Toronto 455 Dovercourt | ?m | 5s | Curated Properties | RAW Design

[AlbertC]

http://www.dovercourt455.com/

 

[adHominem]

Well, that's interesting-looking.

Looks like the existing Child Services Centre isn't long for this world, then.

 

[interchange42]

At RAW they have nicknamed this The Hovercraft.

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[innsertnamehere]

This looks like it will be built on top of the existing building, maintaining seperate uses. Notice the exterior elevator shaft as well as the addtional entry leading directly to it. I have a feeling this development will pay for renovations of the child services centre.

 

[TheKingEast]

Love little projects like this. Looks good.

 

[greenleaf]

Part of me wishes they would use concrete instead of those bronze rectangle panels to create a sort of neo-brutalist look. Anyway, this looks weird and awesome.

 

[UrbanFervour]

Am I the only one who thinks RAW has missed the mark on this one? The massing of the existing building is nice. Why push it in a way that feels awkward and top-heavy? I know awkward massing is RAW's 'thing' but sometimes the logical, elegant solution IS actually best.

 

[TrickyRicky]

I kind of admire the audacity of the concept. I worry though that this could turn out to be one of the city's ugliest structures.

 

[bilked]

Website says this one is sold out. Construction imminent?

 

[urbandreamer]

 

[ProjectEnd]

 

[urbandreamer]

Looks like there ought to be a 40 storey tower overhead

 

[agoraflaneur]

From last week. This turned out quite nicely.

 

[AlbertC]

Yeah, I walk by this building often on my way to the Y. Good adaptive reuse here.