Taken 19 May. So 6s to go?
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rdaner said:
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For me this elevation (South along D'Arcy) will be the most successful. The intention was to taper the building toward the low-rise neighbourhood, but I didn't want it to feel like it was an abrupt change of scale. The lower smaller back section, aligning the laneway, was meant to imitate, albeit in a small way the same scale of the adjacent buildings. Overall, I think it works quite well, but maybe it would have been more successful to have two lower rise buildings and then the 13 storey block? Time will tell. Additionally, my earlier designs for the base along Spadina were more interesting, dynamic and played with the brickwork more - think somewhere along the lines of Cobe's Summerhill project...Anyways, office *politics had other....design ideas, which took precedence. Let's see how the materials look when applied. Thanks for the updates!!
 
ProjectEnd said:
Agreed. It makes such a difference. Will Planning learn from what's in front of their eyes? Unfortunately, my money's on...no.
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I will note a couple of things. Spadina and University are really the only streets wide enough to support 8 storey podiums visually. They're relatively unique.

The second thing I would note, even an 8-storey vertical streetwall requires wind mitigation, not as much as a larger building, but it really is crucial.

Admittedly taller, but earlier this season (when it was still chilly) I was at Mirvish Village, the wind at the corner of Bloor/Bathurst is genuinely dangerous in some conditions, I'm a big, strong guy, I could barely push through.....we're talking
at least 60km/h wind.
 
^My visions of Northern Light-san being a small bespeckled individual are now completely shattered... >.<
 
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