bengaijin
Active Member
I couldn't find a thread on this series of projects, so I thought I'd start one.
I think sometimes interesting work in this city gets overlooked if it doesn't have a significant skyline profile, even if it has real city-building potential. So here's to the hardworking little (or at least low to the ground) guys out there...
This is from the recent Waterfront Toronto newsletter:
"Work is underway on the infrastructure improvements to Tommy Thompson Park, an urban wilderness at the foot of Leslie Street in the Port Lands. Waterfront Toronto and Toronto and Region Conservation are building a series of small pavilions designed to enhance the enjoyment and management of the park.
Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc., the lead architect on the project, has carefully and thoughtfully designed the structures to have minimal impact on the park’s natural environment. Currently three of the buildings are under construction.
Underground services and formwork for all of the concrete walls is complete in the new staff booth. The construction team is currently finalizing details on the building’s sliding stainless steel screen and corten steel cladding panels. Work will soon begin on the forming of its large concrete roof.
Formwork for the footings of the environmental shelter is complete and the pouring of the building’s footings will begin shortly. Work has also begun at the bird banding station, with the pouring of the foundation underway."
Here are some images from the Montgomery Sisam site:
These can be contextualized with a look at this powerpoint from 2009, which gives a great overview of the Tommy Thompson masterplan.
This masterplan in turn will be nested within the Lake Ontario masterplan, which can be seen here.
The images are a bit blurry, but the structures seem like elegant steps toward the transformation of our waterfront's manufactured wilderness into a true park.
I think sometimes interesting work in this city gets overlooked if it doesn't have a significant skyline profile, even if it has real city-building potential. So here's to the hardworking little (or at least low to the ground) guys out there...
This is from the recent Waterfront Toronto newsletter:
"Work is underway on the infrastructure improvements to Tommy Thompson Park, an urban wilderness at the foot of Leslie Street in the Port Lands. Waterfront Toronto and Toronto and Region Conservation are building a series of small pavilions designed to enhance the enjoyment and management of the park.
Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc., the lead architect on the project, has carefully and thoughtfully designed the structures to have minimal impact on the park’s natural environment. Currently three of the buildings are under construction.
Underground services and formwork for all of the concrete walls is complete in the new staff booth. The construction team is currently finalizing details on the building’s sliding stainless steel screen and corten steel cladding panels. Work will soon begin on the forming of its large concrete roof.
Formwork for the footings of the environmental shelter is complete and the pouring of the building’s footings will begin shortly. Work has also begun at the bird banding station, with the pouring of the foundation underway."
Here are some images from the Montgomery Sisam site:
These can be contextualized with a look at this powerpoint from 2009, which gives a great overview of the Tommy Thompson masterplan.
This masterplan in turn will be nested within the Lake Ontario masterplan, which can be seen here.
The images are a bit blurry, but the structures seem like elegant steps toward the transformation of our waterfront's manufactured wilderness into a true park.
That pavilion looks great!
