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Bien que tr\u00e8s pris\u00e9 pour sa proximit\u00e9 avec la rue principale de la ville et les institutions culturelles, ainsi que pour ses vues extraordinaires orient\u00e9es vers le sud, le d\u00e9veloppement de cette bande d\u2019urbanit\u00e9 naissante est n\u00e9anmoins limit\u00e9 par la petite taille des lots.<\/p>\n<p>Les b\u00e2timents de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Toronto sont situ\u00e9s \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 de la rue principale de la ville et des institutions culturelles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cependant, la demande croissante de condominiums r\u00e9sidentiels de charme s\u2019ajoute au d\u00e9fi que repr\u00e9sente l\u2019intensification de ces lots. Ces nouveaux b\u00e2timents sont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement con\u00e7us avec une ou deux unit\u00e9s par \u00e9tage, assurant un niveau \u00e9lev\u00e9 d\u2019intimit\u00e9 et d\u2019autonomie, semblable \u00e0 celui d\u2019une maison. Cette nouvelle typologie urbaine a \u00e9t\u00e9 adopt\u00e9e dans des villes nord-am\u00e9ricaines, notamment \u00e0 New York et \u00e0 Vancouver, o\u00f9 ces immeubles ont \u00e9t\u00e9 surnomm\u00e9s \u201csuper-skinny\u201d et \u201cpencil tower\u201d (tour en forme de crayon). Pour faire partie de ce club unique, il faut g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement construire des b\u00e2timents dont le rapport hauteur\/fa\u00e7ade est d\u2019environ 10:1.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Le site en question est rectangulaire.<\/p>\n<p>Le site en question est rectangulaire et a une superficie totale de 783m<sup>2<\/sup>. Il a une fa\u00e7ade de 13 m\u00e8tres sur la rue Bloor et une profondeur de 61 m\u00e8tres. Une propri\u00e9t\u00e9 commerciale de deux \u00e9tages occupe actuellement le site.<br \/>\nLe projet envisag\u00e9 est une structure de 29 \u00e9tages combinant des logements, des commerces et des parkings. Il abritera 42 unit\u00e9s r\u00e9sidentielles, offrira 126m<sup>2<\/sup> d\u2019espace commercial au niveau de la rue et comprendra trois niveaux de stationnement souterrain accessibles depuis une all\u00e9e arri\u00e8re. Ce projet vise une surface de plancher brute de 15 589m<sup>2<\/sup> (168 000 pieds carr\u00e9s), ce qui repr\u00e9sente une densit\u00e9 20 fois sup\u00e9rieure \u00e0 la taille du terrain.<\/p>\n<p>La surface de plancher brute sera de 15 589m<sup>2<\/sup> (168 000 pieds carr\u00e9s).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>La structure du b\u00e2timent est en forme de canyon.<br \/>\nLa conception du b\u00e2timent en forme de canyon s\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ve \u00e0 environ 111 m\u00e8tres de haut. Il respecte les politiques de zonage actuelles et est positionn\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re \u00e0 pr\u00e9server les couloirs de vue existants. La conception vise \u00e0 s\u2019int\u00e9grer de mani\u00e8re transparente au paysage architectural environnant, en am\u00e9liorant l\u2019aspect innovant et harmonieux de l\u2019\u00eelot. Il met l\u2019accent sur l\u2019accessibilit\u00e9 des transports en commun et des pi\u00e9tons.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Afin d\u2019am\u00e9liorer l\u2019exp\u00e9rience des pi\u00e9tons, le b\u00e2timent est en retrait de 3,1 m\u00e8tres de la ligne de d\u00e9marcation au niveau de la rue, \u00e9largissant ainsi le trottoir public. Le deuxi\u00e8me niveau est en retrait de 1,7 m\u00e8tre suppl\u00e9mentaire, avec des empi\u00e8tements mineurs dans cet espace en raison de la configuration des fen\u00eatres. Du troisi\u00e8me au seizi\u00e8me niveau, puis du dix-septi\u00e8me au vingt-deuxi\u00e8me, et enfin du vingt-troisi\u00e8me au vingt-neuvi\u00e8me, les c\u00f4t\u00e9s nord et sud du b\u00e2timent sont caract\u00e9ris\u00e9s par des balcons abrit\u00e9s, ajoutant un rythme par une s\u00e9rie de retraits progressifs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chaque \u00e9tage a \u00e9t\u00e9 configur\u00e9 pour fournir deux suites r\u00e9sidentielles jusqu\u2019au 8\u00e8me niveau. Les niveaux 9 \u00e0 16 permettent des configurations personnalis\u00e9es, et les quatre derniers \u00e9tages sont con\u00e7us pour accueillir deux duplex c\u00f4te \u00e0 c\u00f4te, chacun avec des niveaux interconnect\u00e9s. Le b\u00e2timent a \u00e9t\u00e9 con\u00e7u pour permettre la conception individuelle des suites r\u00e9sidentielles, offrant un niveau de personnalisation qui n\u2019est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement disponible que dans une maison ind\u00e9pendante.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Architecturellement, le b\u00e2timent a \u00e9t\u00e9 con\u00e7u de mani\u00e8re \u00e0 permettre une conception individuelle des suites r\u00e9sidentielles.<\/p>\n<p>Architectuellement, le b\u00e2timent se distingue par un motif ondulant \u00e0 l\u2019avant et \u00e0 l\u2019arri\u00e8re, g\u00e9n\u00e9rant un attrait visuel avec un design triangulaire en tesselles sur les c\u00f4t\u00e9s est et ouest qui s\u2019\u00e9tend jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la limite de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9. 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It emphasizes transit and pedestrian accessibility.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To improve the pedestrian experience, the building is retracted 3.1 meters from the boundary line at street level, widening the public sidewalk. The second level is set back an additional 1.7 meters, with minor encroachments into this space due to window configurations. From the third to the sixteenth level, and then from the seventeenth to the twenty-second, and finally from the twenty-third to the twenty-ninth level, the building\u2019s north and south sides are characterized by sheltered balconies, adding rhythm through a series of progressive recesses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each of the floorplates has been configured to provide two residential suites up to the 8th level. Levels 9 -16 allow for custom configurations, and the top four floors are designed to accommodate two side-by-side duplexes, each with interconnected levels. The building has been planned to allow for the individual design of the residential suites, offering a level of customization typically only available in a freestanding house.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Architecturally, the building is distinguished by an undulating pattern across its front and back, generating visual appeal with a triangular, tessellated design on the east and west sides extending to the property\u2019s edge. 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