GenerationLee
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Peeking from the Well, yesterday
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mrxbombastic
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jackattack
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a few from the south (apr 26) -
The Preservationist
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One thing for sure it's going to be different.... maybe not a bad thing in this town.
AHK
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Article from Dezeen by Ellen Eberhardt on King Toronto:
The terraced, pixelated King Toronto Residences urban development, designed by Danish architecture studio BIG, is under construction in Toronto, Canada, with move-ins planned for next year.
Located along Toronto's King Street West in the city's developing Fashion District, the building is made of clusters of stacked concrete cubes that encircle a central courtyard and also wrap around several historic buildings on site.
A residential high-rise by BIG is under construction in Toronto
Following the designs released in 2016 and the groundbreaking in 2020, concrete has been poured for the majority of the building and panels of reflective glass brick cover the ground level.
Zelewski compared the form of the structure to a mountain range, with a number of peaks formed by the stacked residential blocks.
It consists of four blocks with setbacks that the architecture studio compared to a mountain range
"It's essentially distributed across four mountains," said Zalewski.
The development is also set to be covered in gardens, with renderings showing plants and trees distributed along the terraced roofline.
The articulation of the apartments allow will allow for plentiful exposure
Informed by the yellow and red brick of the neighbourhood's historic industrial and warehouse buildings, BIG developed a custom glass brick for the project that's backed by a mirrored surface to create a reflective facade.
"What we started with on the site were a collection of these heritage buildings made of brick, and we kind of used that as the initial inspiration," said senior architect Andrea Zalewski while giving a tour of the construction site.
"We're trying to do something a little bit different. What you'll see is a contemporary evolution of what glass architecture or glazed architecture means in Toronto."
The studio created a custom glass block to clad the structure
BIG is also in the process of supporting the facade structures of historic brick buildings on site, including righting a leaning wall that meets the interior of King Toronto Residences by two steel pedestrian bridges.
"It's a huge engineering feat," said Zalewski.
The brick buildings, which are located on either end of the project, have been gutted and will be filled with new offices or other programming that will tie into the larger development.
While construction on the project was stalled during the COVID-19 pandemic, BIG noted it is aiming for residents to move in next summer.
It was informed by Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67
The project is developed by Canadian groups Westbank Corp and Allied Properties REIT.
BIG has compared the project with Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67, an experimental housing block in Montreal.
Some surrounding historical buildings are being reinforced in the process
Upon the release of the designs, BIG founder Bjarke Ingels captioned an Instagram of the project: "Habitat 2.0, 50 years after Moshe Safdie, at King Street West, Toronto".
Recently, Dezeen shared photos of BIG's CityWave project under construction in Milan and elsewhere in Toronto, the first Canadian project by Rafael Viñoly Architects, is in development.
The photography is by Ellen Eberhardt.
Mountainous residential development by BIG rises in Toronto
Ellen EberhardtThe terraced, pixelated King Toronto Residences urban development, designed by Danish architecture studio BIG, is under construction in Toronto, Canada, with move-ins planned for next year.
Located along Toronto's King Street West in the city's developing Fashion District, the building is made of clusters of stacked concrete cubes that encircle a central courtyard and also wrap around several historic buildings on site.
A residential high-rise by BIG is under construction in TorontoFollowing the designs released in 2016 and the groundbreaking in 2020, concrete has been poured for the majority of the building and panels of reflective glass brick cover the ground level.
Zelewski compared the form of the structure to a mountain range, with a number of peaks formed by the stacked residential blocks.
It consists of four blocks with setbacks that the architecture studio compared to a mountain range"It's essentially distributed across four mountains," said Zalewski.
The development is also set to be covered in gardens, with renderings showing plants and trees distributed along the terraced roofline.
The articulation of the apartments allow will allow for plentiful exposureInformed by the yellow and red brick of the neighbourhood's historic industrial and warehouse buildings, BIG developed a custom glass brick for the project that's backed by a mirrored surface to create a reflective facade.
"What we started with on the site were a collection of these heritage buildings made of brick, and we kind of used that as the initial inspiration," said senior architect Andrea Zalewski while giving a tour of the construction site.
"We're trying to do something a little bit different. What you'll see is a contemporary evolution of what glass architecture or glazed architecture means in Toronto."
The studio created a custom glass block to clad the structureBIG is also in the process of supporting the facade structures of historic brick buildings on site, including righting a leaning wall that meets the interior of King Toronto Residences by two steel pedestrian bridges.
"It's a huge engineering feat," said Zalewski.
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Photos reveal BIG's CityWave under construction in Milan
The brick buildings, which are located on either end of the project, have been gutted and will be filled with new offices or other programming that will tie into the larger development.
While construction on the project was stalled during the COVID-19 pandemic, BIG noted it is aiming for residents to move in next summer.
It was informed by Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67The project is developed by Canadian groups Westbank Corp and Allied Properties REIT.
BIG has compared the project with Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67, an experimental housing block in Montreal.
Some surrounding historical buildings are being reinforced in the processUpon the release of the designs, BIG founder Bjarke Ingels captioned an Instagram of the project: "Habitat 2.0, 50 years after Moshe Safdie, at King Street West, Toronto".
Recently, Dezeen shared photos of BIG's CityWave project under construction in Milan and elsewhere in Toronto, the first Canadian project by Rafael Viñoly Architects, is in development.
The photography is by Ellen Eberhardt.
AHK
Senior Member
April 30 - From the Allied First Quarter 2025 Press Release:
Allied and Westbank have finalized a particularly important lease transaction in the commercial component of KING Toronto, which is comprised of 80,000 square feet of office space on the second level and 120,000 square feet of retail space at and below grade. The transaction involves a long-term lease to an international retailer of 28,291 square feet of retail space below grade and 4,587 square feet at grade. This will enrich user experience at KING Toronto and across King West Village as a whole. As importantly, it will accelerate the leasing of the commercial component of KING Toronto at an optimal point in time.
Allied and Westbank have finalized a particularly important lease transaction in the commercial component of KING Toronto, which is comprised of 80,000 square feet of office space on the second level and 120,000 square feet of retail space at and below grade. The transaction involves a long-term lease to an international retailer of 28,291 square feet of retail space below grade and 4,587 square feet at grade. This will enrich user experience at KING Toronto and across King West Village as a whole. As importantly, it will accelerate the leasing of the commercial component of KING Toronto at an optimal point in time.
Garamond
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Northern Light
Superstar
I did say this, not so long ago:
Soon'ish is sooner now.
LOL
karledice
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Undead
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The Bay.international retailer
The GAP
evandyk
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Split level retail with a large basement component. Screams Dollarama.
rdaner
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^Or a grocery store. Waitrose?
Northern Light
Superstar
I've been asked not to say anything yet.........but I don't think anyone will object if I say 'The Bay' is not contemplating a 28,000ft2, + 4,000ft2 concept store. LOL
nightstreak
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Urban IKEA?
Northern Light
Superstar
I'll say 'no' to that as well.
But then add, I'm not going to do a prolonged guessing game on this one.
Some folks get grumpy when they think I'm letting cats out of bags...............even indirectly.
When the players are ready, they will have something to say.