uh no..

the winner of the design is the one on the right. as shown here: http://www.theabsolute.ca/
it is 56 stories.

the one on the left is the new design based on the winner which is only 50 stories.

On that site it shows the original tower at 50 storeys not 56.

^^ That site hasnt been updated in months

http://www.absolutecondos.com/ , http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060722.MARILYN22/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Ontario/

Honestly, neilio, he IS right. The orig building was the one on the right. It did start at 50 stories, was increased to 56, and last week it was announced that the one remaining spot in the absolute development would be allotted as a bro, or is it lover?, for marilyn. It was in more than one news source.

no hes wrong actually lol..cause he said that they proposed a second tower only this time 6 stories taller, also that the original was on the left..contrary to what you or I have said, that is not the case, the case is as you said, it started at 50 and then was increased to 56, now a second 50 story tower is being proposed.

All this talk about those towers are confusing;)....the one which becomes narrower in the middle is the original concept......

Sorry, neilio.... think I was smoking drugs when I wrote that 1st sentence... WE were right... and I corrected the wrong guy.... APOLOGIES!!!!!!!!

Sorry, neilio.... think I was smoking drugs when I wrote that 1st sentence... WE were right... and I corrected the wrong guy.... APOLOGIES!!!!!!!!

i want some of what you were smokin:) lol

From the Condo Guide .. don't think we have seen a render from this angle before:


http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f182/JackhammerTO/NEWMLS.jpg

here is another dagram render i did for the Toronto diagram on skyscraperpage
Ritz Carlton 208m

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/final3.gif

Nice one, Neil.. I think you have a future ahead of you in the design field if you pursue it....

I heard that the Ritz is going to 58 stories. 5 podium and 53 floors, anyone else hear this?

I heard that the Ritz is going to 58 stories. 5 podium and 53 floors, anyone else hear this?

53 stories anf 208.4m is all ive heard.

Nice one, Neil.. I think you have a future ahead of you in the design field if you pursue it....

thnx Taller, ill be going in for computer network engineering this sept but i suppose even farthur into the future its something i could look into.

here is another dagram render i did for the Toronto diagram on skyscraperpage
Ritz Carlton 208m

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/final3.gif
amazing, you gotta do the x condo next ,i think you could make it look mint!

Hey neilio could u do the abolute world 1, since no one has even attempted to do so on ssp.

From the Condo Guide .. don't think we have seen a render from this angle before:


http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f182/JackhammerTO/NEWMLS.jpg

Thanks :)

Hey neilio could u do the abolute world 1, since no one has even attempted to do so on ssp.

Ive actually considered doing it since no one els seems eager to do so lol, ill give it a go, it will probably take along time and wont be easy. But its one that absolutely NEEDS to be done as far as im concerned.

amazing, you gotta do the x condo next ,i think you could make it look mint!

THANX!I started awhile ago on it but got side tracked, i suppose i should finish it.

THANX!I started awhile ago on it but got side tracked, i suppose i should finish it.
you da man !

A beautiful render I found over at UT showing the RBC Centre and Ritz Carlton.
Already nicknamed the Olsen Twins :happy:

http://www.upside-down.ca/sdphotos/rbcritz.jpg

awesome render! thanks for sharing!

A beautiful render I found over at UT showing the RBC Centre and Ritz Carlton.
Already nicknamed the Olsen Twins :happy:

http://www.upside-down.ca/sdphotos/rbcritz.jpg

Olsen twins..nice nickname lol, so sexy....and the towers to!

They look much taller in that render...nice :D

It appears the CBC buildings will not be visibile anymore.

It appears the CBC buildings will not be visibile anymore.

Is that really a terrible thing?

no

YES. Please I can't see George Rompadompalopolis anymore!

okeeeeee...im really bored so i thought id do my own "Ritz" design..this is my fantasy Ritz hehe.. anyway, im posting it here just for the hell of it and i have nothing better to do!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/Fantasy10finalgif.gif

okeeeeee...im really bored so i thought id do my own "Ritz" design..this is my fantasy Ritz hehe.. anyway, im posting it here just for the hell of it and i have nothing better to do!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/Untitled-1.gif


what do you use to make your buildings? are they just photoshop or do you use some mini-cad or something?

what do you use to make your buildings? are they just photoshop or do you use some mini-cad or something?

I use advanced achitectural design software only used by top secret government spy agency's...and not to mention super spy's such as james bond called........paint brush :scouserd: !!

And i use photoshop i admit it, but most of the work is done in paintbrush believe it or not.

I use advanced achitectural design software only used by top secret government spy agency's...and not to mention super spy's such as james bond called........paint brush :scouserd: !!

And i use photoshop i admit it, but most of the work is done in paintbrush believe it or not.

no way! nice job. i guess details like the reflections and stuff really make the difference. would have never guessed such things were possible with paintbrush - haha.

oh, and i agree with the guy up their, make us X - i think that'll be a sweet render ;)

Olsen twins?

Olsen twins?

yes, RBC and Ritz have been nicknamed the Olsen Twins...really they arnt all that similar but w/e.

Who nicknamed them the Olsen Twins? And why the Olsens? What is the connection?

