Architecture Trends: 3 Striking Examples of Adaptive Reuse
Image via Takato Marui
Preserving heritage is important to us, and we’ve talked about it a bit in reference to 1 Yorkville. For those not in the know, 1 Yorkville will be built above the fully restored Yorkville Village buildings that were built in the 1860s.
What we’re doing with the Yorkville Village buildings is an example of adaptive reuse – the process of reusing an old site or building for something else, something it wasn’t originally intended to be used for. Adaptive reuse allows for builders and developers to use something and simply renovate, rather than completely demolish the property. It has become quite a popular trend and can be seen in many cities around the world especially because of gentrification.
Here are some of our favourite examples of adaptive reuse.
London Calling – The History of Britain’s Architecture
Image via Pedro Ignacio Guridi
We’ve given you a history lesson on the the Mughal empire in India, admired the speed of development in Dubai, studied the minimalist approach in Japan, and now we’re going to take you to one of the classiest cities in the world: London.
Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous: Celebrity Cribs
Last week we took a look at all the cool concierge services you can get at 1 Yorkville including Petcare, Housekeeping, interior decorating and grocery shopping delivery. Add our awesome amenities to the list, and there’s no denying that you can pretty much live like a celebrity at 1 Yorkville. So on that note, let’s take a few minutes and look at celebrity “cribs” from all around the world and take a peek at how the stars live.
The Beauty of Mughal Architecture
Image via SandeepaChetan’s Travels
We love looking at architecture from all around the world. Actually, whenever we travel we can’t help but comment on this building or that – wondering which architect built it, or what his or her inspiration was, and of course – when it was built. We suppose it has a little bit to do with the fact that we’re developers ourselves, but there’s just so much history to be learned from buildings.
We’ve taken a look at modern and traditional Japanese architecture, delved a bit into our a love for Danish architects and their first-class projects, and now we’re going to take a trip back in time and head to Mughal-era India.
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Four Outstanding Examples of Preserved Heritage Buildings
We’ve mentioned in the past that 1 Yorkville will be different from the rest of the developments in Toronto because of three factors: preservation, porosity and changing perspectives. Continue reading
The Danish invasion: How Danish architecture is taking over the world
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5 Amazing City Views From Around the World
Last week we released some renderings of the rooftop amenities at 1 Yorkville. We boasted (albeit, with good reason!) that 1 Yorkville will offer one of the best views of the city from its rooftop. Just imagine seeing all of Toronto’s greatest landmarks from on top of Yorkville! We can’t wait, and so we started to research some of the best city views in other great international cities.
Look what we found:
How 1 Yorkville will create a vibrant urban experience
Now that we’ve released all the renderings for 1 Yorkville and talked about the 3 level amenity spaces, it’s time to delve into the details for what we and the talented NAK Design Group have planned for the for the landscape space. Continue reading