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A peek at BUILDER & DEVELOPER amenities and trends for 2020
Editor’s Note
SUSAN LEGGE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF New Home + Condo Guide EMAIL: susan.legge@nexthome.ca TWITTER: @SusanLegge
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Amenities and design trends are linked by the concept of lifestyle: Both are about the idea of designing your life. Today’s new homes and condos offer an opportunity to create a lifestyle that reflects you. For example, condominium amenities such as co-working spaces and yoga studios, and communities connected to transit which have essential area amenities, too, are becoming the norm. And, in terms of design and décor concepts, trends that support healthy living are of top of mind. Ensuring there’s plenty of natural light in your home, as well as comfy furniture options and greenery, are priorities nowadays. This special supplement is created to focus on new communities and projects that focus on nurturing these lifestyle options with you in mind. We hope you enjoy it. Drop us a line and let us know what you think.
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The Scoop: Located at the prestigious address of 2 Forest Hill Road, Forest Hill Private Residences is close to transit options like the St. Clair streetcar and subway station. Residents can walk to local amenities like restaurants, boutiques, art galleries, and cafés, or stay home and enjoy expansive outdoor areas overlooking the lush greens of Forest Hill at their home at Forest Hill Private Residences.
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convenience, and a sustainable lifestyle designed for today’s savvy condo buyer. Based on a vision that combines art, connectivity and interactivity, IQ3 provides over 50,000 sq. ft. of amenities that make staying home the new going out. From fitness, sports and recreation to social, entertainment and chillin’ with friends, IQ3 is a total lifestyle community. Located just steps to restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops and TTC.
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design is based on the concept that exercise and healthy living starts at home. This all-inclusive community includes thoughtfully curated amenities such as a party room, theatre room, fitness centre, kid’s playroom, yoga studio and an outdoor play area. Located steps to Finch subway station, parks, daycare and a community centre, this location has it all.
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EMERGING TRENDS CO-WORKING SPACES IN NEW CONDO AMENITIES
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Picture above: A rendering of the co-working amenity space at M2M Condos at Yonge and Finch, which will include large format printers and a fully equipped boardroom to host meetings
Have you noticed that you’re hearing more and more about co-working spaces cropping up in Toronto and the GTA? Research has shown that globally, Toronto ranks third in the rate of new shared office openings. A co-working space opens every 13 days in Toronto, compared to every five days in London and every 7.5 days in New York. This surge corresponds with the growing number of tech entrepreneurs, consultants and freelancers in the city. Condo developers have noticed this trend too. In fact, the rapid spread of co-working spaces across the city is affecting new condo developments in Toronto and the GTA. Toronto’s start-up culture is becoming a major influence in the way developers are thinking about condo amenities. Developers are recognizing the growing tech boom and entrepreneurial spirit of Toronto and want to inject that culture within their buildings. Many of today’s newest developments
actually include plans for coworking spaces. For instance, our firm is working on a new condo in Toronto’s emerging Downtown East neighbourhood, called River & Fifth. Located in Corktown, just east of downtown and the financial core, the 37-storey condo offers a co-working amenity space that really caters towards Toronto’s growing tech workforce and start-up culture. It includes phone booths for private calls, multiple meeting spots, break-away seating, communal tables and lounge areas. Maverick Condos, located in King Street West’s ‘Restaurant Row,’ is another. The 49-storey high-rise will include co-working that integrates with social spaces, encouraging socializing and networking, all in one environment. This trend extends to uptown as well. At M2M Condos at Yonge and Finch, the co-working amenity space includes large format printers and a boardroom to host meetings. These kind of co-working
spaces in condos offer budding entrepreneurs a comfortable and convenient work-fromhome option, which is especially helpful if they don’t have the budget to rent office space. As an off-shoot of the emergence of co-working, we as designers are re-thinking under-utilized areas, such as lobbies. These will evolve into multi-functional spaces. Integrating co-working in lobbies just makes sense; lobbies are a natural space to expand work or social activities. We are seeing the condo lobby transform into the look and feel of what a hotel lobby is like, including services such as a barista, juice bar, tuck shop and grab & go. All that to say, it’s clear to me that condo developers in Toronto and the GTA are in line with a new North American trend that is redefining what it means to “work from home.” Kelly Cray is one of the principals of the Toronto-based design firm, U31. Visit u31.co nexthome.ca 5
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2020 TRENDS We catch up with Karen Kang, the director of the Interior Design Show, to find out the latest trends that will be inspiring your design choices for 2020.
TREND: Home and wellness CONCEPT: It’s about rethinking the future of your home, where wellness is the main focus of your living spaces. From the use of natural light and natural materials to green areas within, the future of home is about creating spaces where you can thrive. Picture above: Freshwater prefab Muskoka cottage.
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TREND: Sophisticated yet playful lighting TREND: Rise of res-imercial CONCEPT: Commercial applications are influencing residential design and vice versa. Commercial furniture is taking on the softness of residential furniture as people desire to work in comfort.
CONCEPT: One of the main trends in lighting design is to work with essential forms, to create lamps that can easily adapt to any space, lasting over the changes of different styles and trends. Shapes are inspired by geometry, especially by the circle, which was one of the key shapes of last year.
Picture above: Frovi relic table with benches.
Picture above: Yellow Goat Design custom fixture.
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