Who nicknamed them the Olsen Twins? And why the Olsens? What is the connection?

i dont really think there is a connection..and im not sure who first called them that...but still it sounds better the just simply "the twins"

yes, RBC and Ritz have been nicknamed the Olsen Twins...really they arnt all that similar but w/e.


I think if they built a 2 King West identical to 1 King West, THAT would be the Olsen twins. RBC and Ritz are not skinny enough! ;)

I think if they built a 2 King West identical to 1 King West, THAT would be the Olsen twins. RBC and Ritz are not skinny enough! ;)

lmao!! to true. Thos girls need to EAT SOME BEEF!!

oh, and i agree with the guy up their, make us X - i think that'll be a sweet render ;)

here ya go. its only a preliminary drawing though.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/Xcondofinal.gif

oh, and i agree with the guy up their, make us X - i think that'll be a sweet render ;)


Tallinn, you have impressive graphic skills. Have you considered making some renderings?

yeah, maybe i'll try a render for fun. i'll be neilio's protoge (sp?) haha.

nice start on the X render. you gotta get the podium in there!

yeah, maybe i'll try a render for fun. i'll be neilio's protoge (sp?) haha.

nice start on the X render. you gotta get the podium in there!

If you can make the Big O shoot bagels and the CN Tower turn into a flaming missile, I suspect you could whip up some impressive renderings! :cool:

If you can make the Big O shoot bagels and the CN Tower turn into a flaming missile, I suspect you could whip up some impressive renderings! :cool:

lmao, those images were just great!

alright, because of the height change for the Four Seasons i have had to make another rendering for it :)
Old one:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/FourSeasons1.gif

New One:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/fourseasonsfinalcopy.gif

okay, so here is my first ever attempt at a "render". i went with X. i think one of my favourite renders is that conceptual one of the uptown, as it was more stylized than realistic, with a deco feel. i wanted to create the same sort of idea, except using modernist methods . . .


http://theispies.com/x_condo.jpg
X Condo.

It looks like a slimmer Td centre, which is a good thing.

It looks like a slimmer Td centre, which is a good thing.
ya but if u were to look at it from the other angle it's actually wide(ish)

Here's the official render of X.

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/xcondosr.jpg

i dont see anyother colours

good its 65% sold out, hope it can start soon.

good its 65% sold out, hope it can start soon.
The Purchase and Sale gave them an out in Spring 2007 (May?) to either go forward or not. I would guess that this is when they originally intended to break ground.

It can still take quite a while to get all of the permits and tenders in line. Sales are not always the slowest moving cog in the machine.

i dont see anyother colours
that's because the image is black and white lol.

look at this page:
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=385717&page=2

http://skyscrapercity.com/editpost.php?do=editpost&p=9719783#
bash

hey guys, although the design has been rejected by city council..(who were not at all pleased) I desided to do a diagram rendering for ROCP 3 so something can be put in the Toronto diagram until the new designs are released.

ROCP 3 240m:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/finalgifcopy.gif

hey guys, although the design has been rejected by city council..(who were not at all pleased) I desided to do a diagram rendering for ROCP 3 so something can be put in the Toronto diagram until the new resigns are released.

ROCP 3 240m:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/finalgifcopy.gif
why the heck was that design rejected?!?! it's so awesome looking.

why the heck was that design rejected?!?! it's so awesome looking.

Only in Toronto...

I wonder what would happen with Absolute 4 & 5 if they had been proposed in Toronto.

i think they did not like the podium. They may worry about the street facade. Such a huge building needs a bigger podium.

i think they did not like the podium. They may worry about the street facade. Such a huge building needs a bigger podium.

Exactly, the podium on this building is around 3 stories high, the new design will have an 8 story podium :)

hey guys, although the design has been rejected by city council..(who were not at all pleased) I desided to do a diagram rendering for ROCP 3 so something can be put in the Toronto diagram until the new designs are released.

ROCP 3 240m:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/neiliohep/finalgifcopy.gif


Looks alot like Eureka in Melbourne without the gold crown. Eureka is blue though as that one look black. Even the stripes are the same. And the setbacks are the same.

There is a render at which shows a better view and comparison of the towerhttp://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1152


http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/3131/eurekarenderdh9.gif (http://imageshack.us)

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/9818/eurekaatnightba6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/3940/eurekathroughlanewayeo4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/9713/flame24rl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Aproposed building for Melbourne aprox 500m high. Now decided that it won't be built.

Grollo tower between 500-600m designed for Melbourne's Docklands.
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1313/s63hc11cu4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Looks alot like Eureka in Melbourne without the gold crown. Eureka is blue though as that one look black. Even the stripes are the same. And the setbacks are the same.

There is a render at which shows a better view and comparison of the towerhttp://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1152


http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/3131/eurekarenderdh9.gif (http://imageshack.us)

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/9818/eurekaatnightba6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/3940/eurekathroughlanewayeo4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

lol, i knew it was about time for someone to bring this up agian. Yes they do look very much alike, that may change though with the re-design..maybe.

Oh has someone else brought it up???? I haven't read the whole thread.

Oh has someone else brought it up???? I haven't read the whole thread.

