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The Well

Location: Toronto, Canada
Client: RioCan, Allied Properties and DiamondCorp
Completion: 2022

One of the largest and most exciting redevelopments in downtown Toronto, The Well is transforming 7.8-acres into a vehicle-free neighbourhood with seven buildings mixing offices and residences with retail, galleries, bars and restaurants.

Our responsibility is to design The Well’s multi-level retail corridor that will knit the mega development with the surrounding neighbourhood’s Victorian-era housing and former industrial warehouses now converted into new economy offices. An open street concept, under a glazed canopy, will protect The Well’s 10,000 users from rain and snow in a naturally-lit and ventilated environment, while creating an ambiance unlike anywhere else in North America.

aerial rendering of a development with four high rise towers, each with their own podium of different styles, located in an urban environment
an indoor/outdoor retail promenade with three levels, all covered with a glazed canopy to protect from the elements
an indoor/outdoor retail promenade with three levels, connected by bridges, with warm neutral tones and brick and wood, all covered by a glazed canopy