urbandreamer
recession proof
Ah, the Waterford. I always remember it as the small town near Lake Erie with a beautiful blonde I loved.... Nice little town, maybe I'll live there someday...?
Toronto Lago at the Waterfront | 162.15m | 50s | Mattamy Homes | Graziani + Corazza
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Bang!
Close up, down below.
The details from Monarch:
Lago, designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects, is the commencement of the next Monarch location south of the successful Waterview community. The development is comprised of a tower rising to 49 storeys along with a 3 storey podium. The tower is located centrally on the site and is flanked by a 4 storey commercial / amenity building to the west and a future public road to the east.
The podium is composed of masonry units, precast concrete, and glass materials that house a mix of residential and recreational components. The podium uses these materials to delineate a built form edge to the future public road and to also define pedestrian access points. The second floor houses a mix of amenity uses including a party room and guest suites.
The main amenity spaces of the development are located in an individual commercial building that fronts Lake Shore Boulevard. This building is 4 storeys in height and houses commercial uses at grade and a fitness area with full changerooms, swimming pool, and running track with yoga space above. This amenity building can be accessed either at grade or via an enclosed walkway link in the p1 underground level - thus not requiring the residents to venture outdoors in the winter months. This amenity building will be shared between Lago and the future building to the east.
The west portion of the podium will be accessed via a future laneway. It is here where both residents and visitors are greeted by an open motor court to facilitate pedestrian drop off and access to the main lobby. Access to the underground is also from this area along with building servicing. The service area is located to the south of the ramp as to allow all service activities to occur without being viewed or interrupted by the resident vehicles.
The materials used for this phase are similar to the previous phases in order to maintain a visual and aesthetic link within the community. The Lago tower is composed of a sleek simple square tower form which rises to 49 storeys in height without any steps or breaks. The signature feature of the building is the composition of the balcony slabs and glass handrails on the Tower facade. The balconies borrow their geometry from the tower mass and are offset in groups as to generate a dynamic and intriguing building facade. The balconies contrast the rectilinear shape of the Tower and this layer of detail is amplified through the cast of shadow and light. The balconies also introduce a sense of horizontal movement around the Tower, which further accentuate its square shape and its verticality. Finally, the continuous wrap around balconies maximize on panoramic views of Lake Ontario while introducing a distinct and signature geometric form to the Etobicoke waterfront skyline. It is this dialogue between the architecture and the site that adds a dynamic layer to the Lago development.
We'll top off the post thus:
Close up, down below.
The details from Monarch:
Lago, designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects, is the commencement of the next Monarch location south of the successful Waterview community. The development is comprised of a tower rising to 49 storeys along with a 3 storey podium. The tower is located centrally on the site and is flanked by a 4 storey commercial / amenity building to the west and a future public road to the east.
The podium is composed of masonry units, precast concrete, and glass materials that house a mix of residential and recreational components. The podium uses these materials to delineate a built form edge to the future public road and to also define pedestrian access points. The second floor houses a mix of amenity uses including a party room and guest suites.
The main amenity spaces of the development are located in an individual commercial building that fronts Lake Shore Boulevard. This building is 4 storeys in height and houses commercial uses at grade and a fitness area with full changerooms, swimming pool, and running track with yoga space above. This amenity building can be accessed either at grade or via an enclosed walkway link in the p1 underground level - thus not requiring the residents to venture outdoors in the winter months. This amenity building will be shared between Lago and the future building to the east.
The west portion of the podium will be accessed via a future laneway. It is here where both residents and visitors are greeted by an open motor court to facilitate pedestrian drop off and access to the main lobby. Access to the underground is also from this area along with building servicing. The service area is located to the south of the ramp as to allow all service activities to occur without being viewed or interrupted by the resident vehicles.
The materials used for this phase are similar to the previous phases in order to maintain a visual and aesthetic link within the community. The Lago tower is composed of a sleek simple square tower form which rises to 49 storeys in height without any steps or breaks. The signature feature of the building is the composition of the balcony slabs and glass handrails on the Tower facade. The balconies borrow their geometry from the tower mass and are offset in groups as to generate a dynamic and intriguing building facade. The balconies contrast the rectilinear shape of the Tower and this layer of detail is amplified through the cast of shadow and light. The balconies also introduce a sense of horizontal movement around the Tower, which further accentuate its square shape and its verticality. Finally, the continuous wrap around balconies maximize on panoramic views of Lake Ontario while introducing a distinct and signature geometric form to the Etobicoke waterfront skyline. It is this dialogue between the architecture and the site that adds a dynamic layer to the Lago development.
We'll top off the post thus:
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Holy Mackeral, a box with a twist..now that's striking..
urbandreamer
recession proof
McBazis meets Pier27 ph.2. Conservative, will really need good spandrel details to make it work.
jamesnumber2
New Member
I'm impressed,nice addition to the waterfront.
Solaris
Senior Member
Although I'm not fan of the wrap around balconies, the offset angle balconies every 4 floors is nice ... this would be quite complimentary to the Chestnut Hill Home's proposal at 2175 Lake Shore Road West (I suppose it is not the same site that was sold to Monarch?) :
It sure would be nice to get a confirmation of Lago's site location in the Humber Bay Shores neighbourhood:
It sure would be nice to get a confirmation of Lago's site location in the Humber Bay Shores neighbourhood:
cruzin4u
Senior Member
Nice development, too bad it's in Nigeria (according to Monarch's site)
(according to Monarch's site)
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Josef
Guest
lol! It's not exactly Nigeria, but more so in the middle of the ocean
Solaris
Senior Member
MODs ... thanks for updating the thread name with an address, so it looks like Lago will be situated on property immediately to the east of the Chestnut Hill Homes' proposal, approximately where the elliptical buidling is shown above the word 'Parade' in the Marine Parade Drive street name:
Not quite right Solaris - I'll have a map up tomorrow of where the various projects are down here.
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Josef
Guest
Looking forward to that interchange!
I figured it wasn't going to be next to Ocean Club condos, as there's a street just west of the building, as you can see from the photos of Lago above.
If I'm not mistaken, the city wanted the condos to have a pattern of lower and higher ones?
I figured it wasn't going to be next to Ocean Club condos, as there's a street just west of the building, as you can see from the photos of Lago above.
If I'm not mistaken, the city wanted the condos to have a pattern of lower and higher ones?
Mirella Sarrapochiello
New Member
This is to show placement of the building. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. Thanks
yyzer
Senior Member
Thanks Mirella, and welcome to the forum!
Solaris
Senior Member
thanks Mirella ... i see that the address shown for the thread just got changed to 2151 too ~ (didn't it read 2171 previously?)
It briefly read 2167, but that's the location of the sales office, and not of the site.
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