Either in the Toronto Boom rundown or in the official ROCP3 threas it has been brought up a couple of times.

Actually Neilio's rendering has turned it into Eureka, which it's not. If you look at the real elevation you can see the east and west sides are half cylinders that emerge from a rectangle and the lines he used in his render are actually balconies so I have no idea why Eureka detail was used.

Finally, the colour is a total fabrication since no-one knows the colours.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2392/rocp4mk.jpg

I hope it does not look like Eureka.

Eureka is a nice tower but i cant for the life of me understand why they put that ugly gold top on that.

Difficult to tell from the details we have on it at this time, but ROCPIII appears to have some similarities to the below tower planned for London, England:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f182/JackhammerTO/l1.jpg

Do you guys want a directory with all the renderings and up to date information on the projects? This would take long, but I wouldn't mind doing it.

i would like to see each building, planned, completed, construction, never built have it's own thread here for people to comment in. or at least the ones under construction :P

Difficult to tell from the details we have on it at this time, but ROCPIII appears to have some similarities to the below tower planned for London, England:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f182/JackhammerTO/l1.jpg
okay which one? lol.

Do you guys want a directory with all the renderings and up to date information on the projects? This would take long, but I wouldn't mind doing it.

Yes please. :)

ideas are runing low

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Eureka is a nice tower but i cant for the life of me understand why they put that ugly gold top on that.

Royal Bank Plaza envy... still one of the most spectacular "modern" skyscrapers in the world 30 years later... much photographed, never discussesd, (never PhotoSHOPPED... it's not necessary)..... ;-)

Actually Neilio's rendering has turned it into Eureka, which it's not. If you look at the real elevation you can see the east and west sides are half cylinders that emerge from a rectangle and the lines he used in his render are actually balconies so I have no idea why Eureka detail was used.

Finally, the colour is a total fabrication since no-one knows the colours.

Elliot has a point, i didnt work on my rendering long enough to make the top part of the tower look curved..instead its rather flat looking..ohwell. And for all i know the tower could be pink with purple and yellow balconies :crazy2:
Although some people have sugested that the tower looks like Eureka just by looking at those crappy black and white renders.

The tower was rejected by the City today/yesterday/recently.

!?!?!?!?!?

I'm sure the developer will come back with a re-design??
Was there something particular the city didn't like or was it just the height?

i wish people would stop posting these pictures of ugly uk and aussie buildings

^^Right on:D

I'm sure the developer will come back with a re-design??
Was there something particular the city didn't like or was it just the height?
The city probably loves the tower (secretly) but just want to negotiate some perks out of it. Hopefully that won't involve a reduction in height or a dramatic change to the shape. Save for the podium, it appears to meet the criteria for tall towers ie (set-backs, location etc..)

yeah they definately want some big perks,it seems to be their approach to tall buildings.

The Bohemian Embassy:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/renderingLG.jpg

The printing factory lofts:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/printingFactoryLofts.jpg

Some model made by wyliepoon in UT:http://p083.ezboard.com/ftorontoskyscraperforumfrm3.showMessageRange?topicID=1656.topic&start=1&stop=20

I can't even put into words just how I feel about the Bohemian Embassy. its just offensive on so many levels. damn I'm pissed off.

wow the printing factory is so awesome!!!

"I can't even put into words just how I feel about the Bohemian Embassy. its just offensive on so many levels. damn I'm pissed off."

its not that bad (far worse can be had)

not exactly a vibrant, established part of queen street either no?

It looks like a school built in the mid 90s.

I'm not sure exactally where it is, but I'll be even more pissed if its anwhere east of dufferin.

I don't like it.

Arc Condominiums:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/ArcCondos.jpg

Edge Lofts:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/EdgeLofts.jpg

Glas:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/Glas.jpg

Glass House
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/Glashouse.jpg

Network Lofts:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/NetworkLofts.jpg

Roncesvalles Lofts:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/RoncesvallesLofts.jpg


Victory:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/thevictory.jpg

Vinegar Lofts:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/VinegarLofts.jpg

Westside Lofts:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/WestsideLofts.png

Uptown Model:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/uptown_sales_2.jpg

Schoolhouse Lofts:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/Schoolhouselofts.jpg

Where are the Arc Condominiums located? That looks like an amazing building.

^^ Bayview and Sheppard

hopefully glas will end up looking close to the render when its completed.

i really like glas, victory, and arc!

Wow, Arc looks really nice.

The Vinegar building is a very cool old warehouse. Not a great neighbourhood, but close to downtown and things are picking up
around Queen/River. I'm not convinced I like the Schoolhouse
development.

Ugggg the Arc looks like it belongs in Dubai...but i guess it would have to atleat 800ft taller for that to happen. I just dont think it will match its surrounding well and is very tacky. However Glas and buildings like that with the signature "toronto style" look awsome with there straight lines and glass. I dont think these date as quickly as stuff like Arc. And your right the vinegar building looks to be a gem! Quite a few of these loft projects seem to be very creative and i like them! But im not sold on the schoolhouse yet either...looks alittle odd. I could go either way on it.

Ugggg the Arc looks like it belongs in Dubai...

