Innovative Housing Project in Toronto

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What innovative feature does the sixth floor garden provide for the ground-floor restaurant?

  • It functions as a venue for community events.
  • It offers a private dining area for guests.
  • It serves as a rooftop bar for patrons.
  • It supplies some of the food utilized by the restaurant. (correct)

Which design feature assists in natural ventilation throughout the building?

  • The storm-water runoff cistern.
  • The carved-out voids in the building's structure. (correct)
  • The bright white exterior cladding.
  • The extensive green roof.

What purpose does the compost serve in the gardening system?

  • It will promote faster plant growth.
  • It allows for seasonal planting.
  • It provides nutrition for the building's vegetation. (correct)
  • It is used for landscaping aesthetics.

What environmental benefit does the green roof provide?

<p>Reduces the urban heat-island effect. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What notable achievement did the building receive due to its design and sustainability features?

<p>It received a 'gold' certification from LEED. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Productive Garden

A garden on the sixth floor designed to supply food for a restaurant.

Daylight Integration

Design feature that brings natural light into the building, minimizing artificial lighting.

Vertical Growing Wall

Landscape feature that allows plants to grow vertically on the building's side.

Storm-Water Cistern

Storage system on the top floor to capture and hold rainwater runoff.

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LEED Certification Gold

An award given for achieving high standards in green building practices.

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Study Notes

Innovative Housing Project in Toronto

  • 11-story building, 85 apartments, designed by Teeple Architects for the Community Housing Corporation of Toronto.
  • First new co-op housing project in Toronto in 20 years.
  • Received the "Best New Residential Building" award in Toronto.
  • LEED "Gold" certified, prioritizing sustainable development strategies and cost-reduction.

Productive Garden Feature

  • Sixth-floor productive garden to supply the ground-floor restaurant with fresh food.
  • Large voids carved out horizontally and vertically to create space for the garden.
  • Bright white exterior cladding on setbacks and cutouts to maximize daylight and ventilation internally.
  • Vertical growing wall on the sheltered eastern side of the central void, supported by metal framework.
  • The garden space is designed for community use, demonstrating that productive food gardens can also be social spaces.

Sustainable Building Design

  • Storm-water runoff captured and stored in a top-floor cistern.
  • Extensive green roof to reduce the urban heat island effect and insulate the building.
  • Private balconies with linear gardens, created within the setbacks.
  • Future compost from the restaurant will nourish the building's vegetation.

Construction and Reuse

  • Foundations from the previous building were reused as shoring for the new foundation walls.
  • Demonstration project focused on integrating food-growing spaces into environmentally sound building design.
  • Positive model of how sustainable and cost-effective construction strategies and technologies can be applied to urban living.

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