{"id":3963,"date":"2011-10-03T16:16:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T16:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buzr.co\/?p=3963"},"modified":"2024-02-19T02:55:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T07:55:06","slug":"flaire-condos-unique-architecture-adds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/flaire-condos-unique-architecture-adds","title":{"rendered":"Flaire Condos&#8217; unique architecture adds spice to Shops at Don Mills"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nrvhCt7toFo\/ToncU0cqsOI\/AAAAAAAAKRw\/B4c9teLC-2g\/s1600\/FLAIRE1.jpg\" style=\"clear: left;float: left;margin-bottom: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" rel=\"lightbox[3963]\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-nrvhCt7toFo\/ToncU0cqsOI\/AAAAAAAAKRw\/B4c9teLC-2g\/s320\/FLAIRE1.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Shops at Don Mills are an epic win for Toronto. Open air villages are in short supply in the city and Shops at Don Mills is doing a great deal to mitigate this unfortunate absence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">There are so many great places to eat, shop and play (Anthropologie! McEwan! BCBG!) and soon there will be a great place to live. A place that fits seamlessly with the urban village vibe that Shops at Don Mills exudes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Of course we&#8217;re talking about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/toronto-on\/flaire-condos\">Flaire Condos<\/a>, the new development by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/land-developer\/cadillac-fairview-corporation\">Cadillac Fairview Corporation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/builder\/fram-building-group\">Fram Building Group<\/a>. With a hint of retro style blended with an urban vibe and strong sculptural design, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/toronto-on\/flaire-condos\">Flaire<\/a> will do a lot to spice up the aesthetic of Shops at Don Mills.<\/span><br \/><a name='more'><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">&#8220;Our vision definitely had an element of nostalgia,&#8221; says Ralph Giannone, principal of Gianonne Petricone Associates Architects, the firm behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/toronto-on\/flaire-condos\">Flaire<\/a>,<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"> &#8220;but at the same time was forward-looking and youthful,&#8221; he continues.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"> Giannone&#8217;s firm is also one of the major players in the development of the entire Shops at Don Mills neighbourhood.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jCnBeorCk4Y\/ToncW5MHWeI\/AAAAAAAAKR0\/idSH1McCVcg\/s1600\/FLAIR2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" rel=\"lightbox[3963]\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jCnBeorCk4Y\/ToncW5MHWeI\/AAAAAAAAKR0\/idSH1McCVcg\/s640\/FLAIR2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/toronto-on\/flaire-condos\">Flaire<\/a>&#8216;s will comprise two 11 storey towers with a cutting edge design. The towers, with their distinctive balconies and playful designs, are joined by a four-storey podium that invites residents to socialize while at the same time integrates the development with the urban brick facades of Shops at Don Mills. Giannone explains that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/toronto-on\/flaire-condos\">Flaire<\/a> fits into its surroundings &#8220;on a emotional level with informal, modern, landscape-based architecture, a wonderful meeting of suburban and urban that Shops at Don Mills already embraces.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Well said Mr. Giannone! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">With the design creating opportunities for interesting garden spaces and retail space on the ground level, it sounds like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/toronto-on\/flaire-condos\">Flaire<\/a> won&#8217;t have any trouble gaining attention in the hot area. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">We&#8217;ll be following this one closely, so check back soon for more buzz. In the meantime have a look at some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2011\/09\/flaire-condos-new-chances-for-enviable.html\">awesome photos<\/a> of Shops at Don Mills!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"background-color: white;color: #666666;font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Trebuchet,Verdana,sans-serif;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: 18px;text-align: left;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none\"><i><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><br \/>For more information, email info@flairecondos.com or visit the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flairecondos.com\/\" style=\"color: #2288bb;text-decoration: none\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>for more details.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-msg'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shops at Don Mills are an epic win for Toronto. 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