Or Humber Bay.

its not that bad (far worse can be had)

not exactly a vibrant, established part of queen street either no?

I guess you didn't go to nuit blanche.

St. Lawrence Centre for the performing arts renewal project:
http://www.stlc.com/

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/stlca.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/stlca2.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/stlca3.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/stlca4.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/stlca5.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/stlca6.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/stlca7.jpg

^^^ Well, if ever there was a brutalistic concrete bunker that needed to be reno'd, it was St. Lawrence Centre. It looks typical of theatre centres built at that time. The results of the reno look bland... is it just the rendering?

wow that rendering looks really cold and bland of st.lawrence centre.

I don't think the rendering is in full colour, so we should wait before we judge.

Hakim Tower(Courtesey of Travis):
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/DSC01607.jpg

I love the Arc. Too bad it's not taller.

I don't think the rendering is in full colour, so we should wait before we judge.

Not only is it not in colour, it is a very poor rendering. Looks like something
from an Academy student. In picture 2, look at the cutout of those two old grannies in their parkas overcome with excitement at the advertising they are reading. I laughed out loud at that!! :hilarious

Holy- I was just on the Maple Leaf Square website again and I must say... for people who love to be at the centre of all the action, it will be a great place to live... at the end of every game there'll be swaths of people down there, maybe coming inside to make use of the condo's different features, or just hanging out on the square/street area below... the renderings make me giddy! lol

I hope Maple Leaf Square is just the start of more life in that area. The same developers are planning a similar development right across the street, hopefully it will also be a high activity zone!

"I guess you didn't go to nuit blanche"

missed it however are you suggest nuit blanche is in any way related the norm? the closest thing to culture at my car wash is a fading smilie face sticker on the side of the vending machine

The budget for the St Lawrence centre reno is a couple million which basically buys you new flooring and a coat of paint

Arc is just hilarious and it if turns out as rendered I think it will be a good addition to North york - we could use some more Dubai over the cheap New York knockoffs

"The Vinegar building is a very cool old warehouse. Not a great neighbourhood, but close to downtown and things are picking up
around Queen/River."

The other day I drove past the corner of Shuter and River where some developer plans to build a dozen of so townhouse starting at around $400000

first - the rear of the site faces a two storey long cinderblock wall
second - accross the street is a Salvation Army drop in centre (recent kitchen fire made the news)
third - at that time, 3 PM, there were two hookers working the corner - a few steps from the sales office door

go Valantino!

Varsity Stadium:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/VarsityARIAL20copy.jpg
BMO FIeld:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/bmo_field.jpg

third - at that time, 3 PM, there were two hookers working the corner - a few steps from the sales office door
Shuter and River you say :|

third - at that time, 3 PM, there were two hookers working the corner - a few steps from the sales office door
I work in the building that's attached to that Salvation Army and can't say I've ever seen the local girls there hooking at 3pm. I wouldn't say there's not hookers walking about throughout the day there but the last time I saw one working the day shift at that intersection was nearly 3 years ago.

Sorry to go off-topic :)

^^ STAY ON TOPIC!! Lets skip to the important stuff...were they hot?

^^ At Shuter and River? Unlikely.. but not as bad as the Parkdale pooches. They really schmeck.

LOL

SHE was dressed as a typical hooker, stood in the same spot for the 45 seconds SHE was in my line of site therefore THEY must be hookers working the street outside the sales centre - so shoot me, but it definitely makes for a good clincher to my point if it worked

eewww.... hookers

Funny but true story. I used to know a real estate agent who was showing a doctor and his wife a house in Parkdale, about 15 years ago. They were in the back garden, when the door of a car parked in the back alley swung open. A woman leaned out and spat on the ground, and the car took off with a squeal. The real estate agent turned to the mortified Dr. and Mrs. and cooly said: " Poor girl..... she must have been sick".:hilarious

@Thryve. You get used to them when you live downtown. A lot of them are
pretty nice characters. Some of the ones I see every night when I walk home from work cheerily say hi. They are just making a living the same as us all.
Ok, sorry to get off topic. Back to topic. Away from ladies of the evening.

Hakim Tower(Courtesey of Travis):
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/DSC01607.jpg

Where is this going to be built?
Will it be at dundas square where Hakim is currently located?

^^This will be located basically across the street from the present location, on the south side of Dundas St.. I believe it will be built between Torch'ed and the whatever-the-hell-the-name-is hotel..

p5

I hope the Hakim thing is not as cheapo as it appears. Glass box with a photo of a woman wearing Hakim Glasses.

^^ Yeah, tell me about it. Even the perspective looks off.

^^ Screams out Cheezy and Cheap all at the same time....

It looks like absolute shit.

Hmm... Have you guys ever seen the Hakim Optical at StClairW and Vaughan Road (near bathurst)? Now if the actual building was wearing the glasses... :D

^^This will be located basically across the street from the present location, on the south side of Dundas St.. I believe it will be built between Torch'ed and the whatever-the-hell-the-name-is hotel..

p5

Good... you wont see it from Dundas Sq.

