Oliver Exchange | ?m | 2s | Beljan Development | Hodgson Schilf Evans
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TAS
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Retake
stensby
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This is some seriously good ice cream. The Highlands location sometimes has lines that wrap outside even during the winter.
Avenuer
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Last night:
IanO
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Simple, effective, design
EtoV
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To be clear, I love this building, but it is fun to play spot the differences with the rendering.
If anything, it shows that cost cutting doesn't necessarily have to lead to a less attractive product. For example, the two rows of "X"s vs one built, the removal of the juliette balconies and the beams on the cornice, and the brick being half the height of the renders. The renders definitely looks better imo, but it still has all the same key elements that makes the building look great.
If anything, it shows that cost cutting doesn't necessarily have to lead to a less attractive product. For example, the two rows of "X"s vs one built, the removal of the juliette balconies and the beams on the cornice, and the brick being half the height of the renders. The renders definitely looks better imo, but it still has all the same key elements that makes the building look great.
BrettB
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Good analysis - You must be good at those 'spot the differences' games!
Romanov
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I was waiting for someone to point this out. I still wish the masonry went higher.
cmd uw
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^Well, if you have $15-20k to donate I'm sure Beljan would have no problem making that happen.
Romanov
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Time to crack open that piggy bank
Gronk!
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Yossarian
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Which would make them one of the few people able to notice if Gene Dub projects have actually made any progress
David A
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I generally agree with the sentiment overall. One of the few good things about Toronto, is they generally don't cheap out on brick. Its a noticeable Edmonton or western Canada thing.
Its particularly noticeable when the building next to you that you are trying to tie into is all brick. However, other than that I think it looks decent.
cliffapotamus
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One factor in this would be costs, particularly labour. Masons' labour costs here are very high; brick can wind up being much more expensive to install than other cladding systems, despite using the same kind of support wall, membranes, etc (making it very easy to switch out for cheaper options late in the design process). From what i understand, masons are much more common in Ontario, and being a much more common, less unique trade, labour rates are much lower. Anecdotally, i've heard mason wages are around 2x as high here as they are in Ontario and eastern Canada. I've heard that's part of why it's so typical to see brick veneer over woodframe on every house in a new subdivision in Ontario, just as a default cladding, whereas here brick is only used as an accent, if at all.