hawc
Senior Member
Haha, what's a 'great concrete shell'? All concrete shells appear exactly the same in this city. The only difference in any of these buildings is their cladding.
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Haha, what's a 'great concrete shell'? All concrete shells appear exactly the same in this city. The only difference in any of these buildings is their cladding.
CanadianNational
Senior Member
A superior concrete shell, frame, support system and subtly formed ornament.
MacMillan Bloedel, Arthur Erickson.
Frankly, I'd love to see the ICE office component take this as it's standard.
MacMillan Bloedel, Arthur Erickson.
Frankly, I'd love to see the ICE office component take this as it's standard.
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hawc
Senior Member
Yeah, but this building's concrete shell was never going to turn into that. We all knew it was going to be a glass curtain wall, so that's why I find the comment bizarre that "Given such a great concrete shell..." it turned into what? It's renderings?
WiddleBittyKitty
Felis catus
This is another time where it's very easy to appreciate dreamer's photos, but his odd comments turn the focus away from the pictured project and onto himself. And I agree that the building's glazing/cladding is bland, despicably so actually, but it's nothing other than what the renderings have prepared us for. So yes, why highlight this concrete shell? It's as ugly as any other. CN is right; anything less than than the quality of MacMillan Bloedel is not worth bleating about.
khris
Senior Member
It's really cool coming off of the Gardiner on the York St. exit on a GO bus. Feels like you're going to fly into the building, haha.
Zeiss
Active Member
hawc
Senior Member
Saw the cladding up close. It looks SUPER cheap. It's all wavy and distorted. Each panel looks different than the one beside it.
Zeiss
Active Member
Is's not that the panels are different, but the glass is warped and doesn't look very good. As I will look at it hopefully many more years, I was really hopping to have at least better quality mirror glass.
CanadianNational
Senior Member
Thanks for those great pics, Zeiss!
hawc
Senior Member
Yeah that's a better word for it, 'warped'. All the panels look warped. Is that an intended architectural effect? Cuz it's weird to my eye.
Zeiss
Active Member
Glad you like the pictures. I was taking them while sitting on my sofa and having coffee, but those workers were out and way up at minus 9...brrrhhh , they have to be very tough guys and I hope it's worth it.
MafaldaBoy
Senior Member
03 February 2014:
RBC Waterpark Place III by MafaldaBoy, on Flickr
RBC Waterpark Place III by MafaldaBoy, on Flickr
RBC Waterpark Place III by MafaldaBoy, on Flickr
RBC Waterpark Place III by MafaldaBoy, on Flickr
RBC Waterpark Place III by MafaldaBoy, on Flickr
RBC Waterpark Place III by MafaldaBoy, on Flickr
CanadianNational
Senior Member
I think it's time for a gin fizz and a five-year moratorium on all glass-wall construction. Masonry or concrete. That'll do. (urp).
RiverCity1
Active Member
Thanks a lot for all the pics today, MafaldaBoy! I think that you covered the entire downtown 
I don't see how the cladding here looks bland or cheap, as mentioned above. I love the use of the fins. It's really looking stellar. But I guess if one takes photos on dreary days then any building would look bland. Such a tough crowd.
I don't see how the cladding here looks bland or cheap, as mentioned above. I love the use of the fins. It's really looking stellar. But I guess if one takes photos on dreary days then any building would look bland. Such a tough crowd.
maestro
Senior Member
Imagine Ruth on today's 'roids.