Tip Top Tailors
1994
Toronto, Ontario, Canada- Intervention on historical building
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This competition was launched in 1994, by Dylex Ltd, owners of the former manufacturer Tip Top Tailors. The project's site of 13,200 m2 is located at the edge of Garrison Common and where it meets Harbourfront. This new mixed-use neighbourhood includes cultural, residential and commercial properties, and is tucked into Toronto's old industrial area on the shores of Lake Ontario.
The competition aimed at emphasizing the importance of the site within the port context of Toronto and the exploration of its possible redevelopment potential. It invited candidates to propose programs that would transform current lifestyles and lean towards a flexibility and mixity of functions. The sources of inspiration available in this vast and rich environment are which makes this competition so interesting.
The Tip Top Tailors building, built in 1929 in the Art Deco style, has been on record as a structure of historical significance with Heritage Toronto since 1987. The competition entailed the renovation of this building, including its north-side square and an addition on its back side.
The competition was organized by Urban Strategies Inc. (formerly Berridge, Lewinberg, Greenberg, Dark Gabor) and was won by the firm of Quadrangle in association with Peter Pran of Ellerbe Becket. However, the project was not completed and in 2005, the original building was restored, enlarged, and transformed into residential lofts by its owner, Context.
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The competition aimed at emphasizing the importance of the site within the port context of Toronto and the exploration of its possible redevelopment potential. It invited candidates to propose programs that would transform current lifestyles and lean towards a flexibility and mixity of functions. The sources of inspiration available in this vast and rich environment are which makes this competition so interesting.
The Tip Top Tailors building, built in 1929 in the Art Deco style, has been on record as a structure of historical significance with Heritage Toronto since 1987. The competition entailed the renovation of this building, including its north-side square and an addition on its back side.
The competition was organized by Urban Strategies Inc. (formerly Berridge, Lewinberg, Greenberg, Dark Gabor) and was won by the firm of Quadrangle in association with Peter Pran of Ellerbe Becket. However, the project was not completed and in 2005, the original building was restored, enlarged, and transformed into residential lofts by its owner, Context.
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