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T3 Bayside
Toronto, Canada
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T3 Bayside
Toronto, Canada
Project Featured on Apr 16, 2019
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
300,000 sqft - 500,000 sqft
T3 Bayside is a pioneering timber office building in Toronto’s new mixed-use community, Bayside, on the shore of Lake Ontario. At 42 metres high, it is the tallest timber office building in North America. The ambition for the project has been to set a new standard for sustainable timber construction while providing a world-class office building which reflects the integrated ‘live-work-play’ ethos of the emerging Bayside community.
On a local scale, the building creates a continuously activated ground level, with retail on all sides and with additional community and shared spaces stepping up around the central plaza. Together, this collection of spaces provides a vibrant mix of new possibilities for the whole neighbourhood, including venues for event spaces, flexible office space, and community and co-working facilities, to name a few.
Enhancing the Public Realm.
Occupying an important position in the neighbourhood, T3 has been designed to enhance the existing masterplan and to transform the former industrial shoreline into a vibrant urban destination. The building forms a welcoming pedestrian gateway to the Bayside development, drawing visitors into the site and connecting it with the adjacent park and the waterfront promenade beyond. Retail and café units at street level will create a hub of activity and create a natural meeting place and a lively social space to be shared by visitors, workers, and residents alike.
One of the building's most distinctive features is a sequence of stepped interior spaces which form a continuous loop around the outer edges. The first three ‘steps’ are open to the public, acting as an extension to the adjacent plaza, creating an urban living room softening the transition from public to private space. In addition to providing space to meet friends, or simply pass time, the flexible double-height spaces can host pop-up events such as exhibitions, films, and performances. The steps are clearly articulated externally through the arrangement of fins and façade detailing framing the interior spaces. This relationship between interior and exterior makes the building easy to read and visually connects the plaza with the interior programme to encourage visitors into the building.
Flexible and Healthy Workspaces.
The upper ‘steps’ belong to the office spaces and act as double height spaces joining two office floors. A key element of the design was offering tenants flexibility and the option to personalise their space. ‘Soft spots’ in the slabs can be removed or restored, allowing tenants to adapt the space to their preferred arrangement. The buildings’ open and flexible floorplates can also meet the needs of a diverse range of tenants, from small start-ups requiring only a small area, to large, established businesses who may want to occupy an entire floor, or multiple floors. These design elements allow the building to adapt to changing needs as businesses grow or as work practices evolve over time.
The design is strongly centred on occupant wellbeing to provide world-class office space which can cater to modern methods of working and attract the best tenants. Internally, the timber is fully exposed, celebrating the building’s structure while providing a warm, natural aesthetic and contributing to a healthy interior environment. Exceptional amenities, including a tenant lounge and a rooftop terrace with views over Lake Ontario, provide workers with a variety of break-out areas, encouraging a diverse workday experience and access to the outdoors.
A Model for Sustainable Timber Construction.
Amongst the many benefits of T3’s timber structure is the minimised environmental impact in construction, resulting in an estimated 40-50% reduction in embodied carbon when compared to a traditional office building. Targeting LEED Gold certification, the building also incorporates a number of low-energy solutions.
On a local scale, the building creates a continuously activated ground level, with retail on all sides and with additional community and shared spaces stepping up around the central plaza. Together, this collection of spaces provides a vibrant mix of new possibilities for the whole neighbourhood, including venues for event spaces, flexible office space, and community and co-working facilities, to name a few.
Enhancing the Public Realm.
Occupying an important position in the neighbourhood, T3 has been designed to enhance the existing masterplan and to transform the former industrial shoreline into a vibrant urban destination. The building forms a welcoming pedestrian gateway to the Bayside development, drawing visitors into the site and connecting it with the adjacent park and the waterfront promenade beyond. Retail and café units at street level will create a hub of activity and create a natural meeting place and a lively social space to be shared by visitors, workers, and residents alike.
One of the building's most distinctive features is a sequence of stepped interior spaces which form a continuous loop around the outer edges. The first three ‘steps’ are open to the public, acting as an extension to the adjacent plaza, creating an urban living room softening the transition from public to private space. In addition to providing space to meet friends, or simply pass time, the flexible double-height spaces can host pop-up events such as exhibitions, films, and performances. The steps are clearly articulated externally through the arrangement of fins and façade detailing framing the interior spaces. This relationship between interior and exterior makes the building easy to read and visually connects the plaza with the interior programme to encourage visitors into the building.
Flexible and Healthy Workspaces.
The upper ‘steps’ belong to the office spaces and act as double height spaces joining two office floors. A key element of the design was offering tenants flexibility and the option to personalise their space. ‘Soft spots’ in the slabs can be removed or restored, allowing tenants to adapt the space to their preferred arrangement. The buildings’ open and flexible floorplates can also meet the needs of a diverse range of tenants, from small start-ups requiring only a small area, to large, established businesses who may want to occupy an entire floor, or multiple floors. These design elements allow the building to adapt to changing needs as businesses grow or as work practices evolve over time.
The design is strongly centred on occupant wellbeing to provide world-class office space which can cater to modern methods of working and attract the best tenants. Internally, the timber is fully exposed, celebrating the building’s structure while providing a warm, natural aesthetic and contributing to a healthy interior environment. Exceptional amenities, including a tenant lounge and a rooftop terrace with views over Lake Ontario, provide workers with a variety of break-out areas, encouraging a diverse workday experience and access to the outdoors.
A Model for Sustainable Timber Construction.
Amongst the many benefits of T3’s timber structure is the minimised environmental impact in construction, resulting in an estimated 40-50% reduction in embodied carbon when compared to a traditional office building. Targeting LEED Gold certification, the building also incorporates a number of low-energy solutions.
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