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Will Alsop-designed Filmport
Design for an iconic Toronto portland building unveiled
Building magazine
October/November 2007
TORONTO - Plans have been released for phase two of a film studio complex called Filmport being built in Toronto. The second phase consists of a 280,000 square foot office building designed by Will Alsop, the London-based architect responsible for the distinctive and controversial Sharp Centre for Design expansion of the Ontario College of Art & Design built in 2004, and Toronto-based Quadrangle Architects. The 11-storey building will have a distinct façade made from a red steel and curved glass wall, and will feature commercial offices, post-production companies, union and guild offices, film schools, restaurants and shops. Construction of the office building will begin in the early spring of 2008 and occupancy is targeted for early 2010.
Filmport, which will be one of the largest film studios in North America, is being developed by the Toronto Economic Development Corporation. Construction continues on over 550,000 square feet of production offices and sound stages on the 49-acre site, including the construction of Mega-Stage, the world's largest sound stage.
Design for an iconic Toronto portland building unveiled
Building magazine
October/November 2007
TORONTO - Plans have been released for phase two of a film studio complex called Filmport being built in Toronto. The second phase consists of a 280,000 square foot office building designed by Will Alsop, the London-based architect responsible for the distinctive and controversial Sharp Centre for Design expansion of the Ontario College of Art & Design built in 2004, and Toronto-based Quadrangle Architects. The 11-storey building will have a distinct façade made from a red steel and curved glass wall, and will feature commercial offices, post-production companies, union and guild offices, film schools, restaurants and shops. Construction of the office building will begin in the early spring of 2008 and occupancy is targeted for early 2010.
Filmport, which will be one of the largest film studios in North America, is being developed by the Toronto Economic Development Corporation. Construction continues on over 550,000 square feet of production offices and sound stages on the 49-acre site, including the construction of Mega-Stage, the world's largest sound stage.