1925 Victoria Park represents a new development model, integrating holistic sustainability strategies with long-term affordable rental housing and prefab hybrid heavy timber construction. It emphasizes larger family-style units, future adaptability, and community-mindedness, and will be the first Toronto Green Standard Tier 4 (TGS4), near-net-zero hybrid mass timber development in Toronto. 1925 Victoria Park is developed from a life cycle costing assessment, understanding that long-term operational costs would outweigh initial construction investment. This strategy aims to create long-term value for our client while enabling a more robust and resilient architecture capable of adapting to changes in demographics and use over time.
The building form takes its cues from the perimeter block, using a single-loaded corridor around an outdoor courtyard amenity space. This typology lends itself to achieving TGS4 with natural daylighting to all areas of suites and passive cross-ventilation and cooling. The result is an 11-story building constructed of a modular mass-timber system with single-loaded corridors surrounding a raised central courtyard. The building mass was derived from a modular prefab system on a 3m x 3m grid.
1925 Victoria Park will be a model and a catalyst for future responsible development that prioritizes sustainability and thoughtful design while creating much-needed rapid, affordable housing.
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