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Church + Wellesley in Toronto
Mixed-Use Tower Development, Canada ? design by 3XN Architects
19 Oct 2017
Church + Wellesley
Architects: 3XN
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Church + Wellesley – 3XN reveals their first North American high rise

The new high-rise is planned for the northwest corner of the intersection between Church and Wellesley, or what is known to many as the heart of city’s LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer – or Questioning) community. One Properties hosted some community consultations, which gradually focusing on several multiple concepts for the building’s podium by the Copenhagen-based architecture firm, 3XN; incorporating community input resulted in an optimized relationship of the building with the street.
Engaging the community as part of the design process

In the design process, One Properties and 3XN consulted extensively with the neighbourhood and held three community engagement sessions over the course of three months. 3XN went into the first consultation with a five design architect team, a blank canvas, and most importantly open ears.
?We took a radical approach to the design process by engaging the community in at the earliest opportunity. In fact, this was before our team had even started to sketch ideas. Inviting the public into the design process proved to be a powerful resource...