Toronto to Get New, Magnificent Condos By BIG
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is known for their bold architecture – like the Aarhus Harbour Bath and Albania’s National theatre. Their new project in Toronto – King Street West condos, got approval for development from the government.
Many of the developments in Toronto have been full glass towers, which has led to widespread criticism. BIG is planning to change that with its design in 489 to 539 King Street West.
Inspired by a mountain, the design by BIG features a stepped ziggurat with peaks. There are valleys in the form of courtyards, which doubles up as a space for events.
Proposed in 2016, it was designed as a set of pixels reaching upwards. There are spaces for housing, retail, and offices. This concept was chosen after the architects decided to avoid harming the heritage buildings on the site. The design is done after numerous discussions with the community and the city.
A new design has been released by developers and designers – Bjarke-Ingels, Westbank, and Allied Reit. This shows a few changes done than what was initially proposed in 2016.
With a reduction in peaks, from five to four in the “mountain range” and a redesign of the gaps for public movement into the courtyard, they have reimagined the design.
The south gap has been made into an archway and one peak has been shifted to be on top of the arch. Moreover, the number of residential units have been brought down to 514 from 624.
From an early stage, the desig...
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