Toronto Forma | 308m | 84s | Great Gulf | Gehry Partners

[ChesterCopperpot]

P+S/IBI are the local architects working on this

 

[Ramako]

P+S/IBI are the local architects working on this

Oh no.

 

[smably]

Does the architect of record have any influence on the design or materials? I thought it was more of a legal requirement -- given their familiarity with local regulations, they would act in an advisory role to the design architect, act as a liasion with the city, perform site visits during construction, etc.

 

[interchange42]

Nothing with Frank Gehry's name on it gets built without them having control over materials.

Meanwhile, Projectcore are now emailing promotional material for the Mirvish+Gehry project, with a link in it that will send you here.

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[SaugeenJunction]

New post on M+G website: http://mirvishandgehrytoronto.com/mirvish-gehry-view-from-the-top/

Features a picture of what the view from the top of the building will look like:

Also here is some of the "blog post":

In April we reached a major milestone in the planning process and we’re working towards finalizing the design. Currently, our project includes the tallest approved building in Toronto, and all of Canada. The predominant features of the design are in place and the team will continue to refine the architectural details and interiors with Gehry’s signature elements.

Our project will have unprecedented views of the lake and city, with the West Tower and East Tower standing at 92 storeys (1000’) and 82 storeys (900’) respectively. There will be multiple levels of underground parking, as well as a podium base, which will include flagship retail and commercial offices. We’re also honoured to have an extension of OCAD University’s campus in the East Tower’s podium. The residential amenities are located on the terrace level of the podiums with additional amenities and a terrace on the 61st and 67th floor of the West and East tower respectively.

 

[P23]

Image seems to be dead for me, on the site as well, anyone else see it?

 

[gabe]

What a killer view! It will be interesting to see what the units sell for!

 

[WislaHD]

Image seems to be dead for me, on the site as well, anyone else see it?

I couldn't see it either, but I found this image on the website's html code:

 

[SaugeenJunction]

I couldn't see it either, but I found this image on the website's html code:

Yup, that's the one I posted. Weird how it only worked for some of us. Glad to see some continued movement on this project.

 

[kris]

The picture is a bit miss leading it shows you eye level with the main pod but it's really 40m shorter.

 

[Armour]

The picture is a bit miss leading it shows you eye level with the main pod but it's really 40m shorter.

And the west building will be a bit east of what is shown, no?

 

[Josh]

The cit

The picture is a bit miss leading it shows you eye level with the main pod but it's really 40m shorter.

The city slopes - so it's possible they'll be more or less level.

 

[kris]

The cit


The city slopes - so it's possible they'll be more or less level.

The elevation difference between locations is around 19 feet. Not enough to account for the difference of 40m

 

[Automation Gallery]

Haha come on,... look @ Ice down there, looks like it's 32 storeys

 

[maestro]

Good point. Ice looks quite short in comparison to the CN Tower's pod. Maybe Mirvish will surprise us with an increase.