/ Create an account
Welcome Guest!
In order to take advantage of all the great features that Waterloo Region Connected has to offer, including participating in the lively discussions below, you're going to have to register. The good news is that it'll take less than a minute and you can get started enjoying Waterloo Region's best online community right away.
or Create an Account

  Register

Waterloo Region Connected  /  Land Development and Real Estate  /  Urban Areas v  /  The Bright Building (749 King St W) | 18 + 3 fl | U/C


Thread Rating:
  • 3 Vote(s) - 3 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
The Bright Building (749 King St W) | 18 + 3 fl | U/C
urbd Offline
Senior Member
****
Posts: 615
Threads: 4
Joined: Jul 2016
Reputation: 23
#31
06-06-2019, 10:35 AM
Welcome back to 1975 


[Image: B88733138Z.1_20190605165733_000_GVTK7725...rtrait.jpg]
Find
Reply


ac3r Offline
Architect in Toronto
*****
Posts: 3,788
Threads: 61
Joined: Jul 2015
Reputation: 189
#32
06-06-2019, 02:48 PM
Martin Simmons does some great work, but this looks terrible. The yellow on the balconies reminds me of Le Corbusier - but unlike his work, it isn't aesthetically pleasing at all.
Find
Reply
Spokes Offline
Administrator
*******
Posts: 4,911
Threads: 155
Joined: Aug 2014
Reputation: 118
#33
06-07-2019, 06:38 AM
Yuck
Just feels lazy.
Find
Reply
MidTowner Offline
Posting Freak
*****
Posts: 2,402
Threads: 7
Joined: Aug 2014
Reputation: 48
#34
06-07-2019, 07:08 AM
I like the portico-type thing, if that's what it is. But I bet it won't turn out that way: all that glass around the commercial units is only suited to some retail types.
Find
Reply
panamaniac Offline
Posting Freak
*****
Posts: 6,453
Threads: 38
Joined: Aug 2014
Reputation: 84
#35
06-07-2019, 07:42 AM
(06-07-2019, 07:08 AM)MidTowner Wrote: I like the portico-type thing, if that's what it is. But I bet it won't turn out that way: all that glass around the commercial units is only suited to some retail types.

Porte-cochere?
Find
Reply
MidTowner Offline
Posting Freak
*****
Posts: 2,402
Threads: 7
Joined: Aug 2014
Reputation: 48
#36
06-07-2019, 09:03 AM
Yes, I like the porte-cochere. I did mean the posts and beams that seem to stretch from the building towards (but not over, I guess) the sidewalk.

It's a rendering, so who knows. But I don't think it looks that bad.
Find
Reply
jeffster Offline
Mayor of Legoville
******
Posts: 2,865
Threads: 3
Joined: Mar 2015
Reputation: 95
#37
06-08-2019, 12:54 AM
(06-06-2019, 10:35 AM)urbd Wrote: Welcome back to 1975 

Perhaps because it needs to fit in? Just hazarding a guess though. I really does have a serious retro feel to it though. And at least, it's not Drewlo or Northdale, so it does have that going for it.
Find
Reply


jeffster Offline
Mayor of Legoville
******
Posts: 2,865
Threads: 3
Joined: Mar 2015
Reputation: 95
#38
06-08-2019, 12:55 AM
(06-08-2019, 12:54 AM)jeffster Wrote:
(06-06-2019, 10:35 AM)urbd Wrote: Welcome back to 1975 

Perhaps because it needs to fit in? Just hazarding a guess though. I really does have a serious retro feel to it though. And at least, it's not Drewlo or Northdale, so it does have that going for it.

Wait a minute, I just got a call from 1975 -- they want their apartment back. Maybe this won't be a go then.
Find
Reply
rangersfan Offline
Super Moderator
******
Posts: 1,935
Threads: 102
Joined: Aug 2014
Reputation: 18
#39
06-08-2019, 10:51 AM
I liked the original render, can't see the new one. Has it changed much?
Find
Reply
Lens Offline
Senior Member
****
Posts: 720
Threads: 11
Joined: Aug 2014
Reputation: 92
#40
11-21-2019, 10:09 PM
Waterloo Demo sign went up in the last few days.
Find
Reply
Spokes Offline
Administrator
*******
Posts: 4,911
Threads: 155
Joined: Aug 2014
Reputation: 118
#41
11-22-2019, 08:06 AM
I'm excited for anything Midtown related
Find
Reply
MidTowner Offline
Posting Freak
*****
Posts: 2,402
Threads: 7
Joined: Aug 2014
Reputation: 48
#42
11-22-2019, 08:15 AM
Same here. Walking past here the other day, I was a bit giddy seeing a tree being removed. I'm happy that this at Station Park are both starting to move.
Find
Reply
Momo26 Offline
Posting Freak
*****
Posts: 919
Threads: 4
Joined: Oct 2018
Reputation: 16
#43
11-23-2019, 02:10 AM
Is this for purchase or purpose built rent?
Find
Reply


panamaniac Offline
Posting Freak
*****
Posts: 6,453
Threads: 38
Joined: Aug 2014
Reputation: 84
#44
11-23-2019, 12:45 PM (This post was last modified: 11-23-2019, 12:46 PM by panamaniac.)
If demo work is about to get underway, it must be a rental.  I still find it to be considerably taller than I'd like for the location, but that ship has sailed, I guess.
Find
Reply
Spokes Offline
Administrator
*******
Posts: 4,911
Threads: 155
Joined: Aug 2014
Reputation: 118
#45
11-25-2019, 04:18 PM
Momo26, I don't think we know a whole lot about this one at this point
Find
Reply
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »



Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)

About Waterloo Region Connected

Launched in August 2014, Waterloo Region Connected is an online community that brings together all the things that make Waterloo Region great. Waterloo Region Connected provides user-driven content fueled by a lively discussion forum covering topics like urban development, transportation projects, heritage issues, businesses and other issues of interest to those in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and the four Townships - North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich.

              Quick Links

              User Links