This updated design is being seen through renders that don't seem to be what Pinnacle would market with (they are for city staff to look at), meaning the materials aren't really shown true to life, they are shown in a way to highlight the products being used (notice the lack of quality reflections on the newer render to show the striping of the spandrel). The champagne on the pervious iteration would never appear that vibrant in real life as much as that'd be pretty. Many here need to remember that 3D visualizations are generally not accurate to how the final product will look anyways. I'd love to hear some other more critical thoughts on why exactly this feels like such a downgrade, and what other components are more disappointing now than before. I gotta give it to Mizrahi if this is what Pinnacle Yonge is going to look like, taller or not (and in spite of Its glacial pace) The One will be the better project now guaranteed. Since all I can refer to are the images in this thread, I'm assuming this Isn't the case, and the most prolific project in Toronto has been value-engineered at the last second.
![register pinnacle profiler register pinnacle profiler](https://crackedskey.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screenshot_3.png)
Whether that be a slipped-in request for increased height, unit space, or some other property of the building to facilitate a change (see The One seeking to increase to 338m from ~312m?) is yet to be seen. My final hope is that these renderings have some unseen zoning/design adjustment (other than additional floors) that needed to be conveyed to the City in order to get some kind of approval. Emphasize that just a little bit more by rearranging the facade/balcony placement, and while still looking cheaper, the tower will be a far more welcome addition than it is about to become. The 'flowing' glass motif that is now present (presumably to echo the last iteration's design) almost effectively moves the viewer from the base to the top and could take a cue from tower 1 in this regard. Now I don't hate the new massing on its own, but If you're going to simplify it, don't simultaneously introduce more balconies! All that SkyTower really needs to remedy this is a reduction in balconies/balcony monotony. The old massing/silhouette was certainly eye-catching, but it was only so effective because the balconies were second to the compelling form. Blue glass and wraparound balconies to the top are so last decade, and I am generally shocked a redesign would embrace these elements when looking to value-engineer more than just making some massing changes to the tower. It certainly has the Toronto Waterfront look now, where most projects feel like a zoning exercise more than actual skyscrapers. As Toronto's condo/skyscraper market has matured, projects looking like this sort of feel dated. The old designs weren't groundbreaking, but relatively speaking, they were unique for the waterfront. While those ideas are all for the recycling bin now, I can't help but feel that the designs for SkyTower/tower 2 chosen aren't "new" as much as they are alternatives. That scenario more or less played out in my head as a final opportunity to one-up The One and Sugar Wharf with an even taller building if they saw fit, seeing that it had the most unfinished-looking design until now and could likely more than easily get a height increase approved if Pinnacle wanted one. I was secretly hoping that Pinnacle was waiting on tower 2/Sky tower to see if they could justify expanding the third and final tower, as according to demand. The two shorter towers were never anything too spectacular, although I do appreciate the subtle elegance of tower 1 (I'll call the tower built as of right now tower 1). I think we all know the issues lie primarily in the Skytower redesign. I'm going to try my hand at summarizing what comes to mind when I take a look at these renders, and maybe we can all elaborate on why this redesign is 'bad'.
![register pinnacle profiler register pinnacle profiler](https://skalarki-electronics.com/images/skalarki/tutorials/profiler51/ObtainingLicenseKey.png)
Given that we have all had over 24 hours to really absorb this information, Im quite interested in what people's conclusions are now about the entire project. I'm still holding out that we'll see a height increase, at least to compensate for the cookie-cutter design now. In retrospect, the application for added floors was probably to allow this design at all, seeing a total reconfiguration of the building while they're at it. Click to expand.I was under the impression the architectural diagrams shown here suggested a height increase since talks of one have been around and applications for floor increases have existed as well.