The chosen site : College Street between Brunswick Ave and Borden Street
This was taken from a project that we're doing for "design and analysis of space". Me and my team, David Tse and John Diessel was proposing redevelopment of residential area in downtown core Toronto, the basis of redevelopment would implement some of the key elements of infill housing. Infill housing is basically a renovation of underused buildings to maximize the land use.
We would begin to renovate or rehabilitate and improve existing buildings to accommodate greater density and mix-use of land such as living, recreation, retails and services on the plot of land from College north to Ulster, and from Borden east to Brunswick. This would allow for a complete rethink of how people live, work, play, and interact. We also will implement some of the technologies necessary to sustain and protect the real needs of the occupants, the city and the planet. The possibilities are infinite, the technologies are available, we just require the will.
The benefit of infill/eco housing Mix uses of housing provides retailers, business , services , public transport available steps away from your home. These will bring many benefits to the community:
Eliminate commuting and driving cars and thus improve the air quality
Create a safer and closer knitted community that look after one another
Open spaces for parks, agriculture, wildlife and farming is preserved
New business and jobs are created closer to where people live
Encourage healthier lifestyle: Walking, biking, public transit, and car sharing
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