1133 Yonge St, Ontario Real Estate, Toronto Mixed-Use Building, Canadian Sustainable Architecture Images
1133 Yonge Street in Toronto
30 Mar 2020
1133 Yonge Street
Architecture: Studio JCI
Location: 1133 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4T 1W1, Canada

Toronto Architects Revitalize An 80s Mixed-use, Mid-rise Building, Reducing Carbon Emissions And Waste
Toronto-based architecture firm, Studio JCI, has just completed a major renovation of 1133 Yonge Street, completely modernizing the 80s mid-rise, mixed-use building, increasing the amenities and accessibility for occupants, and upgrading the building?s energy efficiency. This project reflects a global trend in the design and construction industry that favours working with existing structures, as opposed to building new; in an effort to reduce carbon emissions and waste.
?The project provided us with a real opportunity to explore the concept of ?embodied energy? and the environmental benefits of reusing an existing building rather than demolishing and rebuilding it,? states Sue-Jean Chung, Studio JCI Principal. ?The existing building?s solid structure contributed to the decision to adopt a more sensitive and sustainable approach to construction, reducing the amount of carbon emissions and waste to landfills.?

The building sits adjacent to the city?s historic North Toronto Railway Station, and JCI has preserved many of its original features, such as its concrete structure and unique rounded corners. They re-clad the building with a hi...