St. Lawrence Centre for Arts
CreateTO and TO Live on March 10, 2023 announced Hariri Pontarini Architects, LMN Architects, Tawaw Architecture Collective, Smoke Architecture, and SLA have been selected as the winning design team through the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts (STLC) Design Competition, located at 27 Front Street East.
The winning design to reimagine the STLC is called Transparence and features a high performance transparent façade that wraps the existing structure, a landmark performing arts theatre in the heart of the St. Lawrence neighbourhood. The design also incorporates several Indigenous design elements, including the exterior which was inspired by the role of Wampum belts in storytelling, artistry and craft and the inclusion of a circular ceremonial fire at Front and Scott streets.
The seven-member jury, made up of leaders in the fields of culture, planning, urban design, architecture, Indigenous design, and landscape architecture, based its selection on the following:
- Demonstration of a creative, imaginative and innovative response to the opportunities of the site, the building and landscape open space programs;
- Innovations demonstrated and identified around sustainable and accessible design, including how the design responds to the requirements of the Toronto Green Standard, as well as the extent to which designs meet or exceed the Toronto Accessibility Design Guidelines;
- Interpretation of the vision of the reimagined St. Lawrence Centre and the policy, guideline and consultation framework that shaped that Vision, including how the design supports the Indigenous Creative Community;
- Demonstration of a thoughtful response to the heritage guidelines pertaining to the existing building and site; • Construction cost estimate including cost-effectiveness of the proposed design, quality and completeness of the cost estimate; and
- Quality and completeness of the submission as reviewed by the Technical Advisory Panel.
Phases
Public Town Hall
2023- 2025
Public Town Hall, Winning Design Team announced City Council Motion July 2023 Capital Campaign launched Schematic and Development of design drawings Tender & Procurement.
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