West Don Lands Block 8
A development addressing the need for purpose-built, high-quality rental housing serving all income levels in Toronto.
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Project Details
Project Partners
Cobe & architectsAlliance
Owner
Dream Unlimited, Kilmer Group & Tricon Capital Group Inc.
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Completion Date
Area
81,000 m²
Sustainability
Pursuing LEED Gold certification
Number of Stories
16 (8A and 8B), 26 (8C)
Project Awards
Canadian Architect, Award of Excellence, 2019
Overview
Located at the northeast corner of Cherry and Mill Streets in Toronto, West Don Lands Block 8 addresses a pressing need for purpose-built, high-quality rental housing serving all income levels. The development consists of three residential towers that sit on a shared, one-storey basement with 11,750 square meters of parking.
We are providing structural design to Cobe Architects & architectsAlliance for the fast-track complex, which is expected to open in 2022.
Highlights
- The most challenging part of the structural system was designing the multi-transfer system on floors where the “stacking” shifts. To accomplish this our engineers introduced transfer beams and slabs on multiple floors.
- The façades of each tower cantilever, creating unique views throughout. Accentuating the cantilevers, each tower stacks on top of the podium eccentrically, creating a striking geometry across the various building elevations.
- In order to achieve this dramatic architectural feature, we recommended concrete shear walls with a flat-plate floor system in all three towers.