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
