We love colour as much as anyone, but felt this new design with the buff brick and black window accents would fit in better in this location and target the right audience. Would have warm lighting so the building facade and interiors provide the warmth. Different design but the concept below can...
For what it's worth, we wanted to retain a version of the colonnade. The community was 50/50 on it (half liked it primarily as a covered sidewalk, half thought is was dark and dangerous). Our initial submission proposed to retain the covered component but open it up to be more visible and safe...
Glad you like this version of the building. The first draft of the building was admittedly rushed last year when we submitted, but we knew we would have time to get things right during the zoning process. As for the glazing, our goal for the front three windows was to do a structural glass...
We've been following this thread and want to say thank you to all those who are participating in the discussion. Honest and productive feedback is healthy and we appreciate hearing it. In the interest of providing some colour, we had 6 major applications being worked on simultaneously, 5 of...
This was a rushed application and rendering to get in front of the new foundation drainage policies the city has adopted. The townhouses still need a lot of work to improve the at grade experience as does the landscaping. Things will improve in a resubmission but we appreciate any feedback in...
We've designed the buildings (two towers) to accommodate the redevelopment of the parking garage in the rear but the timing and strategy of a rebuild there is probably a question for CreateTO. In principle, we always like to accommodate stakeholders where possible in order to reach the optimal...
The materials should be posted soon but this is a project we are managing. The colonnade has been retained but modified to be more open (no columns). It will provide a curved podium transition from setback condition offered by 75 The Esplanade, out to the plane of the enclosed colonnade design...