The Barrel Yards | 25 fl | U/C

[westwardloo]

Good buildings have attractive facades on all elevations, especially when they are this tall and visible from every side. No building in this development has a back, actually.

Ideally, yes. But plenty of examples in Waterloo of rear facades that look worse than the front. Barrel Yards is by no means unique in this regard. How about this beauty, for example?

Not sure if that is a great example of a well designed and executed building. I was optimistic when that proposal first came out, but it turned out awful. Tower 2 I like, but tower one seems cheep and old instantly. 

That being said I will reserve judgement for this tower until I see a little more façade work. Not expecting much from this tower.