I have a friend visiting from Detroit this weekend. We went to architecture school together at Penn. But unlike me, he decided to become a full fledged architect. Not surprisingly, he wants to see some new Toronto architecture while he’s here. I say new because… Read More
This evening Slate hosted a pre-application community meeting in Corktown, Hamilton, where we presented our proposed design for the redevelopment of Corktown Plaza. There was a short presentation by Slate, GSP Group, CORE Architects, and Janet Rosenberg and Studio, and then we shifted to an… Read More
This fall Slate acquired a retail center in Hamilton called Corktown Plaza. It is the block bounded by John Street South, Young Street, Catharine Street South, and Forest Avenue. It is just south of the Hamilton GO Centre in downtown. It is currently a much… Read More
After Junction House was announced, an interesting discussion emerged on Twitter around 2 storey suite designs. There are, of course, many examples of multi-level apartments in the city. There’s 75 Portland by CORE Architects. There’s District Lofts and Mozo by architectsAlliance. And there’s Village by… Read More
This morning while I was having a bowl of cereal and fruit, I came across this floor plan from 75 Portland Street, Toronto by CORE Architects: It’s a 2-storey unit with a den and double height living room on the main floor and 1 bedroom… Read More
As Architect This City continues to grow in readership, I’m starting to get pitched more and more. People email me with something they want promoted and they try and convince me to write about it. Everybody is looking for distribution. I get it. I have… Read More
Excavation underway at the 12 Degrees condo (Queen St W & Beverley St)
BRANDON DONNELLY 