THE MURANO
The Murano stands on the east side of Bay Street, occupying the site of a former parking lot running north from Grenville to Grosvenor Streets, and east from Bay to a service laneway.
Murano closes this block-long gap in the streetedge with a restrained, formal podium enlivened by a band of decorated glass by Toronto photographer Barbara Astman, which wraps around the three principal building frontages at the second floor level.
The podium anchors residential towers at the north and south ends of the site, in keeping with a City planning strategy that promotes the strong marking of street corners. In contrast with the podium, the towers are tall, slender and clad entirely in transparent glass, providing residents with views south to the towers of the financial district, and northeast to the UofT campus. A landscaped courtyard on the podium roof provides a secluded urban green space and meeting place for residents.
Significant height and density variances were negotiated with the City, on the basis of the quality of the building design.
TORONTO, CANADA
2009
$95 MILLION
53,525 m2
732 UNITS
6 LEVELS UNDERGROUND PARKING
The Murano stands on the east side of Bay Street, occupying the site of a former parking lot running north from Grenville to Grosvenor Streets, and east from Bay to a service laneway.
Murano closes this block-long gap in the streetedge with a restrained, formal podium enlivened by a band of decorated glass by Toronto photographer Barbara Astman, which wraps around the three principal building frontages at the second floor level.
The podium anchors residential towers at the north and south ends of the site, in keeping with a City planning strategy that promotes the strong marking of street corners. In contrast with the podium, the towers are tall, slender and clad entirely in transparent glass, providing residents with views south to the towers of the financial district, and northeast to the UofT campus. A landscaped courtyard on the podium roof provides a secluded urban green space and meeting place for residents.
Significant height and density variances were negotiated with the City, on the basis of the quality of the building design.
TORONTO, CANADA
2009
$95 MILLION
53,525 m2
732 UNITS
6 LEVELS UNDERGROUND PARKING