Harbour Plaza Residences, a photo from Ontario, Central

Photographer's Note

Harbour Plaza Residences

Downtown Toronto is the attractive combination of architectural styles.
A varied mix of 19th, 20th and 20th century buildings.
Apartments, condominiums, commercial and finance offices, public, cultural and educational buildings. Almost all buildings of outstanding architecture designed by outstanding architects including several of world renown.

It is precisely this rich variety that makes Toronto a fantastic city to live and work in and for me a fascinating city to photograph.

Today I use the two towers of a residential building, known as Harbor Plaza Residences, designed by ArchitectsAlliance and put into use in 2017.
The architects were probably inspired by architectural style of deconstructivism of "The Aqua Tower in Chicago" and the residential building 哲EWYORKBYGEHRY�

◄ Picture 1 ► is a detailed, graphical representation of the highly geometrically designed facade. A beautiful play of light and shadow by the balconies designed as rectangular trapeziums.

◄ Picture 2: ► is a special editing that creates an image of the facade displayed as I used to draw it a long time ago (before the computer age) as part of the drawings that belong to the architectural specifications of a building

◄ Picture 3 ► shows the towers in between on the left the facade of the "Sun Life Financial Tower� and on the right the facade of 迭BC WaterPark Place�, home to the Royal Bank of Canada

The best way to view the pictures is to use the links above.

Royaldevon, holmertz, jhm, pajaran, sacimar, macjake, pierrefonds, papagolf21, jemaflor, Fis2, ikeharel, jean113, mcmtanyel, worldcitizen, cornejo has marked this note useful

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Royaldevon (85932) 2019-11-07 5:22

Hello Rob,

These are excellent modern buildings to photograph in Toronto.
I presume that the protruding areas are opaque, glass balconies, your photograph gives them a very 3D effect.
I really like the geometric patterns and the plays of light and shadows.
WE cannot help choosing favourites and for me, it is w/s 2 because the depth, between the two buildings in emphasised a little more.

Hope you are having a good day.
It is bucketing down here and has been all day.
Bev :-)

emka (158156) 2019-11-07 5:50

Hello Rob
Nice picture but after the buildings I saw yesterday in DUBAI it doesn't impress me. I was yesterday in Burg Khalida on 124th. Floor.
Best regards from Oman
Malgo

holmertz (102700) 2019-11-07 6:00

Hello Rob,
I thought that you had again used the main post to make the building more attractive than it really is, but I was mistaken. Seeing the WS it is really a fine and interesting building, you just accentuated its character with this tightly cropped photo. No doubt it was inspired by those you refer to in the note, but it is slightly less extravagant. Nevertheless you enhance the pattern of the fa軋de and balconies into something that could once again have been a painting, or maybe a sculpture, from several decades ago.
Best wishes,
Gert

Sergiom (117241) 2019-11-07 6:06

Bonjour Rob,

Voici un architecte qui avait fum� du bon stock. Un artiste fou avec un gratte ciel avec lequel travailler. Le photographe semble s'黎re bien amus�.

Amicalement

Serge

jhm (211736) 2019-11-07 6:14

Dag Rob,

Na de eerste wereld oorlog heeft men de beton constructief veel vuldig gaan gebruiken.
Met vandaag een overaanbod wat men kan, alleen ben ik geen grote voorstander van het vele gebruik, ja oneindig van prefab elementen.
maar ik moet mee met de modern tijd, maar voormij is het over Rob (78)
Uw foto toont het onmogelijke, die alles mogelijk maakt, goed foto wrrk, bedankt.

Grpeten uit Vlaanderen,
John.

pajaran (115891) 2019-11-07 6:18

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepa fasada i detalji, lepa arhitektura.
Lepa Harbour Plaza Residences.
Lepo pokazano sa fotografijama u radionici.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greeting.
Nice view, good text ...
Beautiful facade and details, beautiful architecture.
Beautiful Harbor Plaza Residences.
Nicely shown with photos in the workshop.
Have a nice day, all the best.

sacimar (38173) 2019-11-07 6:51

Hello Rob,

impressive image, I like the detail of this facade, you captured a beautiful architectural pattern, the visual effect is amazing, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

Nicou (193806) 2019-11-07 7:03

Hello

toutes ces lign馥s ces balcons en bande quel effet et en milieu le vitrage quelle image et captage quel graphisme et d騁ail splendide vue
bravo et amiti�
Nicou

