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Stunning. I’ve always thought the compromise they chose made no sense, though.
I always found it odd that they weren’t allowed to build the entire tower with that style of glass. Oh well, I guess it makes it unique.
It is a little strange that the city had such an issue with the black mirror-like glass – I would love to hear the official reason. Just down the road, at Burrard and Robson is a gold government building that is practically pure mirrors when the sun hits it in the afternoon.
Walls little trick (from Vancouver Secrets) was to put black shades on the top floors, so if they are closed late in the day the dark glass looks a little more continuous.
Except that there are a number of suites in the condos above that have white blinds and the look of it is awful when they are closed.
The City does not like reflective glass – it wants people to see into the building.
The finish on a buildings glass is what gives it its look – especially when there are so few solid/opaque surface areas on towers these days. Many Vancouver condo towers have a “bombed-out” look to them with a mix of open and closed window coverings (i.e. the open blinds are darker, making it look like the window glass has been blown out by a bomb).