Hmm... Have you guys ever seen the Hakim Optical at StClairW and Vaughan Road (near bathurst)? Now if the actual building was wearing the glasses... :D

Yes! :rofl:

LOL.. we had an entire International Business class where we discussed how hookers in Amsterdam are much classier than the hookers on Jarvis... Ladies of the night in Amsterdam wear fine french lingerie... etc.. that was a fun class.

Then last class we spent the class talking about why Sherway is the best mall in Canada, period.

Gah I love that class, the test was quite fun - The capital of Canada is Toronto, Ontario (True/False) :D NO KIDDING

Gotta love hookers- especially in Amsterdam..But that is not always true about classier-I remember while living there, I was walking through the Red-Light district, when all of a sudden this huge black..umm whore, grabbed me and started to suck on my neck-...she was screaming- "give it to me whaaiitte buoooy..!" and at the same time was trying to get my pants off..almost in the middle of the f-ing street!!!

jesus- i was fucking freaked out and not just by her actions, but by her sheer size...my friends couldn't stop laughing and when i look back at it, i think its pretty funny too..but she was by no means classy..

...off topic yes.. p5

Gah I love that class, the test was quite fun - The capital of Canada is Toronto, Ontario (True/False) :D NO KIDDING

Hehe, reminds me of my Grade 10 History Exam. The Cold War is

a) A war that has no real fighting, but a build up of weapons.
b) A war which the winner gets ice cream as a reward.
c) Like a cool war but only a few degrees less.
d) A war fought during the Winter.

Gah I love that class, the test was quite fun - The capital of Canada is Toronto, Ontario (True/False) :D NO KIDDING


Did you know that when George Dubya Bush was once asked what the capital of Canada is, and he answered "Toronto"! LOL! That is a true story.

Some people in Canada think the capital of the USA is New York City, but then again he's the f*cking President!

Google Earth:
Toronto Skyline:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE1.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE2.jpg

Toronto Skyline from islands:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE3.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE4.jpg

Cityplace:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE5.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE6.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE7.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE8.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE10.jpg
Skyline from Expo:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE9.jpg

Minto Roehampton (www.minto-roehampton.com/index.html):
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/Minto.jpg

Lumiere:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/lumiere.gif

lumiere is such a toronto style with a bit of a twist. i really like it!

Those Google pix make the countryside look like the moon! eerie...

I saw Lumiere on the latest Condo Guide.

Martinsizon: how did you get those detailed three-dimensional building of the T.O. skyline to show? i've got the latest version of Google Earth and even though i toggle the "3D Buildings" key, nothing shows up.

help?

kuwaiti_patriot

You need a 3d warehouse network link: http://earth.google.com/3d.html

Lumiere ain't bad..i would like to see a larger rendering, but it does have quality and fairly good design. Is this a KPMB project- some aspects of it remind me somewhat of one of the new Cityplace towers..

p5

KPMB would also be my first choice but I see a lot of One City Hall in it so ... Hariri Pontarini would be my backup

Vu from a diff. angle:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/vu.jpg

Did anyone see the Globe Real Estate today with Lumiere? it was an airiel view looking stright into the interior of the building, with a view downtown. couldn't find it on the internet though, perhaps someone else has it? :(

Amazing pics Marti...

:)

thanks

Google Earth:
Toronto Skyline:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE1.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE2.jpg

Toronto Skyline from islands:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE3.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE4.jpg

Cityplace:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE5.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE6.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE7.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE8.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE10.jpg
Skyline from Expo:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/3D%20model%20in%20Google%20Earth/GE9.jpg



... think - it's someones fulltime job to create these models - I wonder if those in LA will know what are landmark buildings are?

^^ it isnt anyones job to make it. i made a model for mcc city hall and got no money. Wyliepoon in UT made most of those models and just upload it to gooogle 3d warehouse.

update on Rendering by Maldive:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/inprogress2.jpg

Legacy at Heron's Hill , 25s:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/Legacy_phase1.jpg

^I guess then the KPF design is out - too bad

New renderings for Minto St.Thomas: on this site, go under projects to look for ithttp://www.hariripontarini.com/hpa.swf?homepageScale=6&homepageFadeIn=120#6

M5V Life(checkout http://www.m5vlife.com fpr a 3d overview of it):
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/m5v.jpg

^^ I was looking at the ad for M5V in yesterday's real estate section in the Globe, and it is going to be a handsome building. Also, the renderings for Lumiere look quite hot. I cannot figure the angle of perspective that they are using for that ad looking into one unit, with downtown in the background. Those units appear to be behind the tall tower (ie on the west side) and I can't envision that perspective being correct. But it must be.

Is M5V still before the OMB over the height issue?

yup

M5V Life(checkout http://www.m5vlife.com fpr a 3d overview of it):
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/m5v.jpg

woah very nice. love that red section in it.
what's with the block on the top for the elevator shaft? they should really hide that. yuck.

^^^wtf

why dont the..NewYork..or Chicago..or Vancouver threads get this kind of trolling..and spamming?

Anyway as to not let this moron get the better of us, i love the look of M5V Life, short, but a reallly nice tower imo :)

^^^wtf

why dont the..NewYork..or Chicago..or Vancouver threads get this kind of trolling..and spamming?

