Toronto 3C Waterfront | ?m | ?s | 3C Lakeshore | Foster + Partners

[DKB]

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The east area could be for staging but what is happening on the west end. We need a picture from Jasonzed or Razz. From the passenger.

Graham is building the new cherry street stormwater managment facility and a pump station

 

[achender]

Is this going to be a Sales Pavilion for 3C or something? Looks like fancy tent and it seems like there will be public access. This site is on the south side of Lake Shore one lot east of Parliament.

This one is from last week.

 

[raptor]

Is this going to be a Sales Pavilion for 3C or something? Looks like fancy tent and it seems like there will be public access. This site is on the south side of Lake Shore one lot east of Parliament.

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This one is from last week.

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homeless shelter

 

[Automation Gallery]

homeless shelter

Yup, looks like the same as the one built in Liberty Village, it will be there for 5-10 years so don't expect anything soon on this development

 

[westtoeast]

The first plot is coming to the Waterfront DRP this coming Wednesday. Master planners appear to be Adamson Associates now (not sure if they were before?)

Source: Waterfront Toronto DRP Agenda

Site plan:

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Source: UT Database

 

[ProjectEnd]

Adamson will be there as AoR. This is good news as it could imply that it's still Foster (not confirming this, pure speculation).

 

[ADRM]

Couldn’t find a larger 3C thread, so for the moment: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp...ng-is-possible-even-in-torontos-downtown-core

 

[ushahid]

"London-based Foster + Partners is a kind of Georges Braque or Giorgio de Chirico of the design world, whose cubist-influenced designs include the Kuwait International Airport and The One skyscraper at Yonge and Bloor – Canada’s tallest building at 85-storeys. In total, six leading architectural firms collaborated on 3C, including Toronto’s KPMB Architects, Montreal’s Claude Cormier + Associates and New York’s SHoP Architects. "

 

[Automation Gallery]

Wow

 

[ptbotrmpfn]

Very nice.

 

[westtoeast]

Pretty impressive collection of firms there! Very much looking forward to seeing these lands get developed over the next ten years.

Some highlights from the article:

The defining structures at 3C Waterfront will be a 50,000-square-foot arts complex with multimedia programming and three towers, each a maximum height of 50 storeys. In a bid to attain Gold Certification under the globally recognized Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards, exteriors of the buildings will be made from precast, energy efficient materials instead of traditional glazing. These precast exteriors will retain heat in winter and stay cooler in summer, making the building complex more efficient throughout the year.

At the heart of 3C Waterfront will be a pedestrian zone featuring a Barcelona-style plaza, which will serve as a kind of urban mixing bowl. Alternately fed by boulevards and compact laneways – what the Dutch called woonerfs or “living streets” because they prioritize human movement over other forms of traffic – it will be flanked by Shibuya-style shops and Les Halles-reminiscent café terraces. Also planned is a red brick tunnel linking 3C with the historic Distillery District to the immediate north, creating a supersized pedestrian zone that will connect to the lakeshore promenade.

 

[condovo]

I'm not a fan of the "towers-connected-with-sky-bridge" typology. I find it gimmicky, clichéd and unattractive. I don't like it at CityPlace and I don't like it here.
(I don't like it in Kuala Lumpur either.)

 

[TheSix]

I'm not a fan of the "towers-connected-with-sky-bridge" typology. I find it gimmicky, clichéd and unattractive. I don't like it at CityPlace and I don't like it here.
(I don't like it in Kuala Lumpur either.)

In this instance I think a sky bridge will be a great addition to this area, and more importantly from a builder who knows what they're doing. I don't think this belongs in the same class as what we've seen in CityPlace. And for the record, I don't find the Petronas Twin Towers gimmicky, cliché or unattractive.

 

[WislaHD]

I concur. I would not be happy about the skybridge if this was closer to the core, but at this location and looking at the skyline picture, it makes the area seem more urban and big city.

 

[ProjectEnd]

I'm not a fan of the "towers-connected-with-sky-bridge" typology. I find it gimmicky, clichéd and unattractive. I don't like it at CityPlace and I don't like it here.
(I don't like it in Kuala Lumpur either.)

Yeah, this sure sucks...