[Rascacielo]

For real? The building actually looks a lot crazier in renderings than in real life. I was shocked when I first saw the renderings like 10+ years ago. When I went to visit a few years back, it was just like "oh cool".

These feeds are showing the actual building, not renderings, but of course they only show the angle where it looks like it's about to topple over.

 

[Tyrang]

The Toronto House design is more bottom line and perhaps furniture fitting friendly!

Hmmm.... The Vancouver House's floor plans look pretty furniture friendly too: https://s.realtyninja.com/static/me...6bfdbf57_vancouver-house-floor-plans_2645.pdf

Somehow Westbank has made it so that while the building is curvy, the unit are made up of rectangles. I sometimes just feel like developers and architects will inevitably dial down on creativity for Toronto's building

 

[westcoastlibra]

These feeds are showing the actual building, not renderings, but of course they only show the angle where it looks like it's about to topple over.

I think the angle from Granville Island & Granville bridge is also striking:

3703 - 1480 Howe Street, Vancouver West :: Downtown - Video Openhouse - Captivate your audience

 

[Rascacielo]

I think the angle from Granville Island & Granville bridge is also striking:

3703 - 1480 Howe Street, Vancouver West :: Downtown - Video Openhouse - Captivate your audience

There are duds in Vancouver too, but in general their condo architecture is a step above ours. Even Concord upped their game in Van. Goes to show that height isn’t everything.

 

[Tyrang]

There are duds in Vancouver too, but in general their condo architecture is a step above ours. Even Concord upped their game in Van. Goes to show that height isn’t everything.

That actually was my point - for some reason, the same developer will build a much cool looking building in other Canadian cities, but they will somehow default to the most basic design for Toronto. Westbank is obviously capable of some striking designs - so is it the policy or is it the cost of developing in Toronto?

Maybe some of the more involved ppl in this community can enlighten me.

 

[ADRM]

 

[A Torontonian Now]

Today:

 

[rdaner]

Public art is up. I think by the guy who did the piece in front of the Shangri-La.

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[ProjectEnd]

Art is located exactly where I used to take the garbage out. Couldn't have fathomed the change when I was working there...

 

[GenerationLee]

From Tuesday morning - we have a retail tenant incoming! Looks like a Japanese bar or rather "Whiskey Experience"

 

[junctionist]

That actually was my point - for some reason, the same developer will build a much cool looking building in other Canadian cities, but they will somehow default to the most basic design for Toronto. Westbank is obviously capable of some striking designs - so is it the policy or is it the cost of developing in Toronto?

Maybe some of the more involved ppl in this community can enlighten me.

Westbank's King Toronto is their "Vancouver House" for Toronto. Also, the Honest Ed's redevelopment, while not avant garde like the aforementioned projects, is anything but basic. Its concept of narrow facades and weaving new and old on the same block is looking to be well executed.

Westbank is building high-grade design here to European standards for major cities (versus merely proposing something sophisticated and not following through on the renderings). Their projects are beautifying the city considerably.