Safdie Architects has revealed designs for a mixed-use urban development in downtown Toronto, according to an article on the architecture website ArchDaily. The proposed project covers 65,000 square metres west of the CN Tower, two-thirds of which will be an urban park, with the remaining third dedicated to residential, commercial, retail, and transit facilities.
The project is currently under public review with the city of Toronto. Its design features nine narrow towers connected by elevated bridges. The linked towers offer residential and office space, as well as shared indoor and outdoor amenities to promote a sense of community, according to the article.
“As the city has expanded westward, the railway lands have increasingly become a brutal barrier between the King West Community and the growing waterfront district. Our design aspires to forge a reconnection in the community fabric by creating a lively park that is economically viable and promises a unique destination experience for Toronto,” said architect Moshe Safdie in the article.
He added that the project introduces a new generation of retail in which nature and the marketplace are integrated. Shops, restaurants and cafés will be connected to the park’s outdoor areas and the retail space is designed to be opened to the park in good weather.
The project's park was designed in collaboration with PWP Landscape Architecture and developed with Arup Engineering
