The Great Canadian "If you were a developer (Just for fun)" Thread - Page 8

urbandreamer · #**141** Posted **Feb 7, 2015, 3:57 PM**

Are rich people nimbies too? Guess I'll find out when I design a highrise in Forest Hill Village

Here's a midrise facade fantasy for the What a Bagel (2 storey) strip on Spadina Rd and Lonsdale:

Might do a more detailed version of the middle facade--the "star" of the show.

urbandreamer · #**142** Posted **Feb 20, 2015, 4:27 PM**

Here's another One Bloor West concept, this time inspired by rumours of an art deco-inspired tower coming to the site:

Towering 80 storeys above the street

urbandreamer · #**143** Posted **Mar 5, 2015, 4:48 PM**

Back to the NimbyTect Neighbourhood 2.0 aka The Toronto Junction:

Delete this auto-centric garage

Insert something like JUNKshun

urbandreamer · #**144** Posted **Mar 7, 2015, 7:04 PM**

More NimbyTect JUNKshun, less nimbies please!

Only 6-7 storeys to shundis west.

Model suite on its way?

urbandreamer · #**145** Posted **Mar 8, 2015, 11:57 PM**

Noticed: There's a nasty hole in the Danforth streetwall at Playter Blvd. Dr Streetwall and NimbyTect to the rescue again?

urbandreamer · #**146** Posted **Mar 9, 2015, 2:48 PM**

Going for the traditional look here: might modify it again + use red brick

urbandreamer · #**147** Posted **Mar 10, 2015, 3:19 PM**

Does the Danforth need some charcoal brick midrises?

I like all kinds of architectural styles ... still haven't mastered the traditional look yet.

urbandreamer · #**148** Posted **Mar 12, 2015, 4:33 PM**

The Danforth is going to be NimbyTect Neighbourhood 3.0!

Here I am again at Playter and Danforth, this time the North West corner (previous concept is plopped on the NE corner) with a simple 6 storey loft proposal:

Beautiful brown brick with colourful green accents

To replace this rubbish strip (in future phases to come)

urbandreamer · #**149** Posted **Mar 13, 2015, 1:55 PM**

I could live quite comfortably here (on the third floor corner unit facing SE):

On the Bloor-Danforth subway line: check
Close to interesting old Toronto SFH neighbourhoods: check
Good selection of restaurants and grocery stores: check
Steps from SDM & LCBO: check
Close to my bank: check
Attractive architecture: you decide

urbandreamer · #**150** Posted **Mar 17, 2015, 5:09 PM**

NimbyTect's JUNKshun gets a facelift:

urbandreamer · #**151** Posted **Mar 17, 2015, 10:01 PM**

Time for some redevelopment in Toronto's Chinatown?

Delete the rubbish from 325-333 Spadina Avenue

Insert some cool modern retail & office &/or live/work loft buildings like NimbyTect's made in chinatown perhaps?

urbandreamer · #**152** Posted **Mar 19, 2015, 9:08 PM**

Then let's delete that ugly LCBO and insert a new 10 storey residential building into the made in chinatown strip:

urbandreamer · #**153** Posted **Apr 12, 2015, 6:04 PM**

Walking around King and Spadina area yesterday I got to thinking about a crappy situation at Richmond and Spadina:

Today I did a quick sketch to show what a difference a modest office building would make to the streetwall situation here:

Now my challenge: Can I make it sexier?

urbandreamer · #**154** Posted **Apr 13, 2015, 10:31 PM**

Walking by aA's hQ the other day, I was reminded of a design challenge that's been spinning in my head for a number of years: What to do about the North West corner of Adelaide Street West and Peter Street?

Currently home to New York Fur--hilarious I know--but is almost surrounded by highrise condo towers. It's a c.1860s mansion, built for a Toronto businessman named Frederick Perkins.

Inspired by NimbyTect's 2014 concept greyed eh and 2013's $crewball EuroFAB aesthetic, I present The Perkins Mansion: a 30-something storey tower with a tiny 4000 sq ft floor plate and only 5 units per floor.

In Google Earth:

renderings

proposed materials: concrete & glass!