Red Mars
Senior Member
Sat May 9, 2020
Weren't we expecting black porcelain panels?
When is the YMCA expected to open? I’m so “desperate” for a pool, I’ve been considering moving to a condo with one. The CityPlace community centre was supposed to have a pool but someone was so shortsighted to exclude it “because every condo has a pool”. This YMCA will be right across from me. Hopefully soon.
Oh no! This is disappointing. This building just went down a notch.I wonder what sparked the change?Weren't we expecting black porcelain panels?
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Is there a more detailed public doc indicating material finishes and colours? Because their watercolour renders seem to show these as grey, tough to tell because of the style.Oh no! This is disappointing. This building just went down a notch.I wonder what sparked the change?
My comment comes from knowing a number of the people involved with the design of the building and having been given details at the time by more than one of them. Maybe I mistook what the design was, or maybe I'm mis-remembering it now, or maybe it has changed. Could we be getting gray wings with black centre and base? We shall see eventually, but I'd love to know if there's been a design evolution and why.Is there a more detailed public doc indicating material finishes and colours? Because their watercolour renders seem to show these as grey, tough to tell because of the style.
The city has taken the position that public pools aren't necessary when large parts of the neighbourhood have access to a pool in their condo or apartment building. This notion ignores the social benefits of people from different walks of life using community facilities and having opportunities to interact and socialize. It also overlooks the fact that a lot of condo pools are tiny and aren't that usable.
My comment comes from knowing a number of the people involved with the design of the building and having been given details at the time by more than one of them. Maybe I mistook what the design was, or maybe I'm mis-remembering it now, or maybe it has changed. Could we be getting gray wings with black centre and base? We shall see eventually, but I'd love to know if there's been a design evolution and why.
EDIT: and there's @ProjectEnd posting from the SPA docs. So, yes, that begs the question: what happened?
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When did the City take that position?