Anyway as to not let this moron get the better of us, i love the look of M5V Life, short, but a reallly nice tower imo :)

i was spamming/trolling in that post?

i was spamming/trolling in that post?

No, I think it was the mildly retarded Torontolubber striking again with his ludicrous postings. He did it a day or so ago, and apparently again. His posts just get removed in a flash which is kind of funny, as the twit spends ages setting up his identity and posting. So that was the entry that was being referred to, I think..something must have happened recently to piss him off, here on the boards.Wonder what it was??:|

i was spamming/trolling in that post?

NO, it was refering to anothe rpost, it has ben deleted.

^^ oh okay :P i figured that's what it must've been

Museum Tower, 19s/71m:
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2006/agendas/committees/te/te060913/it010.pdf, http://www.museumhouseonbloor.com/
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/311219095_873452b422_o.jpg

here's a shot of M5V as it relates to the street... looks damn good!

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/5185/m5v2iz4.jpg


and a larger version of the render posted above:
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/7642/m5vyg3.jpg

Whoa.. I really like that Museum tower. small project, but very nice.

M5V looks great too, except for that red spot. not sure if its just the rendering, but the red seems way to harsh and clashes with the rest of the building. also that little concrete wall facing west should be glass or something.

the concrete wall is there so a future building will butt up right against it and the streetwall will not be broken. Until then, it'll probaly be clad in advertising, but it's worth it in the end for the streetwall.

I don't know about M5V. It looks like a Miami Beach condominium or something and it actually makes Holiday Inn look good which you know is a bad thing.

The ad for the Museum tower in Friday's Globe real estate section was beautifully done.
I like M5V.. kind of brash and sexy. Suits the hood.

The Museum Tower looks positively posh. Two suites per floor means private elevator access...looks like 11-12 foot ceilings....locations means no-expense-spared. I would put this at the top end build-out prices for the area, which is now hovering around the $1000/sqft range. At an average of 2,000 sqft each, I put the entry level of these puppies at $1.5 to $2 million.

Definetely a new addition to the exclusive buildings in Bloor/Yorkville.




KGB

I'm a fan of this one. In some parts of town it isn't size and flair that count; quality projects like this are important.

By the way, where exactally is the Museum Tower going? is it on Avenue facing the ROM?

By the way, where exactally is the Museum Tower going? is it on Avenue facing the ROM?

That is exactly where it is going. Full floor and half floor residences. Quiet classic beauty... very suited to Bloor and will be a positive addition.

That is exactly where it is going.


No it isn't...it's on the north side of Bloor, slightly west of Avenue.





KGB

Do you mean east?

Judging from the render, it looks like it'd fit in right here..
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8968/oct2306bloorviewcornerrqg3.jpg

No...I mean west. Look at the link to the city docs on it...it is going in at 204 Bloor West.






KGB

Checking google earth, I can see where its going now. the building to left looks identical to the one above.

I think it is suppose to be on Bloor not avenue road... opposite philosopher walk (the gates are visible at the bottom of render)

the site is on Bloor west, right now it's the pizza hut.

but no! pizza hut is my favourite!

my goodness... that ENTIRE area is under construction!on the south side, is the ROM, the Royal Acadamy of Music, and Varsity Stadium, and the north side, One Bedford, and now this! ... it's wild!

:banana:

my goodness... that ENTIRE area is under construction!on the south side, is the ROM, the Royal Acadamy of Music, and Varsity Stadium, and the north side, One Bedford, and now this! ... it's wild!

:banana:

seriously ! this area is booming ! great to see!

I'm glad that they're planning that Bloor St revitalization of the streetscape... after all of this construction and cutting of sidewalks for pipes and such the road and sidewalks are gonna be pretty beat up.

No it isn't...it's on the north side of Bloor, slightly west of Avenue.
KGB

Thanks for the correction. I misread what he had asked, and thought he was talking of Bloor. Yes, it is across from the ROM and just w of the intersection.

The 60 story North York render:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/hc1ca6.jpg

Some more renderings in this site: http://www.kirkorarchitects.com/

Maldive final rendering:
http://www.upside-down.ca/maldive/futurebig.jpg

Can't...breath...too...happy... Damn! That will be a welcome addition to NYCC. Nice future render also.

The 60 story North York render:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/hc1ca6.jpg

Some more renderings in this site: http://www.kirkorarchitects.com/

they will fit in well with the former nycc. not the greatest buildings ever, but they're pretty nice. i like the ground level though, that's awesome. the billboards look really cool too!

That is just what north york needs, those towers are very sleek, but its the ground portion that makes me happy, whats great is that it has everything! trees! art! signage! what most public squeares neglect is trees and art, (Dundas Square, Nathan Philips Square) i really hnik that toronto is lascking in public art, aside from the fact that our buildings themsleves are rather boxy, we have boring streets and walkways!

In Philedelphia, they'res a system set in motion by the government in which 1% of the money going into a project must be spent on public art, so for instance... if The trump tower is going up, and they're spending lets say.. 500 000 000. Then 5000000 would be spenmd on art!, and just think of how pretty our city would be if we had all this art, fountains, and trees.

