Toronto The Well | 174.03m | 46s | RioCan | Hariri Pontarini

[generalcanada]

Does anyone know what retail has been confirmed?

2 pages back...

https://urbanretailtoronto.com/code/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/The-Well-Brochure_General-2021.pdf

 

[Red Mars]

Nov 23, 2021

 

[Johnny Au]

Window damage on the main tower is still visible from the livecam:

 

[generalcanada]

wow those residential towers are going up fast. this entire project may actually have a chance to be finished next summer

 

[mininamib]

It looked to me like in the main tower a straight column of glassless windows was there ... and you could see floors where drywall was installed before the window glass panels... did I "see" or understand that correctly? Or are these window glass panels being replaced?

 

[toronto_20202020]

Window damage on the main tower is still visible from the livecam:

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What caused the damage? Crane?

 

[kotsy]

What caused the damage? Crane?

Huge gusts of wind blew a window pane into the building while it was being hoisted up

 

[Johnny Au]

November 27, 2021:

 

[Red Mars]

Nov 29, 2021

 

[Red Mars]

Nov 29, 2021

Glazing lower floors in progress.

 

[mininamib]

I always think of doughnuts when I hear of glazing.

 

[DavidCapizzano]

Love the brick coursing patterns on the southwestern podium - will be nice to see the rest of those panels go up! And they used a common brick bond pattern for the podiums of the wellington street buildings - nice touch.

 

[egotrippin]

I'm curious how these precast brick panels hold up over the long term. From my memory they are a more recent phenomenon, so I can't think of any buildings that are 10, 15 or so years old to see how they weather. By the looks of the panel edges they are stained or painted, so I imagine the colour will fade over time.

 

[Northern Light]

I always think of doughnuts when I hear of glazing.

Don't give Tim Horton's any ideas................or we may have new development available in 'birthday cake' flavour!

 

[Northern Light]

Love the brick coursing patterns on the southwestern podium - will be nice to see the rest of those panels go up! And they used a common brick bond pattern for the podiums of the wellington street buildings - nice touch.

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I'm curious how these precast brick panels hold up over the long term. From my memory they are a more recent phenomenon, so I can't think of any buildings that are 10, 15 or so years old to see how they weather. By the looks of the panel edges they are stained or painted, so I imagine the colour will fade over time.

This development's efforts on the the brick are far superior to those at 299 Campbell.

That said, as is often the case with the brick veneer panels, the way in which they have visible seams is a concern.

If left that way, it's an aesthetic detractor; if filled in with a bit of mortar/grout, the irregular size of the gap will still be noticeable.

I'd be concerned about water-channeling effects as well.

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I can think of a few ways the idea can be played with and work a bit better.

This heritage building on Yonge shows some techniques with its real (non-veneer) brick that could be applied in modern panels and better conceal seams.