MIRAI Partners

02/22/2020

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02/22/2020

GARRISON POINT - Toronto, Canada

Garrison Point at 30 Ordnance Street is the first phase of an exciting master planned community. This 1.6 acre site will form the initial phase of an overall 7.6 acre triangular-shaped site bounded by the CP/GO Transit Georgetown rail line to the north and CN/GO Transit Lakeshore rail line to the south.
With unsurpassed views of the downtown and Lake Ontario, these two distinct elegant towers designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects will include exceptional amenities and townhomes facing the park. A pedestrian promenade between the towers will provide a connection into a future 3.9 acre public park, designed by world renowned landscape architect, Claude Cormier.
Building on the success of 30 Ordnance, the same process for the balance of the lands is underway; a 3 parcel, 2.1 acre site within the overall triangle lands. This second phase of the master plan consists of 3 towers, including a landmark tower at 49 storeys to be developed by Bentall Kennedy.
More than half of the site will be conveyed to the City as parkland. The 3.9 acre park, conceptually designed by world renowned landscape architect, Claude Cormier, will enhance the public realm with an incredible open space amenity, featuring a proposed Olympic sized swimming pool and a touchdown point for a new bridge that will knit the west core of the city, from Trinity Bellwoods Park and Stanley Park to historic Fort York and the Lake. A landscaped pedestrian mews will provide a view corridor from Liberty Village into the park.
Once complete, this will be an exciting new mixed use community where new residents can live, work and shop with the conveniences of daily city living, and at the same time, play in an urban backyard right outside their front door.
@ Toronto, Ontario

02/22/2020

THE DISTILLERY DISTRICT - Toronto, Canada

The story of The Distillery District begins in 1831 when James Worts came to Canada and opened a mill for grinding grain with his brother-in-law, William Gooderham, along with their families. In 1837, in response to the increase in harvest grain from Upper Canada farms, Gooderham added a distillery to the mill, producing his first spirit – whiskey. By the 1850s, the Gooderham and Worts distillery was fully functioning – and thriving to say the least – including a wharf, storage facilities, an icehouse, cooper shop for barrel-making and a dairy in addition to the already operating distillery and flour mills.

In the 1990s, The Distillery District was granted new life as it became a popular destination for film – it was the number one film location in Canada and the second outside of Hollywood, with over 1700 movies filmed here.
The Distillery – purchased by Cityscape Holdings in 2001 – underwent a huge project to restore the district in order to turn it into a car-free neighbourhood that would preserve its heritage, ‘entirely dedicated to arts, culture and entertainment.’ Restored Distillery District was finally opened in May 2003 and is now one of Canada’s top tourist attractions with dozens of vibrantly restored Victorian Industrial buildings. It’s one of Ontario’s hottest tourist attractions and home to live theatres, galleries, fashion, design and jewelry boutiques, unique cafes and award-winning restaurants. @ Toronto, Ontario

02/22/2020

SQUARE ONE DISTRICT - Mississauga, Canada

Developer Oxford Properties intends to turn the parking lots that ring the popular Square One shopping centre in the heart of Mississauga into a vibrant, walkable community with thousands of housing units.
Oxford has unveiled a plan for a major new mixed-use development featuring 37 towers and 18,000 residential units with room for 35,000 people.

A rendering of the new Square One District planned for downtown Mississauga. (OXFORD PROPERTIES GROUP)

The 130-acre, 18-million-square-foot project called Square One District, near Highway 403 and Hurontario Street, will also feature parks, office space and a pedestrian-friendly civic area called The Strand, a main boulevard. @ Mississauga, Ontario

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02/22/2020

UNION PARK DEVELOPMENT - Toronto, Canada

A newly proposed mega-development in downtown Toronto was announced late last month, highlighting how the city’s vertical growth spree continues to pick up momentum.
The $2.7 billion ($3.5 billion Canadian dollars) Union Park project, helmed by Oxford Properties Group, a partner in New York's Hudson Yards, will be one of the largest mixed-use project in the city’s history.
Set on four acres just north of two city landmarks, Rogers Centre and CN Tower, the development will consist of twin curved 58- and 48-story office towers and apartments surrounded by newly landscaped public parkland, and bring 4.3 million square feet of new mixed-use office, residential, and retail spaces to downtown.

