Toronto Boat Tours Building

DESIGN PROGRAM

To design the Toronto Tour Boat building in conjunction with the proposed Toronto Harbour Terminal.  In addition to the Tour Boat building, the terminal will also house a Marine Museum and Ferry Services facilities.  In keeping with the city's efforts to revitalize its waterfront, the proposed location is the controversial waterfront site previously owned by Home Depot. This state-of-the-art terminal will improve public access and use of Toronto's waterways and serve to further the city's agenda of attracting more visitors to its waterfront. 

The Tour Boat facilities will house up five tour boat company offices, two passenger docks as well as commercial stores and restaurants.

The design was inspired by the movement of water, specifically the sinuous motion of a wave.  These sinuous curves can be seen in the shape of the building and is emphasized in its saw-tooth roof. Huge concrete masses inspired by the motion of ship sails undulating in the wind stands at the entrance of the building.

Drawings and renderings done with Revit Architecture 2011

EXTERIOR RENDERING

INTERIOR RENDERING WITH BACKGROUND IMAGE

Mixed-Use Building

DESIGN PROGRAM

To design a mixed-use building housing a specialty foods boutique grocery with a tasting bar and coffee bar area, in addition to 4 live/work condo units on the upper levels.  The building was part of the larger GBC TEN project for the construction of a culinary school facility among other buildings.  This presented the unique challenge of coordination and teamwork with four other design teams while adhering to our vision and approach.

Drawings and renderings completed with Revit Architecture 2011.

EXTERIOR RENDERING

INTERIOR RENDERING

COMMERCIAL FLOOR PLAN

UPPER RESIDENTIAL FLOOR PLANS

STRUCTURAL PLAN

PARAPET DETAIL

PLAN DETAIL OF STAIR ENCLOSURE

Laneway House, Downtown Toronto

Given the challenge of designing a house on a Narrow lot (21 feet wide) in downtown Toronto, we created two functional volumes, one to contain circulation and the other for the main living spaces.  This approach allowed us to minimize the space utilized for circulation, thereby maximizing livable space.

Drawings done with AutoCAD 2010.

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

WEST ELEVATION

BUILDING SECTION

SECTION DETAILS