Oh yeah, I see it. And it was part of the submitted design. It does help a little bit. Kind of wish they went all the way to the bottom of the tower.
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AC Marriott / Mrkt Lofts | 201 Rideau St. | ?m | 24s | Rimap | RLA | U/C
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urbottawa
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I would guess they prioritized the floor plate sizes by building to the lot line, then had to live with the consequences of not being able to include windows on those walls
urbottawa
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I might be the minority here, I don't *hate* the Tetris wall, but I also don't love it. It could have been a lot more depressing if it was similar to the eastern facade that doesn't have any colour. Hopefully the area covered by the lift right now will be primarily vision glass not spandrel and maybe if we're luck there will be some sort of LED feature in the fins?
What a world of difference it would've made if they used curtain wall like The Met...
What a world of difference it would've made if they used curtain wall like The Met...
Same. I don't hate it. They tried something different. Some points for that?
For sure, curtain wall like The Met, or, dare I say
... Claridge Flats, would have been exponentially better.btap
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All they had to do was aluminum panels instead of that brutalist looking precast and actual red bricks instead of whatever the hell peel and stick crap that is...and this angle would be perfectly fine, in my opinion.
I'm just not digging the colour scheme at all...
Ottawater
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Oy vey! What is up with depressing grey cement blocky crap. Would it have been that much trouble to have pre fab red brick on this - the bulk of the front wall - instead…
Westbro
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While I don't love the grey concrete pre-cast, I prefer some variation instead of just charcoal/white with random patches of beige.
IMO the panel pre-cast doesn't look much better, but as long as this doesn't become the standard everywhere and they don't do full too many buildings in one place (like the Travelodge) it has its place in these mid-tier type buildings.
IMO the panel pre-cast doesn't look much better, but as long as this doesn't become the standard everywhere and they don't do full too many buildings in one place (like the Travelodge) it has its place in these mid-tier type buildings.
urbottawa
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It looks like a portion of this building has been changed to rentals, I noticed a sign up today touting "luxury" rentals available
Yes, "luxury". I cannot stand that term anymore. It means nothing. Kind of wish a developer would use "affordable" or "attainable" instead of using "luxury" to justify a premium price for a shoe box with IKEA cabinetry.
SweazyCavalry
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"Luxury" is used to describe the price, not the quality
urbottawa
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pgagnon
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Urgh.. definitely one of the ugliest new builds in the past 2 years or so...
The red fins are so thin they are barely visible from most angles. I wish they were thicker for added effect, and the whole length of the building or at least varied how low they went for a staggered effect.