ARCHITECTURE BY THE WORLD’S
LEADING ARCHITECT
One Delisle was designed to fit into both the immediate Yonge and St. Clair neighbourhood and the larger city of Toronto. The tower fits the grid of the city at the bottom and transforms to a rounded top that connects with the surrounding ravines and horizon.
Rising from a square base at street level, One Delisle spirals to become a 16-sided circular tower with generous outdoor spaces throughout the building. The building’s terraces and balconies unite the energy of Toronto with the calm of the surrounding natural landscape and ravines. Studio Gang was drawn to these opposing elements and has brought them together at One Delisle, where natural and organic elements are contrasted with bold urban finishes. The residential building does not merge with the neighbourhood, it embraces it.
STUDIO GANG’S MISSION AND APPROACH
The forward-looking responsibility of architects – on both an environmental and civic level – has never been more apparent. Studio Gang’s work responds to this need, and marks the beginning of a paradigm shift towards architecture that is sustainable, inclusive, and beneficial for all.
“How might we leverage and expand on the creative, collaborative nature of architecture to together shift societal values toward a more balanced and thriving planet?” asks Gang. “And what will the architecture that we produce through this process be? These are the questions that drive Studio Gang forward.”
Such innovation is born from Gang’s unique, ecological approach to design. “Ecologists don’t just look at individual species on their own,” she explained in a 2016 TED talk. “They look at the relationships between living things and their environment. They look at how all the diverse parts of the ecosystem are interconnected, and it’s actually this balance, this web…that sustains life.”
THE STRANDKORB
Known for finding innovative solutions to design problems, to create the outdoor spaces at One Delisle, Studio Gang drew inspiration from a German beach chair known as the Strandkorb – a term that translates literally to beach basket.
THE STRANDKORB
Known for finding innovative solutions to design problems, to create the outdoor spaces at One Delisle, Studio Gang drew inspiration from a German beach chair known as the Strandkorb – a term that translates literally to beach basket.
BALCONY CONDITIONING
Toronto embraces the outdoors, and the symbiosis between city and nature is nowhere more evident than at Yonge and St. Clair, where deep ravines edge the city’s most desirable neighbourhood. At One Delisle, Studio Gang has brought the outdoors in and the indoors out.
BALCONY CONDITIONING
Toronto embraces the outdoors, and the symbiosis between city and nature is nowhere more evident than at Yonge and St. Clair, where deep ravines edge the city’s most desirable neighbourhood. At One Delisle, Studio Gang has brought the outdoors in and the indoors out.
Reflected in the side walls and angled fronts, Studio Gang designed One Delisle’s outdoor space with protection against the elements while allowing sunlight to reach the interior in the winter months.
at different times of day
DELISLE PARK
To the west of the building, Delisle Park will be redesigned by award-winning landscape architecture firm Janet Rosenberg & Studio. The site of the original park will be expanded, incorporating public artworks and innovative landscape design with canopy trees and native plantings. Delisle Park will provide space for fitness and fun, for relaxation and conversation – a green oasis of calm in a vibrant urban block. Together with One Delisle, Delisle Park will anchor the neighbourhood.
DELISLE PARK
To the west of the building, Delisle Park will be redesigned by award-winning landscape architecture firm Janet Rosenberg & Studio. The site of the original park will be expanded, incorporating public artworks and innovative landscape design with canopy trees and native plantings. Delisle Park will provide space for fitness and fun, for relaxation and conversation – a green oasis of calm in a vibrant urban block. Together with One Delisle, Delisle Park will anchor the neighbourhood.
Sketch of Delisle Park by Janet Rosenberg & Studio