Crystal Vision
This is the recently-opened Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, an addition to the Royal Ontario Museum designed by architect Daniel Libeskind and Bregman + Hamann Architects; The final cost of the project will be $270 million CAD.
The Libeskind design, selected from among 50 entrants in an international competition, saw the Terrace Galleries torn down and replaced with a Deconstructivist crystalline-form clad in 25 percent glass and 75 percent aluminium. The building is named after Michael Lee-Chin, who donated $30 million towards its construction.[5] It houses the new main entrance to the museum, a gift shop, a restaurant (C5 Restaurant Lounge), seven additional galleries and Canada's largest exhibition hall in the basement.
The Crystal's canted walls do not touch the sides of the existing heritage buildings, save for where pedestrian crossing occurs and to close the envelope between the new form and the existing walls. Although designed to conform to existing height restrictions and maintain sight lines along Bloor Street, the Crystal, at certain points, cantilevers over the setback and into the street allowance.
Toronto, CANADA
Crystal Vision
This is the recently-opened Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, an addition to the Royal Ontario Museum designed by architect Daniel Libeskind and Bregman + Hamann Architects; The final cost of the project will be $270 million CAD.
The Libeskind design, selected from among 50 entrants in an international competition, saw the Terrace Galleries torn down and replaced with a Deconstructivist crystalline-form clad in 25 percent glass and 75 percent aluminium. The building is named after Michael Lee-Chin, who donated $30 million towards its construction.[5] It houses the new main entrance to the museum, a gift shop, a restaurant (C5 Restaurant Lounge), seven additional galleries and Canada's largest exhibition hall in the basement.
The Crystal's canted walls do not touch the sides of the existing heritage buildings, save for where pedestrian crossing occurs and to close the envelope between the new form and the existing walls. Although designed to conform to existing height restrictions and maintain sight lines along Bloor Street, the Crystal, at certain points, cantilevers over the setback and into the street allowance.
Toronto, CANADA