Spoonman
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I think that slightly overhangs the sidewalk, but surely not Murray Street.
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I think that slightly overhangs the sidewalk, but surely not Murray Street.
Sorry MetroMan, Phunky's right. That cantilever has been there since the the renders were first posted on August 8th. (See post 193).
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MetroMan
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Thanks for the correction, I think I didn't notice it was cantilevered because the previous photo was darker.
We're getting quite a nice collection of Alsop's in Toronto. OCAD, WestSide Lofts (and its sales office) and now FilmPort.
Hopefully we get something like his Manchester Cloud built on the central waterfront.
Does anybody know exactly where FilmPort is going? Google Maps example?
EDIT: The boundaries of the FilmPort complex are Don Roadway, Bouchette, Lakeshore and the shipping channel (Map)
Does anybody know where this particular building is going?
We're getting quite a nice collection of Alsop's in Toronto. OCAD, WestSide Lofts (and its sales office) and now FilmPort.
Hopefully we get something like his Manchester Cloud built on the central waterfront.
Does anybody know exactly where FilmPort is going? Google Maps example?
EDIT: The boundaries of the FilmPort complex are Don Roadway, Bouchette, Lakeshore and the shipping channel (Map)
Does anybody know where this particular building is going?
Silver screen going green
http://www.thestar.com/article/287989
New studio complex pushing film industry to adopt eco ideas
Dec 22, 2007 04:30 AM
JOANNA SMITH
STAFF REPORTER
Ken Ferguson likes to describe what he sees before him as what he imagines it will one day be.
Stepping around scraps of metal and wood, he moves to the edge of the floor and peers through falling snow at the industrial wasteland lining the shore of Lake Ontario.
"It's really a great view from the top," Ferguson says. "You get a sense of what you would see on the waterfront."
He is standing in an unfinished building that will one day be a production office on the site of Filmport, a gargantuan new film studio complex in the former port lands scheduled to open in March. When that happens, if Filmport president Ferguson has his way, the complex will be a leader in environmental sustainability for an industry known for the extraordinary size of its carbon footprint.
"We've got an opportunity with a brand new complex to be able to do things right from the ground up," Ferguson said.
Filmport is a founding member of Green Screen, a Toronto film industry initiative recently approved for a grant of $250,000 from the Ontario Media Development Corporation in conjunction with the provincial ministry of culture.
The initiative will put together a best-practices guide to help film productions of all sizes learn how to reduce their carbon footprints as well as develop a certification process to recognize environmentally friendly projects.
"The film industry is really beginning to turn around," he said. "It's been a fairly wasteful industry."
A 2006 UCLA study concluded the film and television industry is second only to the aerospace sector in contributing to greenhouse gases in metropolitan Los Angeles.
The study highlights the transient and short-lived nature of industry projects as a major factor in the amount of waste it produces. Ferguson, too, stresses this point.
"I've been going around for years saying: `Guys, close the doors. Guys, turn off your engines. Guys, why are you throwing all this food away?'" he says. "And they'd say, `We don't have time, we don't have time, we don't have time. This is just kind of how we do things.'"
In the office trailer on the construction site, Ferguson unfurls the blueprints for Filmport and talks about how he wants to do things from now on.
Bio-swales filled with reeds and grasses will filter stormwater runoff before it flows into the ship channel, while a separate system will collect clean water from the rooftops and send it straight into the sewer system.
Air conditioners and other mechanical systems cannot sit on sound stage roofs because they create noise, so the complex will include about three acres of flat, empty roof space Filmport hopes to turn into solar panel farms.
The sound stages themselves will be well insulated, with Styrofoam stuffed between two layers of concrete and interior walls lined with soundproof insulation.
Ferguson hopes to push the green idea beyond the complex and into productions, so that food from craft services is composted and crews separate wood, metal and other materials into recycling bins.
"This is a little bit beyond our control, but we certainly are trying to work with the productions so when they take apart a set, it doesn't just go all into a landfill," he said.
http://www.thestar.com/article/287989
New studio complex pushing film industry to adopt eco ideas
Dec 22, 2007 04:30 AM
JOANNA SMITH
STAFF REPORTER
Ken Ferguson likes to describe what he sees before him as what he imagines it will one day be.
