1 King West
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Identification
Name
1 King West
Alternative name
The Sliver
Emporis Building Number
101423
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Technical Data
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Height (architectural)
176.18 m
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Floors (above ground)
51
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]Structural material
concrete
Architectural style
modernism
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Usages
Main usages
residential condominium
hotelSide usages
hotelFacts
Parking levels, an atrium, a specialty theatre and an additional storey containing luxury townhouses were added to the bank building. |
The tower's height-to-width ratio is approximately 11:1, which is much greater than the more usual 4 or 6:1 value. The tower has a gross construction area of 47,800 m² with 574 units and parking for 101 vehicles. |
The primary challenge on this project was to develop a structural system that would support the tower and minimize the sway at the top within a narrow 15 m width, but would not interfere with the historically protected architectural elements in the bank building. |
An atrium with hanging rainforest-style foliage will take up the first 6 floors in the center of the building. |
The original One King West has been converted into 200 apartments, featuring a 6-storey atrium enclosing 42 private suites. |
This unique building features a very slender condominium-hotel linked to the existing turn-of-the-century 12 storey Toronto Dominion Bank building. |
The tower incorporated the circa-1913 Dominion Bank Building. |
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