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Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed
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Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed
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Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed
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11-19-2020, 04:18 PM
(11-19-2020, 02:46 PM)jeffster Wrote:(11-17-2020, 11:50 AM)Lebronj23 Wrote: How far off is the region on getting a true skyscraper 150m? I guess it’s not universal, however the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat defines a skyscraper of =>150m
11-19-2020, 06:30 PM
(11-19-2020, 02:46 PM)jeffster Wrote:Some people say 100m, it's up in the air, much like the spire, antenna etc argument is. However I believe officially 35m is a high rise, 150m constitutes a skyscraper, 300m for a super tall and 600m for a megatall(11-17-2020, 11:50 AM)Lebronj23 Wrote: How far off is the region on getting a true skyscraper 150m? 
11-29-2020, 12:40 PM
12-03-2020, 05:44 PM
Thanks for all the photos!
It is really hard to look at those pre-cast panels. Not sure who thought that was a pleasant design, but they were way off.
12-04-2020, 02:30 AM
Cheap compared to some cladding systems! The tower ones are OK but the podium looks like garbage right now
12-04-2020, 07:14 AM
Ya Not sure what happened with cladding on the one side of the podium there. Why not just keep it simple...clean glass?
12-04-2020, 09:20 AM
12-04-2020, 12:00 PM
(12-04-2020, 09:20 AM)jordan2423 Wrote:I was looking at these closely the other day and have to say it looks even worse in person than picture. Hate to judge before a project is finished so hopefully it will look less ugly once the rest of the pieces are in place...(12-04-2020, 07:14 AM)Momo26 Wrote: Ya Not sure what happened with cladding on the one side of the podium there. Why not just keep it simple...clean glass? 
12-04-2020, 01:41 PM
The podium looks awful in person indeed, much worse than photos imply. They will be putting some glass and lighting on top of it but I suspect we'll still see a visible cheapness to it, unfortunately. Hopefully the glass and lights will improve it a bit.
12-04-2020, 05:14 PM
It could be getting a better coat of paint too. I know that sometimes the precast comes with only a primer or the first coat of paint on it. Not that that helps the design, but at least it won't look 10 years old when it's brand new.
12-20-2020, 09:17 PM
Drove the SO past this building...Duke then left on Frederick...asked SO to take a look at cladding give me an opinion. She's level headed, usually pretty chill one way or the other. Can't make this up, first three things as reaction: "what the hell....what's happening here? What the f%#@?"
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