Raised floor.
(Edit added I like the look of this room. Sorry.
Hopefully I don’t have to go back during operating hours.)
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Supply air diffusers
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I wonder what light fixtures were originally specified in 2015? I bet these didn’t exist at the time of design. I wonder what the final cost comparison of the light fixture was as an example of cost delays and change orders from budget to completion.
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Return air silencers
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I assume this was always planned to be an exposed ceiling. Hopefully no new conduits are needed.
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The acoustic design features really deaden the sound. (Edited)
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One shattered pane of glass. I couldn’t see a bullet hole. :)
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Interesting how the 5th floor is boxed in with glass. Court feature or HVAC consideration.
 
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I imagine they didn’t want guilty verdicts on the 5th floor to become cleanups on the 1st.
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It's a good thing the glass stayed in place! I was up on 5th floor on Sunday, lovely views (not sure how much attendees will appreciate them). I have to note the floor was very creaky, which in such a new building, is interesting. Also very good to note easily accessed by transit - another thing attendees may have to get used to.
Glad to have it open in the neighbourhood.
 
Lisa1956 said:
It's a good thing the glass stayed in place! I was up on 5th floor on Sunday, lovely views (not sure how much attendees will appreciate them). I have to note the floor was very creaky, which in such a new building, is interesting. Also very good to note easily accessed by transit - another thing attendees may have to get used to.
Glad to have it open in the neighbourhood.
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I assume the floor was creaky was because it is a 'double floor' (a floating floor) with space between the two parts used for wiring. The top panels can be popped out fairly easily.
 
Great review by Stefan Novakovic in Azure.

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Toronto's St. Lawrence Market is a Palace for People — and Cars

Designed by RSHP and Adamson Associates, the energetic St. Lawrence Market North integrates a farmer's market and a courthouse.
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The central atrium carves out a visual link — and a welcoming sense of porosity — to both the south market and historic St. Lawrence Hall to the immediate north, giving the place a clearly articulated pedestrian heart. Across the exterior, the bright solar fins and curved green roof signal a playful and emphatically public presence, while the linear pops of orange create a pleasant sense of rhythm along its long glass body. On either side of the building, exposed ventilation shafts take on a heroic, oversized scale — a hint of the late RSHP founder Richard Rogers’ vivid structuralism.
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Back above ground, the same strange logic applies. While the throng of pedestrians passing between the neighbouring market buildings invokes the notion of a civic square, Front Street remains choked by cars. For all the porosity implied by the new atrium, the passage between the buildings is far from easy. Shoppers carrying heavy grocery bags face the choice of diverting to a crosswalk or dodging oncoming traffic. The short walk across the street ought to be one of Toronto’s signature civic experiences.
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Unfortunately there's no way to leave a comment to note that the visible HVAC elements were themselves pared back by not painting them!

Although the design was significantly value-engineered, the process did not hinder the expressive use of visible structural and HVAC elements — an RSHP signature.

Although the design was significantly value-engineered, the process did not hinder the expressive use of visible structural and HVAC elements — an RSHP signature.
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evandyk said:
Unfortunately there's no way to leave a comment to note that the visible HVAC elements were themselves pared back by not painting them!
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Indeed - it might not have hindered the expressive use of these elements; it did highlight how crudely done these elements were in this case. In other cases, RS+H works celebrates the exactedness and drama of their execution.

AoD
 
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