Posts Tagged ‘Murano’

The New Year is bringing good news to the residents of Murano’s north and south towers! According to a posting in their elevators, Lanterra is hoping to have the installation of the new balconies underway by the second week of January (weather permitted).  The two towers will be worked on simultaneously!

As kids, we’re told to look both ways before crossing the street…but with the events that have taken place in Toronto this past week, “looking up”  may quickly be added to the old adage.

Reports of falling glass from condo balconies has flooded the headlines this week, with a major focus being on two Lanterra built condos – Murano and One Bedford.  What many may not know is that these stories aren’t new, infact the “falling glass” problem has be occuring for over a year now.  I first heard about it from a friend living at Murano.  The incident occured in the North tower and it was the first time I heard of anything like it. Shortly after, a second panel fell followed by another on the South tower. There was some talk about it on twitter, but the stories never made the mainstream news and interest died pretty quickly on the topic.

I was curious if this was only a Murano problem (the name of the condo) or if glass falling was common in other buildings too. I didn’t have to look too far to find my answer as the same things happened at CASA condos and 18 Yorkville (located a few blocks north). This now meant that it wasn’t only limited to Lanterra built condos, as the two condos mentioned above were built by different developers.

Since all three buildings were designed by aA (architectsAlliance), I then thought maybe it was a flaw in the egineering and design of these structures.  But then more glass fell, this time at Festival Tower – designed by a different architect and developer.

So therefore, the last thing to focus on was either: the glass and it’s manufacturer, the installer or the railings. Thankfully, in today’s Toronto Star article they answered just that!  According to the article: Read the rest of this entry »

This weeks Photo Friday takes us 25 storeys above Toronto in the Lanterra built building know as Murano!  The Murano is made up of two towers (35 and 45 storeys respectively) that rise up from a two story podium along Bay St (north of College).  The developer was inspired by the “glass making” island off of Venice, aptly named: Murano! Architect Peter Clews definitely made the historic connection of island apparent with the fusion of glass cladding around both buildings!

The cladding allows for some of the most desirable sweeping views of the City. In the above picture (looking North East) you can see Casa and X condos emerging in the skyline! The North towers lobby is also quite significant with it’s two way fireplace, sitting area, library and travertine floors.  All of these elements are tied together by a beautiful blue and gold glass sculpture that greats residents and guests as the enter the building…just like the ones found in the art galleries of Venice.

I came up with the name “Business as Usual” for this photo because the breath taking views of Toronto are what I usually see on a daily basis!  If you’d like to buy a place with similar sights…give me a call or send me an email, I’d love to help!