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3XN won a contest to create a residential condominium in Toronto, Canada. The Danish company will build two towers with undulating balconies inspired by the waters of the adjacent lake.
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Tridel and Hines, the developers of the project, held the contest for the housing complex which comes as a step in the development of East Bayfront. East Bayfront is an old industrial area in Toronto that will be developed into a novel community dubbed Bayside.
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3XN?s proposal of the Waves at Bayside condominium, which is located by Lake Ontario, arranges the towers so that they don?t block the lake views of the surrounding buildings.
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The two buildings are 60 and 59 meters high and they provide balconies for each occupant. The undulating terraces are a “reflection of the waves across Lake Ontario” as 3XN declared.
“The building is shaped as a landscape with two high points and a valley in-between,” the firm commented. “By shifting these two ‘peaks’ slightly apart, 3XN was able to maximize waterfront views from each unit.”
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A raised communal plaza will be established atop of the concaving part in the middle of the condominium. The bottom floors will accommodate different public amenities.

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