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[HB]

Looks cheap with what appears to be vinyl siding if thats what it is....thought vinyl siding went the way of waterbeds

[Nparker]

I have to agree with the opinion that the residential portion looks cheap. Perhaps it will improve when complete, but so far it's not exactly a knockout.

[LV]

(Been lurking for a while..first post!)

 

Dear God, that grey vertical striped whatever-that-is on the roof combined with the light horizontal striped siding.. my EYES!  

 

Admittedly, I know nothing about design, but even *I* can see that this is looking pretty unattractive.  Is this not the same developer that did Aria & Era..both of which are much nicer-looking than this?  I've been super excited about this project and frankly, any new development in James Bay but man.. I hope it somehow gets better.  Gonna go check it out next weekend and hope a miracle has occurred.  

[Jjly83]

(Been lurking for a while..first post!)

 

Dear God, that grey vertical striped whatever-that-is on the roof combined with the light horizontal striped siding.. my EYES!  

 

Admittedly, I know nothing about design, but even *I* can see that this is looking pretty unattractive.  Is this not the same developer that did Aria & Era..both of which are much nicer-looking than this?  I've been super excited about this project and frankly, any new development in James Bay but man.. I hope it somehow gets better.  Gonna go check it out next weekend and hope a miracle has occurred.  

I also think it's a weird choice to use such a design in a prime location like this but since it is a rental only I guess they can get away with keeping costs down. Side note, Aria was built by Alpha (who's doing Legato now). I am interested in purchasing once the condo phase starts but not if the designs mirror this building for style.

[aastra]

 

...but since it is a rental only I guess they can get away with keeping costs down.

 

Not only that but sometimes the best strategy for satisfying the forces of eternal opposition is to give them something that looks totally out of place. Crazy but true. Do the apartments shown below look like James Bay?

 

[Nparker]

...Do the apartments shown below look like James Bay?

Sadly, yes. 

[LV]

I was trying to think what it reminds me of... it has come to me.  

Looks like my long-term storage unit

 

I'm hoping the balconies are at least glass.

 

 

 

 

 

[AllseeingEye]

Yup...not exactly confidence-inspiring; very "1970's" looking.....

[Hotel Mike]

I wonder if that is a design that the James Bay Neighbourhood Assn felt blended in. 

[Nparker]

I wonder if that is a design that the James Bay Neighbourhood Assn felt blended in. 

Because that is what good architecture does, blend in. 

[aastra]

 

I wonder if that is a design that the James Bay Neighbourhood Assn felt blended in.

 

You may be right. That's what I was getting at when I said "...sometimes the best strategy for satisfying the forces of eternal opposition is to give them something that looks totally out of place."

 

Then again, maybe I should be happy that it doesn't have that grey/brown modern box look. It's frickin' everywhere now.

[Nparker]

...maybe I should be happy that it doesn't have that grey/brown modern box look. It's frickin' everywhere now.

That would be 1000 times better than the 1980s suburban tract house look that is being employed here.

[LV]

I took a few pics this morning, there isn't a *whole* lot different to the naked eye from the last set of pics someone posted.

 

- The ramp in the courtyard-greenspace area is taking shape.

 

- The roof of the first set of office buildings looks to be nearing completion.

 

- The latest on the residential building including the Red Barn area on the lower level at the Michigan & Menzies end.

 

 

I was hoping to see the balcony walls, I'm really hoping they'll be all glass (and not something solid) to redeem the aesthetic a bit.  

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[mbjj]

Gosh, that whole thing just looks so ugly, lol.

[VicHockeyFan]

I disagree.  The steel on the mansard roof looks good, the brown siding is uninspiring, but mostly due to colour and style (the other contrasting colours are fine), but let's see what the ground floor and the balcony railings bring.

Edited by VicHockeyFan, 30 July 2017 - 08:20 AM.

[jonny]

The whole thing? I think the office/commercial components look very good.

[Nparker]

It's far too reminiscent of many of the 4-storey apartments constructed in Victoria in the 1970s.

The metal "mansard" roof being one of the worst parts. They could have at least used traditional wooden shakes on this section. Truly dreadful.

[Nparker]

...I think the office/commercial components look very good.

That's the really sad part. They did do a very good job on the office/commercial section, but seem to have completely failed on the residential part. Let's hope they redeem themselves on the future portions of this development.

[Bingo]

I give it a 9.3 out of 10.  

[Nparker]

I give it a 9.3 out of 10.  

Office section perhaps; residential portion 9.3/100.