{"id":2201,"date":"2013-02-21T16:10:58","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T21:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/?p=2201"},"modified":"2013-06-10T14:34:13","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T18:34:13","slug":"art-condos-about-the-building-oleson-on-terraces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/2013\/02\/21\/art-condos-about-the-building-oleson-on-terraces\/","title":{"rendered":"ART Condos About The Building &#8211; Oleson on Terraces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ART-CONDOS-TERRACES-ETC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2202\" title=\"ART CONDOS TERRACES ETC\" src=\"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ART-CONDOS-TERRACES-ETC.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ART-CONDOS-TERRACES-ETC.jpg 630w, http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ART-CONDOS-TERRACES-ETC-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ART-CONDOS-TERRACES-ETC-299x398.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It was a moment of what you might call<em>\u00a0architectural narcissism<\/em>\u00a0that compelled us to take yet another photo of the almost completed Art Condos building. \u00a0After which, we emailed the building&#8217;s architect, David Oleson, asking him if he would\u00a0<\/span><span>write a<em>\u00a0<\/em>paragraph or two\u00a0about the handsome &#8220;balconizing&#8221; of the building, and a couple of sentences about that smart cage-like effect that feels like an exo-skeleton cradling the rest of the structure. \u00a0He agreed, and here (below) is David&#8217;s text:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Architectural Design<\/p>\n<p>The design concept for the exterior is inspired by the building history of the Queen West Triangle area of Toronto.\u00a0 For the past 100 years robust industrial buildings, simple in concept and strong in character, have characterized this area.\u00a0 Durable materials and elemental forms were the architectural language of choice.\u00a0 Pride of place for an industrial company\u2019s main facility was often evident through detailed elaborations in the masonry cladding at key points on a building\u2019s exterior.<\/p>\n<p>The base of the ART Condominiums is a 4-storey three dimensional masonry grid of columns and spandrels, rendered in precast concrete with coursing reveals and porcelain tile accents.\u00a0 Pier spacing echoes the rhythm of shopfronts along nearby Queen Street West.\u00a0 As a counterpoint, glazed bay windows and balconies project through the masonry grid marking individual units.\u00a0 Dark window frames evoke the industrial heritage of the area.\u00a0 Upper floors clad in glass with dark frames step up and \u2018float\u2019 above the more robust base, capped with a cornice of penthouse units.<\/p>\n<p>As an abstract interpretation the historical context is revealed, and then in-filled and topped off.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a moment of what you might call\u00a0architectural narcissism\u00a0that compelled us to take yet another photo of the almost completed Art Condos building. \u00a0After which, we emailed the building&#8217;s architect, David Oleson, asking him if he would\u00a0write a\u00a0paragraph or two\u00a0about the handsome &#8220;balconizing&#8221; of the building, and a couple of sentences about that smart [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[304,199,439,290,307,248,310,247,246,440,200,236],"class_list":["post-2201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-architectsdesigners","tag-architecture","tag-art-condos","tag-art-condos-construction-updates","tag-david-oleson","tag-design-we-love-2","tag-gary-michael-dault","tag-neighbourhood","tag-new-toronto-condos","tag-queen-and-dovercourt","tag-queen-street-west","tag-toronto-condo","tag-triangle-west-development"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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