The immediate image of the southern end of Arc projecting towards Sheppard like the brow of a boat, is not an accidental afterthought nor a whimsical caricature. It is the tension between the horizontal winged entrance to the subway and the rising form of the residence above, that focuses the casual eye to follow the linear lines created along Bayview Avenue as it falls sharply away to the north. It is the restriction of width in the site, together with the constraints of the local topographical landscape that creates a building mass that folds discretely into the side of the natural slope at its crest and yet forms a sweeping modern mid-rise avenue building that captures the glow of a crimson sunset in the crisp details of its façade. The subtle horizontal curve of the floor plates, accentuated with glass and metal horizontal banding details reinforce the sleek, sculptural presence of its horizontal.
the Arc
DEVELOPER
Daniels HR Corporation
ARCHITECT
Kirkor Architects and Planners
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Terraplan Landscape Architects
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Daniels HR Corporation
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Comments
Don't know why, but it resembles the Burj al Arab Hotel (the "Sail") to me...
GREAT BUILDING..UNIQUE TO SAY THE LEAST...IMAGINATIVE USE OF SPACE..GOOD JOB KIRKOR
The photos of this one are quite good, but in real life it is one ugly building.
BE QUIET...YOU LOSER
An ingenious use of available land with an incredible display of adventure, bravo!
An innovative, original, unique design, beautifully executed. A building that stands out, for sure.
Just love it! It's the focal point for the area. Well designed!
This is a shining light to North York - the radicality of its design is one of the few contemporary gems throughout Toronto. Close proximity to the subway, mall (it would redevelop soon) and the idea of this in less auto-dependent motion is sure good things to have. The other housing developments in North York (Pulse Condominiums - awkward design in awkward location; Grand Triomphe condos - fashionable commie block) are making already-bad collection of architecture in Toronto even worse! And they are located in more vibrant Yonge strip!
My fave of them all. Imagination still exists in this city! :)
Retro Cunard...I guess its damnation by faint praise...this is not that bad...