^^I'm pretty sure we have a similar law in Toronto..

Some more renderings in this site: http://www.kirkorarchitects.com/

on that website wuts that about the ritz project beside scotia?

^^The pre-Trump project..
That thing looks horrible.. ghastly, horrid.. faux Victorian at 60 storeys is just scary.

The shape actually resembles Trump quite a bit though.

^^The pre-Trump project..
That thing looks horrible.. ghastly, horrid.. faux Victorian at 60 storeys is just scary.

With the exception of Festival Tower and these new ones, all of their stuff is pretty bad.

Eh, Ellipse looks cool too. :)

Eh, Ellipse looks cool too. :)

Ellipse is very awesome. I remember in 2004 passing by it when it just opened and it was all lit up with black lights. Looked AMAZING!

With the exception of Festival Tower and these new ones, all of their stuff is pretty bad.

What about the Capital towers in Mississauga? Those aren't bad and turned out really well in real life...
Also One Park Tower in Mississauga with the gargoyles is really awesome!

Don't forget Chicago and Arc!

i really hnik that toronto is lascking in public art, aside from the fact that our buildings themsleves are rather boxy, we have boring streets and walkways!

In Philedelphia, they'res a system set in motion by the government in which 1% of the money going into a project must be spent on public art, so for instance... if The trump tower is going up, and they're spending lets say.. 500 000 000. Then 5000000 would be spenmd on art!, and just think of how pretty our city would be if we had all this art, fountains, and trees.


Toronto of course already has this in place...it's called The Percent for Public Art Program, which has a MINIMUM of 1% of gross construction cost.

Toronto has an enviable collection of public art....and all over the city...not just in prime spots. We also benifit from our BIA associations, which also add a lot of public art...Toronto is the king of the BIA. I like the larger projects like art parks...Music Garden, HTO, Cloud Garden, etc, etc...these are great...most cities would never stop braging if they had ONE of those.

I think you suffer from the usual grass-is-greener Torontonian disease. We can have the best collection of public art and trees in the universe, yet people will say it sucks....and bring up rusting holes like Philly in comparison. makes ZERO sense as usual.


BTW...Kirkor are so bad, I have no idea how they are in business. With such a great collection of even local architects, what compells someone to choose this god-awful firm?





KGB

Well if Trump is to spend 5 million on public art.. I really wonder what they're gonna do.

Well if Trump is to spend 5 million on public art.. I really wonder what they're gonna do.

what if the developer considers the actual building the "art"? :P

what if the developer considers the actual building the "art"? :P

You're fired

You're fired

lol funny guy

Lumiere (this is the rendering I was talking about earlier)
http://img450.imageshack.us/img450/930/lumierefinalopp02kt4.gif

ok, I don't "get" this rendering. This is only from my memory, but I seem to remember this part of the building being on the west side of the taller part of the tower ( ie behind the tower). I can't figure out how you would see this perspective of the CN Tower from that part...

ok, I don't "get" this rendering. This is only from my memory, but I seem to remember this part of the building being on the west side of the taller part of the tower ( ie behind the tower). I can't figure out how you would see this perspective of the CN Tower from that part...

Its probably just for marketing purposes. Make it look like thats the view you will get.

Its probably just for marketing purposes. Make it look like thats the view you will get.

Ya like the same way some buildings in Mississauga show the CN Tower right outside your bedroom window in the renderings :P Sure you can see the downtown skyline but it's not THAT close.

Bloor West - In The Village

A new, controversial condominium development in Bloor West Village. The former Cineplex Humber Cinemas will turn into this:

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1428/bwv2au3.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/2585/bwv1xp9.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/582/bwv3en7.jpg

That exposed concrete looks like shit.

^^ Yes, but the billboard currently there also looks like shit. :)

I used to live just around the corner from there.... I love that corner, particularly late-afternoon.

They need to redevelop that Arbor building... it's so ugly in such a prominent location.

what's shit is that the apartments would face eachother.

new proposal please :master:

good looking tower

"what's shit is that the apartments would face eachother."

What's so bad about apartments facing each other? Is it really that much better if they're facing apartments from another building next door or across the street?

The building itself is only so-so I think Looks pretty good from the front, but that exposed concrete hurts it a bit. I can't quite place the location of this one though. What's the closest intersection?

^^ It's at Jane and Bloor.

Not that I can tell for sure, but it looks like they face away from eachother...south-facing units, and north-facing units. Maybe the "backs" of them sorta face eachother a bit.

And exposed concrete can look fantastic...all depends on how well it's designed. Are we even sure that's exposed conrete?

I hate losing yet another local film house, but that seems like the perfect filler condo for the area...probably sell out quick.





KGB

Perhaps that's not the only view from those particular apartments, but it still would suck to have such a minimal view from the window :(

Lumiere (this is the rendering I was talking about earlier)
http://img450.imageshack.us/img450/930/lumierefinalopp02kt4.gif

... that is one of the most original creative license drawings I've seen in a while - I guess the view would be right if it was going up at Yonge and St. Clair -

Too bad they don't render in the smoke stack that you'll really be looking at.
That is if you up high enough - the rest of the suites will look right into the windows of other condos.

