DESIGN NAME: 210 Bloor
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Multi Residential House
INSPIRATION: Along with the challenge of intensifying these lots is the growing demand for boutique residential condominiums. These new buildings are typically designed with one or two units per floor, assuring a high level of privacy and autonomy, similar to a house. This emerging urban typology has been taken up in North American cities, including New York and Vancouver, where the various monikers for these buildings include the super-skinny and pencil tower.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 210 Bloor is a 29-storey mixed-use building home to 42 residential units, 126m2 of retail space and 3 levels of below-grade parking. The development will result in a gross floor area of 15,589m2 with an overall density of 20 times the area of the lot. The design features a mirrored glass triangular tessellated geometric pattern on the east and west facades, which are designed right to the property line. The mirrored finish of the hexagonal panels creates a canvas of reflected light and forms.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: -
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in 2023 in Toronto, Canada and is expected to complete construction in 2030
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Architecture, Building and Structure Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Reinforced concrete structure and glass curtain wall
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: -
TAGS: 210 Bloor, tessellated design, CORE Architects, Tribute Communities, Babak Eslahjou
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ADDED DATE: 2024-02-14 17:40:44
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Babak Eslahjou
IMAGE CREDITS: Babak Eslahjou, 2023.
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Copyrights : CORE Architects Inc.
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