The glass-encased, ultra-slender 87-story skyscraper will be the first building to be designed in Canada’s most populous city by the Pritzker Prize-winning Swiss firm. If completed as proposed today, the tower—at 1,063 feet—would stand as the tallest residential building in Canada, although at least one slightly lankier planned project is a bit further ahead in the development process. The project also slightly edges out a Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed supertall, also planned for Toronto, announced earlier this year. That approach, however, has apparently shifted as Herzog & de Meuron’s design appears to be primarily residential. A “private amenities level” will provide a buffer between the lower commercial floors and the residential floors above.

Source: The Local June 03, 2020 21:42 UTC