An existing 15-storey office building on Toronto's University Avenue could soon get a massive vertical extension that would see 49 new residential ...
An existing 15-storey office building on Toronto 's University Avenue could soon get a massive vertical extension that would see 49 new residential levels constructed atop.Changes come following the City's exploration of the building's cultural heritage value and the subsequent decision to designate the property under the Ontario Heritage Act.
And while the current structure may read as a nondescript concrete box to some, it actually holds an important place in Toronto's architectural history. The existing National Life Building on site today was completed in 1972 with a design by John B.
New plans call for the retention or reconstruction of the majority of the structure, with 60 per cent of the original building to live on alongside a partially-rebuilt base that will be engineered to support 49 new levels above. While the previous plan sought to erase what exists today, the current plan reads as a love letter to the current building, extending its design language vertically.
Toronto's Design Review Panel seemed to appreciate the change in direction, with several members lauding the design for its restrained elegance.Three of Toronto's tallest buildings will soon rise from a vast waterfront siteToronto nonprofit has a solution for affordable housing but it's not being used yetEdmonton named the best city for Toronto residents to 'rentvest'
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