Nice try, "it 'feels like' living at Yonge and St. Clair, but really it's in the depths of the Bay St. valley"

Bloor West - In The Village

A new, controversial condominium development in Bloor West Village. The former Cineplex Humber Cinemas will turn into this:

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1428/bwv2au3.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/2585/bwv1xp9.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/582/bwv3en7.jpg

... this building already has hints of looking brutalistic esp, the first floor - and I can't see it aging well.

They may as well just cover it in ugly brown brick. It's amateur architecture - we want to look modern - just don't know how.

LOL "Postmodern Brutalism"

Like I said before... NEW PROPOSAL!!!

I'd like to see it from a different angle.
I think they should put in random windows all over that side of the building. Ranging in different sizes. That would look cool.

N-Blox - 799 College

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/yyzer/799College_DuskViewFINAL_s.jpg

N-Blox - 799 College

http://images.theglobeandmail.com/archives/RTGAM/images/20070308/re-mays0309/mays09re_230.jpg
wow that is SWEET! I love it.

^^ It only consists of 8 suites and the elevator goes directly up to your suite!

Now THIS is cool. Proof that you don't need 500+ feet to be a great building.

Where exactly is this, I can't place the address in my head?

Ok, about that Bloor West condo, yes it is better to look at buildings across the street rather than have your suite face other apartments in the same building about 10 feet apart.

I like 799 College as well.

Now THIS is cool. Proof that you don't need 500+ feet to be a great building.

Where exactly is this, I can't place the address in my head?
Click here (http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=43.654629~-79.421522&style=r&lvl=14&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&sp=Point.r885ts8cfck8_799%20College%20St%2c%20Toronto%20ON%2c%20Canada___) to see the location.

Thanks, Phunky. That is not at all the location I would have expected!

N-Blox is gorgeous and in a great location.

N-Blox - 799 College

http://images.theglobeandmail.com/archives/RTGAM/images/20070308/re-mays0309/mays09re_230.jpg

That is soooo sexy!

Toronto needs more of this.

It is an amazing little infill project, and looks like it is going to be one of the most exciting!

Toronto needs more of this.
I've been seeing more of this in the past couple of years. So I think we will be seeing more to come.

130 Bloor street started prep work:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/130BloorStreet.jpg

New rendering for Four Seasons:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/digs09re_230.jpg

N-Blox:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/N-Blox.jpg

Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute :
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/St.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/St-1.jpg

Umbra retail store set to open in May at Queen and John:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/Umbra.jpg

King's collection:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/Aslop.jpg

Wow, some really artsy buildings popping up.

This is the new rendering for Four Seasons?

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/Martinsizon/Toronto%20Condominiums/digs09re_230.jpg

It looks nice! I like it....

I can really appreciate the massing of the Four Seasons complex.

Holy cow! Ok, what is the Li Ka Shing complex and where is it to be located? And the King's Collection? What's the story there?

I'm really liking some of these proposals.

What the heck is the King's Collection? It's ugly! Oh my!

The new Four Seasons rendering looks HOT.

A huge improvement!

i'm with you 100% on that one. the new render looks amazing.

Holy cow! Ok, what is the Li Ka Shing complex and where is it to be located?

St Mike's research building - will replace the garage and 50s institutional building on Shuter across from St Mike's Hospital



And the King's Collection? What's the story there?

Alsop - King Towns - Dufferin/Queen

I kinda like the King's Collection one. And I love N-Blox

Yeah, I'm lovin' the King Town one, too. Just goofy enough to be loveable.
Kinda like a box of Crayolas....
I am VERY relieved at seeing that new rendering of Four Seasons.... after that
scare with the dark billboard. Let's keep our fingers crossed it turns out as predicted.
What a smart looking building....

Thanks for the info, Valantino.

I am VERY relieved at seeing that new rendering of Four Seasons.... after that
scare with the dark billboard.

My thoughts exactly. I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw this newest rendering.

I am VERY relieved at seeing that new rendering of Four Seasons.... after that
scare with the dark billboard. Let's keep our fingers crossed it turns out as predicted.
What a smart looking building....

Is it just me or has every rendering (after the initial) been essentially the same building just from a different angle and in different lighting conditions ?

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As for the Li Ka Shing Complex, I welcome our Hong Kong overlord. Please don't dissapoint us with Signature.

Is it just me or has every rendering (after the initial) been essentially the same building just from a different angle and in different lighting conditions ?

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As for the Li Ka Shing Complex, I welcome our Hong Kong overlord. Please don't dissapoint us with Signature.

No, someone posted a very dark photo of hoarding around the project that had a crappy looking rendering on it. I think we will have to wait and see what the final result looks like.

N-blox remind me of l'habitat in Montreal. amazingly kewl~!

N-blox remind me of l'habitat in Montreal. amazingly kewl~!


Hey, you are back. Where the heck have you been for the past half year?

What the heck is the King's Collection? It's ugly! Oh my!

You probably would've said that about the OCAD addition too.

I like it.

You probably would've said that about the OCAD addition too.

I like it.
U mean the building sitting on top of crayon pencils? I love that one.