US studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has designed four skyscrapers and a series of public spaces in Toronto, which will be the studio's first built project in Canada.
Developed by Madison Group and totalling two million square feet (185,806 square metres) the project will consist of two individual properties holding two skyscrapers each, which will host a mix of residential, retail, and office spaces. Studio founder Rafael Viñoly died last year, and the studio said he played a role in the design before his passing.
Rafael Viñoly Architects has designed a four skyscrapers in Toronto
"This will be the only Canadian project that the visionary architect Rafael Viñoly contributed to himself, and the firm's first-ever project in Canada," said the team. "Viñoly was truly a champion of this project to ensure the public space was designed with families and the community in mind, applying his extensive expertise to provide a high-quality pedestrian experience."
The towers will include residential, office and retail spaces and large outdoor plazas
Renderings show four stepped towers grouped as couples and distributed along a Toronto block, with tall, open plazas between them.
The pair of towers located at 90-110 Eglinton Avenue will be 58 storeys, connected by a six-storey cubic skybridge at the fifth level, while the neighbouring pair at 150-164 Eglinton Ave will top out at 61 storeys each.
The towers are grouped in pairs along a Toronto block
Each tower w...