One Delisle

Bringing an abundance of comfortable outdoor space to city living, the tower is tuned to Toronto’s climate and lifestyle. Its distinctive facade comprises a series of eight-story, hooded modules, which nest together as they spiral up the building. With balconies set within them, and generous terraces atop, the modules provide shade and wind protection, creating vibrant indoor-outdoor environments that can be used well into the shoulder seasons, while also lending the tower a more human scale. Their angled, alternating geometry allows for variously sized and shaped floor plates, resulting in unique conditions within the living spaces, bringing a diversity of residential options to the mixed-use neighborhood.

Responsive to the surrounding streetscape, the tower is rectilinear at its base to fit within the city grid yet tapers into a cylindrical shape as it rises to expand views, capture more sunlight, and minimize shadows on the street. A setback podium allowing for widened, landscaped sidewalks, together with new small-scale retail that blends in with existing two-story buildings in the neighborhood, creates a pleasant pedestrian experience. Improving urban connectivity, the design also links the important node at Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue while forming a new edge to the soon to be refreshed Delisle Park.