Stepping around scraps of metal and wood, he moves to the edge of the floor and peers through falling snow at the industrial wasteland lining the shore of Lake Ontario.
"It's really a great view from the top," Ferguson says. "You get a sense of what you would see on the waterfront."
He is standing in an unfinished building that will one day be a production office on the site of Filmport, a gargantuan new film studio complex in the former port lands scheduled to open in March. When that happens, if Filmport president Ferguson has his way, the complex will be a leader in environmental sustainability for an industry known for the extraordinary size of its carbon footprint.
"We've got an opportunity with a brand new complex to be able to do things right from the ground up," Ferguson said.
Filmport is a founding member of Green Screen, a Toronto film industry initiative recently approved for a grant of $250,000 from the Ontario Media Development Corporation in conjunction with the provincial ministry of culture.
The initiative will put together a best-practices guide to help film productions of all sizes learn how to reduce their carbon footprints as well as develop a certification process to recognize environmentally friendly projects.
"The film industry is really beginning to turn around," he said. "It's been a fairly wasteful industry."
A 2006 UCLA study concluded the film and television industry is second only to the aerospace sector in contributing to greenhouse gases in metropolitan Los Angeles.
The study highlights the transient and short-lived nature of industry projects as a major factor in the amount of waste it produces. Ferguson, too, stresses this point.
"I've been going around for years saying: `Guys, close the doors. Guys, turn off your engines. Guys, why are you throwing all this food away?'" he says. "And they'd say, `We don't have time, we don't have time, we don't have time. This is just kind of how we do things.'"
In the office trailer on the construction site, Ferguson unfurls the blueprints for Filmport and talks about how he wants to do things from now on.
Bio-swales filled with reeds and grasses will filter stormwater runoff before it flows into the ship channel, while a separate system will collect clean water from the rooftops and send it straight into the sewer system.
Air conditioners and other mechanical systems cannot sit on sound stage roofs because they create noise, so the complex will include about three acres of flat, empty roof space Filmport hopes to turn into solar panel farms.
The sound stages themselves will be well insulated, with Styrofoam stuffed between two layers of concrete and interior walls lined with soundproof insulation.
Ferguson hopes to push the green idea beyond the complex and into productions, so that food from craft services is composted and crews separate wood, metal and other materials into recycling bins.
"This is a little bit beyond our control, but we certainly are trying to work with the productions so when they take apart a set, it doesn't just go all into a landfill," he said.
299 bloor call control.
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alklay
Senior Member
Some nice news and a nice building (which demonstates that an 'office' building does not have to look like a typical building in a Markham industrial park).
syn
Senior Member
I agree. Filmport could end up being quite an addition to the city.
I actually like this quite a bit better than Diamond's project symphony. Why does the city make things so difficult?
Mystery White Boy
Banned
This is a different building than the Alsop one, right?
Yep - it's a welcome addition to the area. I'm really looking forward to seeing Alsop's office block rise...
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rdaner
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Jdot
Active Member
Filmport appears to be turning into Toronto's "Red Building" district.
Bring it on!
Bring it on!
p5connex
Active Member
So, if I understand this correctly, this building is in addition to all the other construction that is presently happening on the Filmport site and will ultimately be joined by Alsop's building whenever it is built (that is if its still on the boards?)
Just a quick note: I heard yesterday, that Alsop has closed his Toronto studio and will no longer be actively pursuing projects here. -!
p5
Just a quick note: I heard yesterday, that Alsop has closed his Toronto studio and will no longer be actively pursuing projects here. -!
p5
simply Dan
Active Member
Do we have confirmation of this, or is it just a rumor? If it is true, that is indeed unfortunate news!
299 bloor call control.
Senior Member
Well the Toronto office isn't listed on his website anymore...
It's a big loss for a city that still needs a nice kick in the ass architecture-wise.
It's a big loss for a city that still needs a nice kick in the ass architecture-wise.
MetroMan
Senior Member
Well, if he leaves with OCAD and FilmPort, he has already made a great contribution to changing mindsets in Toronto.
I hope that his FilmPort project is still on.
I hope that his FilmPort project is still on.