As far as contemporary buildings go, it’s not so bad a thing. At least it’s got some texture, instead of being a featureless glass box.
Wow it’s so much better than what was there before. What’s wrong with some of the first commenter? :S
I meant what’s wrong with the first commenter and with some of the people who comment in this blog. I can’t understand why some people like desolation so much.
The building itself is whatever, but what interests me more is how well does it fit into it’s surroundings (or not). It is significantly higher than the older housing stock, and seems to block the sight-lines to the church in the background (how far away is that?).
But corners usually are the logical location to begin densifying an area…. What is on the ground floor? It seems designed to be some sort of mixed-use development, which is good.
The shame is the loss of a long view of the church. Surely that was worth something. As for the new building, another form giving designer making his mark by clashing with his neighbours traditional materials. An ego trip.
The wide angle of the photo (and lack of depth) makes it look worse than it actually is. The church (Notre Dame du Rosaire) is actually on St-Hubert, one block right behind the new apartment building and the church can be well seen from anywhere around Villeray. IMO the new building does does change the landscape in a good way, as the old one was a rather depressing sight.
That’s the same building, isn’t it? They’ve just built a couple floors on top of the old one and changed the exterior materials.
The density is good. The colour of the bricks is, in my opinion, what is problematic. Couldn’t they go with a more reddish hue? As for the view, are we supposed to preserve 1000 + sigh-lines? It’s probably just the angle of the photo. Overall, it’s a good replacement.
It’s an eyesore. Way too busy and clunky. Things jutting out here and there. It’s gonna look outdated in just a few years. I don’t mind the color though. With trees, it’s gonna be ok. They gonna hide most of it. Arf.
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What a horrible building!
Is it any worse than the one that was there?
As far as contemporary buildings go, it’s not so bad a thing. At least it’s got some texture, instead of being a featureless glass box.
Wow it’s so much better than what was there before. What’s wrong with some of the first commenter? :S
I meant what’s wrong with the first commenter and with some of the people who comment in this blog. I can’t understand why some people like desolation so much.
The building itself is whatever, but what interests me more is how well does it fit into it’s surroundings (or not). It is significantly higher than the older housing stock, and seems to block the sight-lines to the church in the background (how far away is that?).
But corners usually are the logical location to begin densifying an area…. What is on the ground floor? It seems designed to be some sort of mixed-use development, which is good.
The shame is the loss of a long view of the church. Surely that was worth something. As for the new building, another form giving designer making his mark by clashing with his neighbours traditional materials. An ego trip.
The wide angle of the photo (and lack of depth) makes it look worse than it actually is. The church (Notre Dame du Rosaire) is actually on St-Hubert, one block right behind the new apartment building and the church can be well seen from anywhere around Villeray. IMO the new building does does change the landscape in a good way, as the old one was a rather depressing sight.
That’s the same building, isn’t it? They’ve just built a couple floors on top of the old one and changed the exterior materials.
The density is good. The colour of the bricks is, in my opinion, what is problematic. Couldn’t they go with a more reddish hue? As for the view, are we supposed to preserve 1000 + sigh-lines? It’s probably just the angle of the photo. Overall, it’s a good replacement.
It’s an eyesore. Way too busy and clunky. Things jutting out here and there. It’s gonna look outdated in just a few years. I don’t mind the color though. With trees, it’s gonna be ok. They gonna hide most of it. Arf.