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

[Argol]

Taken this weekend –such a large project in scale.

Didn't realize PointClickCare is moving into this building! I've always known them as having the big former Target Canada HQ in Mississauga near Pearson Airport.

 

[Red Mars]

Sept 18, 2023

 

[Kenojuak]

That horizontal brown bar behind the Indigo sign is bad. It could be a lot subtler.

 

[tstormers]

From Saturday. Really like this view of the buildings.

 

[grammin]

I was walking though the site on Sunday and was impressed with the visuals. I think there are a bunch of openings coming up in November. Although I'm not sure the main areas will be all done by then. I have no idea why I didn't take any pictures!

 

[rdaner]

Opening soon. Taken 20 September.

 

[Red Mars]

Sept 19, 2023

 

[Argol]

Walked through the inner walkways today for the first time in a few months. Things are more coming together now.

If you can, definitely visit it while it's still in this construction phase... pictures don't really do the sense of scale justice. You really feel that sense of ambition and vision here that's often lacking from Toronto and Canada. It's great to see. What a unique project.

 

[Northern Light]

No photos, or project news; just something to make avid UT'ers go 'huh'?

I was talking to someone in the industry today, about something else, and I afforded 'The Well' as an example in the conversation.

What came next almost floored me, LOL "What's The Well?"

Amazing how someone who might have bid on work on this site was completely oblivious to its existence as a project.

 

[Paclo]

Various nice angles from HPA's Instagram story:

 

[telefann]

Walked through the inner walkways today for the first time in a few months. Things are more coming together now.

If you can, definitely visit it while it's still in this construction phase... pictures don't really do the sense of scale justice. You really feel that sense of ambition and vision here that's often lacking from Toronto and Canada. It's great to see. What a unique project.

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The out-of-place aesthetic cheapness of the unfortunate unclad raw concrete pillars are the only letdown in what's otherwise such a stunning and polished project. Should have been wrapped in something stone-like or metallic.

 

[Rascacielo]

The out-of-place aesthetic cheapness of the unfortunate unclad raw concrete pillars are the only letdown in what's otherwise such a stunning and polished project. Should have been wrapped in something stone-like or metallic.

Agreed! It’s mind-boggling that they spent so much time, effort and money on the finer details elsewhere yet chose to leave the pillars on their front doors naked and unadorned.

 

[Vminkov]

Various nice angles from HPA's Instagram story:
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I'm relieved those reclaimed wood beams didn't reappear as a coffee table in a celeb's AD house tour

 

[Irishmonk]

Agreed! It’s mind-boggling that they spent so much time, effort and money on the finer details elsewhere yet chose to leave the pillars on their front doors naked and unadorned.

It boggles my mind too. More proof, I guess, that Toronto can't have nice things--unless they come with serious glitches that remind the user that they are in a city that simply will not abide nice things.

 

[Rascacielo]

It boggles my mind too. More proof, I guess, that Toronto can't have nice things--unless they come with serious glitches that remind the user that they are in a city that simply will not abide nice things.

Yes. Wouldn’t be surprised if Apple will especially design the sign on their Toronto flagship store at The One in Dollarama green or Pizza Pizza orange - just to remind passersby that they’re still in Toronto!