The Living Shangri-La Toronto Hotel and Residence unofficially opened its doors to the public last week ahead of the launch of TIFF. While the hotel suites are not yet open to public booking, some TIFF bigwigs are being admitted and the restuarant Bosk is now doing business for breakfast and lunch. Additionally, the bar at Shangri-La — aptly named The Bar — will be serving drinks to for the next few weeks while the crunch to open the rest of the building later this month continues unabated. UrbanToronto Forum members MafaldaBoy and current captured these stunning shots of Shangri-La over the long weekend.

Living Shangri-La Toronto as seen from University and Elm, image by MafaldaBoy

Living Shangri-La Toronto from behind the Hilton Hotel, image by MafaldaBoy

West face of Shangri-La, image by MafaldaBoy

Looking up the west face, image by MafaldaBoy

Zhang Huan's public art display "Rising," image by MafaldaBoy

Close-up of the lighting detail on the north and south faces., image by MafaldaBoy

The lobby area at Living Shangri-La, image by current

Peering through the window to The Bar, image by current

The car park and foyer at Shangri-La, image by current

Living Shangri-La Toronto Hotel and Residences is a Westbank Corp project and is designed by James Cheng and Hariri Pontarini Architects. Previously slated to open in August, Shangri-La has pushed back that date to sometime later this month. For more information on Living Shangri-La Toronto Hotel and Residences, visit the thread on the UrbanToronto Forums here.