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To rise on the north side of King Street West in Downtown Toronto, just opposite Roy Thompson Hall, are to be the two towers of Forma. First known as 'Mirvish+Gehry,' and then as the 'Gehry Towers' after their namesake architect, Great Gulf, Dream Unlimited, and Westdale Properties announced yesterday that the project is going forward with the new name 'Forma' which in Latin and Italian means form, shape, or appearance, and is said to be inspired by the towers’ 'dancing' movement.
Designed by world renowned architect Frank Gehry (through his Los Angeles-based firm Gehry Partners) along with Toronto's Adamson Associates Architects as architect of record, the project will be the first Gehry-designed residential development in Canada, and marks a homecoming to Toronto for the locally raised 'starchitect,' who previously designed the recent and well-loved AGO expansion here. Forma will be the tallest Frank Gehry-designed buildings in the world.
“As we continued to meet with Frank, his team and our partners, we couldn’t help but be drawn to the name, Forma,” stated Amanda Wilson Watkins, Senior Vice-President, Sales & Marketing of Great Gulf Group. “The ‘form’ – in true Gehry fashion – reflects, both literally and figuratively, the City of Toronto, and pays homage to where Mr. Gehry grew up.”
Forma, will be a two-tower, mixed-use development, addressed to 266 and 276 King Street West, and located on either side of Duncan Street. Both towers will be filled with residential suites, one standing 73 storeys tall, and the other reaching 84 storeys and 308 metres high, marking the taller one as a 'supertall' and pushing it on the world stage. Between the two towers there will be a total of 2,034 condominium units, in addition to commercial and retail spaces, as well as a new space for OCAD University in the podiums of the two buildings.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been edited to reflect an update to the architect of record.
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