Tue (92360) 2019-11-07 7:35

Hallo Rob,
Van dit gebouw is het lijnenspel op een heel andere manier weer aantrekkelijk, en naast de horizontale lijnen zorgen de uitstekende balkons en galerijen ook nog voor wat schuine zijden en bijbehorend 3D-effect.
Lars

macjake (98456) 2019-11-07 7:40

Hi Rob
now this is a fun shot! I can take photos like this all day long. its fun when you scroll up and down the screen fast, it hurts the eyes with all the distortion :) love the WS Photos too, one of your best posts! cheers
Craig

rychem (72187) 2019-11-07 8:13

Wow, a splendid photo, the graphism of the facade is fantastic, my compliments
Ryszard

pierrefonds (114448) 2019-11-07 9:13

Hi Rob,

The tight frame is putting the building in evidence. The thress pictures are showing the details of the architecture of the building from different angles. It is clear and precise. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jimmyjimmy (6164) 2019-11-07 10:58

Hello Rob

An excellent presentation of images. A very nice addition to Toronto's skyline. I bet at night the view is even more spectacular. Thank you for sharing.

Jimmy

PiotrF (54666) 2019-11-07 12:25

Hello Rob,
Very nice composition with the Downtown Toronto facade.
A good series of photos.
Informative note, fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

GyurMaster (24830) 2019-11-07 14:22

Dear Rob,

You spotted this interesting piece of architecture very well, however it is not surprising, knowing that you are an architect.

Excellent job!
Best Wishes,
Gy.

lousat (139266) 2019-11-07 14:25

Hi Rob,another wonderful post ,this time very very geometric,so another time i have a lot of sun scrollin the large version of betaTE in my monitor..ehehe...but sincerly i prefere the amazing perspective of the 3rd pic,wonderful mix of geometries and reflections in a wonderful imposing perspective. Great report about this Toronto residence! Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

Gerrit (62042) 2019-11-07 23:00

Dag ROb,
best een sterk effect.deze balkons met hun glazen wand in hun onregelmatige repetitie.
groet, Gerrit

papagolf21 (152607) 2019-11-07 23:40

Bonjour, cher Rob,
Force est de reconna羡re l'originalit� de cette conception architecturale.
Il y a de la recherche. Quant aux prises de vue, c'est toujours des r饌lisations faites au cordeau (j'appr馗ie comme il se doit).
Maintenant, je me pose la question de vivre au coeur de ces tours (question existentielle) ?
Amiti駸.
Philippe

jemaflor (147128) 2019-11-07 23:51

Hi Rob,
Great photo with these graphical lines, well seen and photographed, interesting architecture, good contrast for your photo, tfs.

Miguel82 (47110) 2019-11-08 0:32

Hallo Rob, these brandnew towers are pleasant to look at, they have an elegant style. The architects did a remarkable work of design. The balconies and the windows are placed repetitively on the facade, it creates aesthetic patterns. Fine colors, good image quality, instructive photo note, regards.

Fis2 (170747) 2019-11-08 0:44

Witaj Rob!
A very interesting buildings, curious fragment of fasade.
The balconies are impressive.
Geometry of framing makes impression.
Very impressive picture!
Good morning.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (221593) 2019-11-08 3:09

Ciao Rob, lovely composition with fantastic graphic, splendid details and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

jean113 (27853) 2019-11-09 7:55

Hello Rob, a piece of abstract art, an excellent composition.
Thanks for the w/s shots that put this building into context.
Interesting notes, thanks.
Kind regards, Jean.

janneman (4037) 2019-11-09 9:26

Prachtige, strakke compositie.
Het lijkt wel een beetje op een streepjescode.

Groet, Jan

mcmtanyel (68503) 2019-11-20 21:29

Hello Rob,
Three splendid photos of these modern high rises. I love this main entry giving us a feeling of being lost on the facade of the building. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

worldcitizen (16072) 2019-11-23 12:09

Hello Rob,
All three photos are great. I love the graphism created by all the lines. These buildings are both functional and beautiful, and they are also a great subject for photographers. :-)

ChrisJ (171822) 2019-11-27 5:24

Hello Rob,

Missed this one. Wonderful repetition of the nice patterns and shapes formed by the balconies. Good sharpness and effective tight framing. Almost a b&w shot with minimalist colour but a superb tonal range. Tfs!

gervaso (28177) 2019-11-29 8:53

Hello, Rob!

Interesting and attractive patters on the fa軋de of this building, I like the tight framing to show that! And you captured the details with very good light and sharpness! Wonderful composition! Well done!

ikeharel (113345) 2019-12-08 6:13

Hello Rob,
No limits to the architectes imagination, and yet - this is simple and still offers beautiful pattern.
Three picture about the subject that complement each other.
have a nice new week,
Ike

cornejo (61504) 2020-01-09 10:56

Hi Rob, good photography of this interesting composition with the facade, very well captured in this beautiful image with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy weekend.
Best wishes from southern Spain.
Angel.

jmdias (115156) 2020-01-10 9:30

rob

a beautiful image using well the graphic effect of the lines of the building. in terms of architecture it is an idea simple, but very beautiful.

take care

jorge