Chateau Laurier unveiled plans for an expansion and people lost their minds

[guest]

On Wednesday, the owners of the Fairmont Chateau Laurier announced a proposal to start a major expansion project to the iconic downtown hotel.

But as soon as renderings showing the newest addition to the rear of the hotel appeared online, they instantly set the Twitterverse into a tizzy.

The reaction ranges from, “Looks like something my kid made in Minecraft,” to “That’s the most hideous thing I’ve seen in a long while.”

@OttawaCitizen wow . Hope this isnt the final draft lol

— JoK3R HaZE (@JessDonovan8) September 15, 2016
​

It's like Fairmont said, "Well, if the NAC isn't going to look like ass any more, then dammit, we'll just have to carry that burden."

— Paul Wells (@InklessPW) September 14, 2016
​

The Chateau Laurier and the box it came in https://t.co/GEJQaqadHa

— Sheamus Murphy (@sheamusmurphy) September 15, 2016
​

Even Mayor Jim Watson had something to say about the proposed design.

@jchianello this falls under the category "back to the drawing board!

— Jim Watson (@JimWatsonOttawa) September 15, 2016
​

Related

• The owners of Ottawa's iconic Château Laurier hotel want to expand it

It's a shame the Chateau Laurier doesn't have a distinct architectural style they could have stuck with https://t.co/tT8n0jMT5k

— Fitzcarraldo Rivera (@stewartoke) September 15, 2016
​

@OttawaCitizen Yikes, looks like something my kid made in Minecraft. Not fitting for a heritage bldg surrounded by more heritage bldgs.

— karen_m (@k_musgr) September 15, 2016
​

Dear gawd! Why mess with something that's already so lovely? #ChateauLaurier https://t.co/YZWICAtFdV

— Laura Dudas (@laura_dudas) September 14, 2016
​

@OttawaCitizen That's the most hideous thing I've seen in a long while. The city & NCC should nix this design immediately

— Eugen Bacic (@embacic) September 15, 2016
​

This looks disgusting. Now that I've complained does this make me a real #Ottawa resident? #ChateauLaurier https://t.co/VezsqfYHoa

— Mary Anne Ivison (@MaOnTheAir) September 14, 2016
​

That's one of the ugliest things I've seen outside of Stalingrad https://t.co/AIbEAtq6QG

— Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) September 15, 2016
​

There’s at least one person, though, who thinks the design is a good idea.

I'm a fan of the Chateau Laurier design; the external views we have seen at least will take nicely to light unlike current blding #Ottawa

— Adeel Khamisa (@anteyekon4myst) September 15, 2016
​

查看原文...