Today marks a watershed moment in the revitalization of one of the country?s busiest transportation hubs, as the new Union Station Food Court designed by Toronto-based architecture studio PARTISANS, in collaboration with Dialog and GH+A, will be unveiled to the public.
Led by NORR and FGMDA, the revitalization of Union Station is a story of historic collaboration and cooperation to achieve one of the most complex, multi-phase civic infrastructure retrofit projects the city has ever seen. Offering 10 new food retailers with seating and capacity for over 600 people, the Union Food Court is part of a highly anticipated new level at Union Station that opens approximately 25,000 square feet of new space at the station.
When Osmington hired PARTISANS in 2013, the nascent studio was tasked with helping the client answer the following question: how does one turn the most trafficked transportation hub in the nation into a destination" Our team helped articulate an integrated cultural, commercial, and architectural argument for how to leverage Union?s identity as a major transit hub and transform it into ?a fluid stage for Toronto?s most ambitious culinary, cultural, design, and retail offerings.? ?We were looking for a creative design team that was going to deliver something unique,? explains Lawrence Zucker, CEO & President, Osmington. ?We did not want Union to be an extension of the current financial core PATH typology and PARTISANS shared our vision. Back then, PARTISANS...