Although I'm not a fan of exposed red brick, there does have to be diversity in exterior building materials in the city, and the design does look good, overall, I like it.
My only complaint is that it isn't taller. 10-12 storeys should be the standard height for medium density buildings built in the city at this point.
10 - 12 storeys not only would look out of place but IMO is far too high for your average streetwall (think Paris and its hundreds of buildings at 66 feet high)
10 - 12 storeys not only would look out of place but IMO is far too high for your average streetwall (think Paris and its hundreds of buildings at 66 feet high)
This building in this photo is about 18 storeys, so take off 8 storeys. I don't think that's too tall of a streetwall, especially if the top 3 or 4 storeys is pulled back from the street, giving the overall appearance of 6 or 8 storeys from ground level, but it allows for further density.
And the city would probably have enough density for five to ten times our current population (which I doubt would ever be reached) if we we're to line our avenues with 6 storey buildings and continue developing our highrise nodes
A streetwall of 12 story buildings is fine for the core, like the buildings at College and Yonge. However, 12 would definitely be pushing it around Main Street. Even six may be pushing it for that location.
BTW, are the ground floor units retail or residential?
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