TREE HOUSE

Description:

The project features a well-considered indoor and outdoor area, with exterior access in the form of private rooftop terraces, gardens and shared courtyards, providing open communal space for residents and encouraging social engagement. (…)

“We approach each project with the idea that people will live there for the rest of their lives,” explains 5468796 Principal Sasa Radulovic. “Through the careful interplay between contemporary architecture and exterior courtyards, the Tree House will become a place where families can grow together.” [1]

“Green space is critical in order to create places where families can grow. We are too often concerned with targeting one demographic and psychographic population in a project. We approach each project with the idea that people will live there for the rest of their lives, and then ask ourselves how we can achieve this goal. Open spaces allow people to take advantage of the entire site that they own, not just the interiors that are most commonly associated with condo living. An emphasis on exterior spaces is necessary for a connection between new neighbours to occur, and then be fostered through both chance encounters and group gatherings." [2]

References:

[1]      “5468796 Architecture Debuts in Toronto with the Tree House Residential Development.” Canadian Architect, March 16, 2015. https://www.canadianarchitect.com/5468796-architecture-debut-in-toronto-with-the-tree-house-residential-development/.

Additional information:

“The Tree House: 5468796 Architecture.” Archello. Accessed July 15, 2021. https://archello.com/project/the-tree-house.

“The Tree House: UrbanToronto.” News. Accessed July 15, 2021. https://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/tree-house.

Architecture, City, Conceptual, Functional, Landscape, Multi Use, ON, ONT, Ontario, Permanent, Urban