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Aquabella

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Aquabella - David Whittaker
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Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Material
4.21
4.75
4.01
3.41
4.09
Carolin Krebber
Carolin Krebber Founder at Büro agata/ Co-founder Format F/ allmannwappner
For all the individual materials, I...
3.88
5.02
3.45
3.88
4.06
Jaime Velez
Jaime Velez Design Partner at Velez + Valencia Arquitectos
4.38
7.45
4.38
3.81
5.01
Yen Kien Hang
Yen Kien Hang Founder / Design Writer / Author at OutOfThePackage
The ideas of the main interior and...
5
3
3
1
3
Jason Su
Jason Su Design Director at HCD Impress
4.52
4.58
4.12
3.78
4.25
Firas Alsahin
Firas Alsahin Co-Founder and Design Director at 4SPACE Design
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.5
Philippe Paré
Philippe Paré Principal and Managing Director at Gensler
3.55
3.45
3.6
2.69
3.32
Andres Fredes
Andres Fredes Creative Director / Partner at ALLDSGN
3
4
2
1
2.5
Ayça Doğan
Ayça Doğan Head of Design at CBRE Netherlands
4
4
4
4
4
Maria Messina
Maria Messina Creative Director and Design Architect at FAAB
4
5
4
3
4
Elise Zoetmulder
Elise Zoetmulder Founder at Zoetmulder
4
5
4
3
4
Lin Chen
Lin Chen Founding Partner at Topos Design
4
5
4
4
4.25
Maximilian Pecher
Maximilian Pecher Senior Designer and Creative Lead at NorthernLight
5
4
4
3
4
Rachna Agarwal
Rachna Agarwal Founding Partner at Studio IAAD
5
4.88
4.24
4.24
4.59
Evans Lee
Evans Lee Founder & Design Director at Evans Lee Designers
5
5.5
4.2
3
4.43
Kristen Becker
Kristen Becker Partner at Mutuus Studio
4
5
4
4
4.25
Mohammed Adib
Mohammed Adib Chief Design Officer at Dewan
4.38
4.81
5.67
5
4.97
Toni Black
Toni Black Interior Director at Blacksheep
3.35
5.61
5
4.02
4.5
Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Co-Living Complex
3.72
4.19
3.74
3.36
3.75
Carolin Krebber
Carolin Krebber Founder at Büro agata/ Co-founder Format F/ allmannwappner
3.95
5.17
3.67
3.38
4.04
Jaime Velez
Jaime Velez Design Partner at Velez + Valencia Arquitectos
3.38
6.38
4.17
4.38
4.58
Yen Kien Hang
Yen Kien Hang Founder / Design Writer / Author at OutOfThePackage
I don't see any co-living functions...
1
1
1
1
1
Firas Alsahin
Firas Alsahin Co-Founder and Design Director at 4SPACE Design
4
4
4
4
4
Philippe Paré
Philippe Paré Principal and Managing Director at Gensler
3.02
2.45
3.64
2.4
2.88
Andres Fredes
Andres Fredes Creative Director / Partner at ALLDSGN
3
4
2
1
2.5
Ayça Doğan
Ayça Doğan Head of Design at CBRE Netherlands
4
4
4
4
4
Jason Su
Jason Su Design Director at HCD Impress
4.24
4.38
4.24
3.52
4.1
Maria Messina
Maria Messina Creative Director and Design Architect at FAAB
4
4
4
3
3.75
Elise Zoetmulder
Elise Zoetmulder Founder at Zoetmulder
I dont understand how a lobby is a...
3
3
3
3
3
Maximilian Pecher
Maximilian Pecher Senior Designer and Creative Lead at NorthernLight
3.5
5
4.5
3.5
4.13
Rachna Agarwal
Rachna Agarwal Founding Partner at Studio IAAD
5
5
5
5
5
Evans Lee
Evans Lee Founder & Design Director at Evans Lee Designers
4.3
5
3.5
3
3.95
Emma Holt
Emma Holt Associate Director at Ben Adams Architects
3.88
3.93
3.93
3.88
3.91
Kristen Becker
Kristen Becker Partner at Mutuus Studio
5
5
5
5
5
Toni Black
Toni Black Interior Director at Blacksheep
4.19
4.69
4.19
3.77
4.21
Client
Tridel and Hines
Floor area
8360 ㎡
Completion
2020
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Bayside Toronto—the city's most significant waterfront community—consists of a mix of residential and commercial buildings by Lake Ontario, reconnecting the urban bustle to the serenity of the waterfront. It is defined by sustainability, innovation, and high-quality public spaces, creating both a new scenic destination and a sought-after community for Torontonians. 

Future-forward, the development—including its two office buildings—is also part of East Bayfront's Intelligent Community, which offers high-tech capabilities like an ultra-high-speed broadband network with Wi-Fi access. A kilometer-long granite linear park runs at the water's edge—an idyllic place for a stroll. The third and most luxurious building of the Bayside community, Aquabella, is situated directly on the waterfront with sweeping views of the lake and the Toronto Islands. 

This residential complex possesses a boutique feel and commands extraordinary views of the water, the city, and neighbouring parks. Its unique L-shaped and terraced design was explicitly conceived to maximize views, and natural light yet maintains a degree of privacy for the individual suites. A harmonious material palette accentuated by exquisite detailing and a thoughtfully curated art collection exemplifies contemporary luxury. In the main lobby, a cascading screen of fluid, looped bronze rings is an organic counterpoint to the rectilinear language of the building's exterior and a subtle reference to the project's locale. 

The lobby of Aquabella, as a public thoroughfare, features Refraction—the tallest installation of continuous single fabricated acrylic pieces in the world at 40-foot-high. The word 'refraction' refers to the natural phenomenon of light passing through an optical prism. The multi-coloured acrylic beams in this innovative site-specific installation are a creative design solution for the unassuming high-ceiling space. Due to this central feature, the lobby's interiors are reminiscent of being underwater while the light permeates through: calm and contemplative. 

The ephemeral effect of these acrylic beams floods the entire lobby space with rays of polychromatic light. Surrounding it, a monochromatic composition of the natural material palette provides a neutral backdrop, framing this colourful central installation. Though industrial, acrylic has the ability to transform any space into a multi-colour kaleidoscopic environment, playing with light. For this installation, the long pieces of acrylics were built overseas, transported back to Toronto, and incorporated within the construction of the lobby, which proved to be a challenging process. 

The ground-floor windows were removed to implement each piece separately. It took about a year, yet we value-engineered it to keep the installation on budget. The experience of the actual piece in the lobby far exceeds the conceptual renderings. Aesthetically fascinating from every angle, Refraction is a rainbow-psychedelic experience.