SOCA
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SOCA
@soca_arch
Architecture and Urban Design Studio https://t.co/Z318HEJVYg…
Toronto, Ontario Katılım Temmuz 2020
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Excited to be apart of this. Toronto’s Laneways have tremendous potential!
Blair Scorgie 🍁@BlairScorgie
Scorgie Planning is leading the preparation of the Mixed-Use Laneways Study on behalf of @NeptisRegions.#Topoli #ONpoli 🧵
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@ChrisSpoke By going lot line to lot line ultimately we’re saying depth shouldn’t matter - balcony or no balcony.
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@soca_arch Hey @soca_arch would these balconies at the front be considered inset? Would the building depth be measured to include that balcony, or no?
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A model from our exhibition Toronto Imagined, where 2 single family semis are replaced by 15 residential units, 4 commercial units, and 🏀 half-court, on a zero lot line single egress building, backing on to a mixed-use laneway.
Alex Bozikovic@alexbozikovic
This design by SOCA represents what the missing middle should be in a central big-city neighbourhood.
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@ShabbatSlalom Yes, replacing the existing social housing and adding new market housing.
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@soca_arch Are they straight replacing? I thought it was all higher density.
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I very much enjoy reading Alex but does he ever like preservation. Poorly ventilated buildings with many leaks, run down, mostly very low density and I personally find the whole complex very ugly. Worked in area and it felt unsafe - rare for me in Toronto. Onwards and upwards.
Alex Bozikovic@alexbozikovic
It is such a shame that nearly every building and tree on this site is being destroyed. And the redevelopment plan won awards. Alexandra Park, Jerome Markson with Klein & Sears, 1969.
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@ShabbatSlalom Ya, cost is another interesting aspect.
I’d reframe the question to: Can demolishing townhomes to replace them with new townhomes be economically justified if a retrofit would suffice? What is the economic, social, and environmental cost of removing 100+ mature trees?
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@soca_arch I saw that Alex had posted that link and read it before responding. At this point it doesn’t matter so much whether it was design or maintenance that caused the specified issues, the question is would fixing it be economically justified or if they’re so unique it’s worth the $$
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It is such a shame that nearly every building and tree on this site is being destroyed. And the redevelopment plan won awards.
Alexandra Park, Jerome Markson with Klein & Sears, 1969.
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I also look at projects by ADHOC and Saia Barbarese Toupouzanov — including the Habitations Saint-Michel Nord social housing complex that @soca_arch's Tura Cousins Wilson and I wrote about in 2021: azuremagazine.com/article/the-mo…
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Have you yet visited the exhibition Toronto: Imagined by @soca_arch? If you haven't, make sure you book time to enjoy it before it closes.
📍325 Church Street, Paul H. Cocker Gallery
📆Open until February 29, 2024
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Feb 17th of #BHM Architect Tura Cousins Wilson, of the Studio of Contemporary Architecture, argues that the modernist-era social housing community – and others like it – can be revitalized without resorting to demolition. h/t @AzureMagazine
azuremagazine.com/article/an-alt…
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Feb 17th of #BHM Show Us Where You Live: Tura Cousins Wilson’s Fully Renoed Edwardian via @DesignlinesMag #EastEndLove designlinesmagazine.com/show-us-where-…
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February 17th of #BlackHistoryMonth in #TorontoDanforth Who is Tura Cousins Wilson? Tura holds an undergraduate degree in architecture from
@TorontoMet and a Master’s degree in architecture from @tudelft in the Netherlands. He has been practicing architecture in Toronto 10+ yrs
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Check out the interview we did on @CBCHereandNow about our ‘Toronto Imagined’ exhibition at @dastorontomet
cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…
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A model from our exhibition Toronto Imagined, where 2 single family semis are replaced by 15 residential units, 4 commercial units, and 🏀 half-court, on a zero lot line single egress building, backing on to a mixed-use laneway.
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Congrats to SOCA on the opening of their exhibition Toronto Imagined at TMU.
It’s so refreshing to see architects thinking critically and creatively about what Toronto could be.
torontomu.ca/architectural-…
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Join us on TODAY! At 6pm for the opening exhibition at the Architecture Building for Toronto: Imagined by @soca_arch with a guest lecture by Tura Cousins Wilson and co-lectured by Shane Laptiste!
Link to register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
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Join us this Thursday February 1st as we speculate on the future of Toronto. We’ll be talking about modernist heritage, public space, apartment neighbourhoods & the shortcomings of missing middle, single egress buildings, commercial laneways, and much more!
Department of Architectural Science @ TMU@dastorontomet
📅 Save the date! Join us on Feb 1st for the grand opening of "Toronto: Imagined" by @soca_arch with a guest lecture by architect Tura Cousins Wilson! 🏙️Explore the intersection of architecture, culture, and community. Register now: forms.gle/HXWcXL7Y1NAwP3…
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📅 Save the date! Join us on Feb 1st for the grand opening of "Toronto: Imagined" by @soca_arch with a guest lecture by architect Tura Cousins Wilson! 🏙️Explore the intersection of architecture, culture, and community. Register now: forms.gle/HXWcXL7Y1NAwP3…
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@soca_arch Ah sad I missed! Would to read about your research if available :)
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If Toronto zoning allows laneway housing, then why not cafés, barber shops, and more?
How can commercial uses in neighbourhoods support cultural vibrancy & affordability?
We asked these questions as part of our Venice Biennale exhibition exploring gentle density beyond housing.
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