New York architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has revealed it design for a new campus building at the University of Toronto, featuring indented floors that cut into one side.
Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R)'s 90 Queen's Park will be a multidisciplinary facility, intended as a "hub for urban and cultural engagement" for the University of Toronto.
Newly released renderings reveal that the nine-storey building has a dual construction: one side of the exterior is flush with floors stacked evenly on top of one another, while the other is made up of staggered indented volumes.
Some portions are single-, double-, and triple-height to create a layered effect, while others are glazed to give the appearance of the exterior peeling away.
Released this week, the images and details mark the latest update to the design, which DS+R won in a 2016 competition. The firm is working in collaboration with local studio Architects Alliance as the project's executive architect, with DS+R as the design consultant to the architectural team. Also based in Toronto, ERA Architects is acting as a consultant regarding the heritage building on the site.
DS+R's design team describes the building as having a "dual identity" and is envisioned to accommodate its neighbour, the three-storey masonry Falconer Hall completed in 1887, as well as hinting at its varied uses.

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