion will be of equal quality
salsa
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ssiguy2
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This thing is so ugly and to put it on such a beautiful street is an abomination.
Lenser
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I disagree. You see it in real life, that glass is pretty sweet. I had reservations about this project but I think it's coming along nicely. Can't wait to see it rise to its full height; it ought to have a commanding presence on University.
Norm
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http://normli.ca/User/Terry/ExteriorVRTest00/
swipe around to see what the finished product will look like ...
and now i will go back to lurking
Lenser
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Nicely done, Norm.
am29
Active Member
The only concern I have with this going forward is that there is a chance they might cheap out on the residential portion. Using less appealing glass than the glass in the office portion.
Stay and contribute. Your first post has received a lot of likes!
ADRM
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I think the polar opposite: The materials we've seen so far are very high quality and the building will be a nice complement to the MaRS building up the street, but University itself is an ugly, unkempt, overtly auto-centric and anti-pedestrian main boulevard.
slebl028
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http://normli.ca/User/Terry/ExteriorVRTest00/
http://normli.ca/User/Terry/ExteriorVRTest00/
swipe around to see what the finished product will look like ...
and now i will go back to lurking
Looks awesome! Do you have any similar renderings of the back of the building/porte cochere? I wonder how the elevations will work there. Keep 'em coming!
