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KING Toronto
Project Type
Mixed-Use
Date
2018
Location
Toronto, Canada
Size
850,000 sf
Status
In Construction
Client
Westbank Corp./Allied REIT
Architect
BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
KING Toronto is set in a transitional area of Toronto between the tall towers of the Central Business District to the East and the low-rise neighborhoods in the Northwest. Located at the meeting point of three 20th century neighborhood parks, the building is organized as a traditional perimeter block with a public park and plaza in the center.
The site includes several historic buildings which KING Toronto wraps around like a new organic frame. Each building unit is set at the size of a room, rotated 45 degrees from the street grid to increase exposure to light and air.
The resulting urban volume is an alternative to the tower and podium typology prevalent in Toronto. It echoes some of Moshe Safdie's most revolutionary ideas from Habitat 67 in Montreal, but rather than a utopian experiment on an island, it is nested in the heart of the city.
The ‘pixel’ theme permeates all aspects of the design of the building, from the overall shape to the interior configuration of apartments, down to the details of kitchen cabinetry and flooring, providing a coherent and complete vision for future living in Toronto.
Lorenz Krisai was the project design lead for KING during his time at BIG.
