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Here's hoping that they build more buildings of this one's size and height in the future, further west from the CBD...
     
     
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Here's hoping that they build more buildings of this one's size and height in the future, further west from the CBD...
You betchya!

Don't forget 300 Front, and the 2 other proposals behind festival tower!... all along John street!
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You betchya!

Don't forget 300 Front, and the 2 other proposals behind festival tower!... all along John street!
Oh yeah, more good looking, fairly tall buildings...
     
     
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girl with nice butt......

And the TIFF Cladding

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im sorry but this is just an ugly tower...beautiful base though
     
     
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Work is getting into high gear at the TIFF. Film Festival time is just 3 weeks away, and this building, well at least the podium needs to be ready to go.

Looks like they might just make it, if they work around the clock.
     
     
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Nice podium.

Very budget conscious tower. Squeezing as much money much out of every square inch as possible. It only looks nice on an overcast day or night when you don't get the repulsive murky green look.
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Tuscani01 from UT posted this sign with TIFF

     
     
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Urban Toronto’s tour of Festival Tower moves up onto the roof and into the mechanical box and lantern. These are largely ornamental and will remain virtually empty but they bring the tower’s design to an emphatic conclusion and are key to the building’s profile on the skyline.

Text by Doug Convoy, Photos by Interchange42

A view toward the lantern, to the left of which is the mechanical penthouse.




Both lantern and mechanical box are clad in 100 % frit, low-iron glass curtain.




A view inside the mechanical penthouse. This impressive structure will remain mostly empty. Like the lantern, its main purpose is to complete the building’s architecture and give it presence on the skyline.






The fritted glazing panels for the lantern and mechanical box are set forward from the primary steel structure by about 10” to prevent shadow lines and ensure even glow from within. This is crucial for the lantern in particular which, outfitted in white LEDs, will serve as a major beacon in the city.




The soft glow inside the mechanical penthouse is most apparent in this shot taken with the sun behind the photographer.




Heading back outside looking westward.




This portion of the mechanical penthouse houses the building’s HVAC systems. It is clad in a window wall of grey, back-painted glazing panels. The tower’s window washing unit is in the foreground while in the background the temporary derrick used to remove the construction crane is still in place. It should be coming down shortly.




That’s it for the roof. Tomorrow, Urban Toronto takes you down to the amenities. So, stay tuned!


TIFF Tower update from the inside, by urbantoronto (interchange42) at UT
     
     
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