Editorial: BIG Ideas
Bjarke Ingels? proposed development in downtown Toronto stacks Habitat-like cubes atop heritage brick warehouses on King Street West.
In February, Bjarke Ingels of Danish firm BIG revealed Toronto?s most audacious highrise proposal since Frank Gehry?s super-tall sculptural towers. Dubbed ?Habitat 2.0? in a talk by Ingels, the design consists of 12-foot-cube modules stacked in hills rising above and around a string of heritage warehouses on King Street West. A central courtyard is accessible through alleyways from King Street to the north and Wellington Street to the south.
Similar concerns are arising as with Gehry?s proposal, just a few blocks away: are heritage buildings on the property being properly handled" Is the scale appropriate for this area immediately west of downtown" Should the central core continue to be densified with upscale condos" Then there?s that pestering question: does Toronto need international starchitects"
Within the architecture community, there?s a justifiable tinge of professional envy behind the inquiry. Canadian architects can, and have, produced equally original and innovative work (including, of course, Moshe Safdie?s original Habitat 67).
But outsiders enjoy certain advantages. They are relatively unencumbered by local rivalries and planning politics. This allows them to bring a fresh eye to existing situations. Perhaps more important, their time and opinions are often accorded a premium value by clients and municipal bod...
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