02/22/2020

160 FRONT STREET WEST - Toronto, On, Canada

A new 46-storey office tower on the northeast corner of Front Street and Simcoe Street in downtown Toronto, 160 Front Street West will maintain that façade of the heritage building.
The first confirmed tenant of the 1.2 million square-foot development is the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, the owner of Cadillac Fairview, which will relocate its current North York head office to the new Toronto tower.
TD Bank Group is taking a 30 per cent ownership stake in 160 Front Street West and will occupy 840,000 square feet over 33 floors of the downtown Toronto office building.
Along with offices, the CF Front Street development will include 339 underground parking stalls and 12,290 square feet of retail space. Incorporating the latest in smart building technology, this building also has environmental sustainability at the heart of its design to achieve LEED®️ Platinum and WELL Building Standard®️ certifications.

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; Architect of Record: B+H Architects

02/22/2020

CIBC SQUARE - Toronto, Canada

The first of two towers in the heart of downtown Toronto across the street from Union Station. Located at 81 Bay Street, the first tower will rise 49 storeys and will include 1.5 million square feet of office. Already 100 per cent pre-leased, developers Hines and Ivanhoe Cambridge expect to deliver the tower at the end of 2020.
CIBC SQUARE was designed to meet the highest standards for efficiency, connectivity and wellness.
With a focus on the well-being of the users, community and environment, the complex is engineered to LEED® Platinum and WELL Building StandardsTM specifications. CIBC SQUARE earned a coveted Platinum level WIRED® certification from WiredScore for a best-in-class internet infrastructure, which will provide a reliable and secure connection.
@ Toronto, Ontario

02/22/2020

BURJ KHALIFA - Dubai, UAE
Construction of the Burj Khalifa began in 2004, with the exterior completed five years later in 2009. The primary structure is reinforced concrete. The building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called . It is designed to be the centrepiece of large-scale, mixed-use . The decision to construct the building is based on the government's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy, and for Dubai to gain international recognition. The building was originally named Burj Dubai but was renamed in honour of the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi and the government lent Dubai money to pay its debts. The building broke numerous height records, including its designation as the tallest building in the world.
@ Burj Khalifa, Dubai

02/22/2020

PEARL RIVER TOWER - Guangzhou, China

The 214,000-square-meter Pearl River Tower redefines what is possible in sustainable design by incorporating the latest green technology and engineering advancements. The soaring tower's sculpted body directs wind to a pair of openings at its mechanical floors, where traveling winds push turbines that generate energy for the building. Other integrated sustainable elements include solar panels, a double-skin curtain wall, a chilled ceiling system, under-floor ventilation, and daylight harvesting, all of which contribute to the building’s energy efficiency.som.com
@ Pearl River Tower

02/22/2020

ADRIAN D. SMITH
Adrian Smith has been a practicing architect for over 40 years. His extraordinary body of work includes some of the world’s most recognizable landmark structures, including Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai; Rowes Wharf in Boston and Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest structure, in Dubai. Adrian’s design approach emphasizes sensitivity to the physical environment. He considers each project holistically, taking into consideration site orientation, climate and geography, and cultural and social influences to create highly sustainable projects that achieve contextualism within the global environment. As one of the world’s foremost experts of super tall towers, he recently collaborated with Gordon Gill on the world’s first net Zero-Energy skyscraper, Pearl River Tower, in Guangzhou, China. The design harvests the natural forces of wind, sun and geothermal mas while integrating other cutting edge technologies. Projects under Adrian's direction have won over 100 major awards for design excellence.

02/22/2020

ONE ANGEL SQUARE - Manchester, UK

𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝙰𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚕 𝚂𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚜𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝙴𝚞𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚊 𝙱𝚁𝙴𝙴𝙰𝙼 '𝙾𝚞𝚝𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐' 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐.
𝙸𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊 𝚋𝚒𝚘𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚕 𝚌𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚒𝚕 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚝.𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜, 𝚖𝚊𝚡𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚊𝚛 𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚎-𝚜𝚔𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚎, 𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚋𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚟𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚢𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚢𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚢𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐.
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐'𝚜 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚊 𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚎𝚐𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙.
𝙸𝚝𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚜 3𝙳𝚁𝚎𝚒𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝙼𝚊𝚢 2009 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚢 2010 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚓𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 2013. 𝙸𝚗 𝙳𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 2012, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚙𝚊𝚗-𝙴𝚞𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝚜𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚊𝚒𝚖𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚊 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍-𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚍 𝙱𝚁𝙴𝙴𝙰𝙼 𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚏 95.32%. 𝙸𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚢-𝚙𝚕𝚞𝚜 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚙𝚕𝚞𝚜 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚣𝚎𝚛𝚘 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚋𝚘𝚗 𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚞𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚊𝚒𝚖𝚜. @ Manchester, United Kingdom