Toronto Trinity-Bellwoods Towns+Homes | ?m | 3s | Urban Capital | Richard Wengle

I guess I'm lucky. Where I live is a late '70's condo, and almost all the main walls in the place are solid concrete pours covered in plaster. So, unless there's a tapping or something hitting the concrete (construction noises, people hanging pictures) it's really, really quiet.
Well - except for one spot. The bedroom abuts the washroom, and the builders used concrete block in the wall. It transmits a whole lot of sounds from - you guessed it- where the bed is situated. Urgh. I knew something was up right after I moved in, when my 90-year old neighbour stopped me in the hall and said, "You can't be too tired after work, with that many man-friends! (wink)."
 
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You know what I think, right?

Right. Absolute JUNK!

(Ok: Put it in the 905, but not here of all places! Respect the context next time please. Thankyou.)
 
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urbandreamer said:
5 May 2013:

You know what I think, right?

Right. Absolute JUNK!

(Ok: Put it in the 905, but not here of all places! Respect the context next time please. Thankyou.)
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what's wrong with building modern TH in the area?
not all the houses in the area were built at the same time ... different times, different styles.
 
cdr108 said:
what's wrong with building modern TH in the area?
not all the houses in the area were built at the same time ... different times, different styles.
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I agree. It's hard to tell about material and finish quality from a picture, but the style seems to fit in nicely, in my opinion (and will look even better once the shrubbery goes in).
 
I actually walk/run/bike down that street all the time and have lived in the area for years. I'm by no means an expert but I think that it fits in really well with little italy/little portugal. much nicer than some of the 100 year old pink-paint-pealing row houses near by.
 
Now that's historical references done in proper contemporary fashion. The Dutch are seriously world leaders in stylish design (& music).
 
Fantastic. I wish we built our suburbs with townhouses like these ones and a walkable grid of streets. With their large windows and height, they have a metropolitan character. The three dimensional aspect of the facades makes them seem less monolithic as a whole, yet they still have a strong architectural presence.
 
There may be some issues with the detailing and construction execution, but I like these townhouses as a whole.
I think they look rather dark, hopefully as more people move in many of the those windows will have light-coloured window coverings to relieve the mass of dark gray brick and dark red-brown wood.
 
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