DiscoStu
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I like it, our very own Christo!
Teck Place Conversion | 44m | 10s | Cidex Group | NORR
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CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
This will be one of the good ones, preserving what made the building unique while adding people where they have never been.
Albertasaurus
Active Member
It will be a big boost to the east side of downtown to get this and Palliser conversions finished. Downtown east of Centre St and north of the tracks feels like a wasteland, and as someone who works in the area I'm looking forward to it feeling a bit more vibrant.
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Oh damn, well that was quick, and it looks excellent. Best one yet by leaps and bounds.
whatchyyc
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maestro
Senior Member
It would be a generic spandrel built for a new building from the ground up. It's a travesty as a modernist conversion. This new cladding in quality and design is leaps and bounds below the original cladding and to the rendering
Tarsus
Active Member
Still, this looks much better than some of the other conversions so far.
artvandelay
Active Member
Always so dramatic!
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Yeah, this is excellent for an office conversion, *especiallly* for Cidex. Very happy with it.
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
One of the best buildings in the city is now …not the worst conversion…
FCC1982
Active Member
Looks much better than the original building IMO.
Great conversion.
Great conversion.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
Maybe at some point but it wasn't this anymore.
maestro
Senior Member
Apologies if I offended you. I have been on urbantoronto a lot lately. This would be universally panned as a bait and switch there for all the grey spandrel and mullions or, not having a 50 storey tower added on top. On this forum, it gets accolades like great or excellent for rising above the office conversion record when the office conversion record is a dumpster fire.
No, I don't share popular opinion on here. You guys are far too kind. Is that wrong? I don't want to be a stick in the spokes. I can find something else to do. Perhaps Needle point.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
IMO they kept what made the building interesting so that has to be taken into account. Also our new buildings are all grey spandrel, we're desensitized.
adamyyc
Active Member
It looks like a completely new building. Hope they can save the ground floor arches.