Toronto The Selby | 165.5m | 50s | Tricon | bKL Architecture

[FMCS]

A trailer loaded with Selby panels was parked on the Via Bloor site. This allowed for closeups of the Selby brick and the structure of the brick panel.

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Looks like brick tile glued to the cement panel.... Wonder how long before they start falling off !

 

[Ramako]

Looks like brick tile glued to the cement panel.... Wonder how long before they start falling off !

See: http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread...s-bkl-architecture.18755/page-23#post-1202087

Can we just pin interchange42's post to the top of this thread or something?

 

[FMCS]

See: http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread...s-bkl-architecture.18755/page-23#post-1202087

Can we just pin interchange42's post to the top of this thread or something?

I have read the post before, but these panels look like they are glued brick tile and not formed brick or some other time of wall treatment. I'm going by the photos above and not what is necessarily the actual case, since I work in the masonry business and from all the brick walls I've seen in the last 20 years or so that is what it looks like to me....could be wrong!

 

[stjames2queenwest]

I took pics of these yesterday as well!

 

[heatscore]

^ Are those Selby panels?!?

 

[stjames2queenwest]

I think so, but they were over on the lanterra/tridel site further down howard, where that house was removed.

 

[stjames2queenwest]

And now those panels are up

 

[A Torontonian Now]

Looking nice & red now that there's a bit more up!

 

[stjames2queenwest]

looked more red in the rain.

 

[salsa]

looked more red in the rain.

I kinda wish it was more red to begin with, but that's all I will say. I think this will be a great building.

 

[Torontovibe]

I also wish it was more of a deep red!

 

[isaidso]

Will those seams between the panels become less noticeable when they're finished?

 

[Tuscani01]

Im a lover of red (trust me, I like red everything), but i'm actually happy with the colour of the brick so far. It's red enough that it stands out, but the purple hue that the brick has in certain lighting gives it a bit more of a dynamic look. This is one of those buildings that will take on different appearances during different weather conditions, and despite my love for red, that's also fine with me.

 

[modernizt]

It's a beautiful hue. Thank God it's not some sort of McDonalds red. They made great choices here.

 

[skycandy]

They're not wasting any time here... (saw two trailer loads of new brick panels being delivered, one from the eastern staging area to the site (see photos), and another heading to the area along Bloor).