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3XN recently revealed the design for its new tower in Toronto, Canada. The residential building is 153 meters high and it encompasses a two-level glass plaza to accommodate major events in the area.
The design features foldable glass walls enveloping the plaza which overlooks the Canadian city’s Church and Wellesley district. The two-floor-high public venue, which is part of the tower, was created after the architectural firm had several group meetings with the locals. The people needed a place to accommodate communal events and activities.
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The plaza’s seating arrangement  resembles an auditorium which faces the stage on the lower floor and also forms a huge stairway that leads up to the upper floor. Moreover, the top floor will be involved in several public activities and offer the visitors great views of the neighborhood. “We took a radical approach to the design process by engaging the community in at the earliest opportunity,” commented Kim Herforth Nielsen- 3XN co-founder. “In fact, this was before our team had even started to sketch ideas.”
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“Inviting the public into the design process proved to be a powerful resource and have made significant contributions to the project we couldn’t otherwise have achieved,” Nielsen explained.
“After the first meeting with the community, it was clear to us that we had to design someth...