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Symbolic Public Form & the Library Art Gallery of Ontario |
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TEEPLE ARCHITECTS | 1540 BLOOR ST. WEST Intern Architect. Toronto. January 2008-December 2008 Located adjacent to a subway station in downtown Toronto and at the busy intersection of Bloor and Dundas, 1540 Bloor Street West creates a legible marker, signifying the intersection and transit-oriented development. Situated at a point of infrastructural convergence (trainlines, subway, and automobile) the tower marks the various edges and directions of movement, while becoming the architectural landmark of the community. Towering over its current three storey context, the tower ‘wraps’ up from the surrounding morphology, into a series of podiums and terraces. As the tower spirals up from the street, several housing typologies are created including 2 storey units, through units, loft units, studio suites and family townhouses. The building is composed of two skins - an inner ‘private’ skin that originates from the quiet North face of the building and an outer ‘public’ skin that is born from the animated Bloor Street façade and creates a three dimensional lattice work that envelopes the balconies and provides solar shading to glazed areas. The play between these two skins mark the transition of typologies within the building. |
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