So you know those ancient Mesopotamian towers called ziggurats? They look like this…
Well, Bjarke Ingels Group is working on a Ziggurat-like condo complex to be built in Toronto. This modular development will contain five apartment filled peaks in Toronto’s Fashion District between King Street West and Wellington Street.
Currently being called Habitat 2.0, the building is scheduled to be covered in trees to create an effect similar to “a Mediterranean mountain town,” according to Bjarke Ingels. The inspiration comes from Moshe Sadie’s Habitat 67, a similarly built housing complex located in Montreal.
Habitat 2.0 was commissioned by Westbank and Allied REIT. It will comprise 725,000 square feet with over 500 one to three bedroom apartments. The apartments will be above the ground level in order to access natural light and make use of natural heat and lighting. The apartments will also have access to private terraces. What is not used for apartments will be used for retail and commercial use at the base of the structure.
Habitat 2.0 was commissioned by Westbank and Allied REIT. It will comprise 725,000 square feet with over 500 one to three bedroom apartments. The apartments will be above the ground level in order to access natural light and make use of natural heat and lighting. The apartments will also have access to private terraces. What is not used for apartments will be used for retail and commercial use at the base of the structure.
From above, Habitat 2.0 will look just like a hollow rectangle with a green courtyard, but from below will tower up from 15 to 17 stories. There will be 12 by 12 foot modules that are rotated at 45 degrees to frame views at certain angles.
The materials for building the project have yet to be finalized, but with this already ecofriendly lookout of green space, we hope that Bjarke Ingels will keep their new project ecofriendly.
The materials for building the project have yet to be finalized, but with this already ecofriendly lookout of green space, we hope that Bjarke Ingels will keep their new project ecofriendly.