3XN · EDUCATION

Rotman Commerce, University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada — 2021–ongoing

Exterior view · Visualisation: 3XN

A new home for Rotman Commerce on the University of Toronto’s St George campus, stitching the historic campus, the north campus and the city together.

Rotman Commerce prepares students for careers in business, and the building is designed to enable and represent that professionalism. With many international students, it puts inclusion first and aims to feel like a home from home.

Its layout invites interaction between students, faculty and staff across the whole programme, giving Rotman Commerce a fitting home for years to come.

Role

Lead designer

Studio

3XN Architects, New York

Client

University of Toronto

Programme

Education

Location

Toronto, Canada

Status

In progress

Year

2021–ongoing

Devonshire Place · Visualisation: 3XN

Site

One of the last vacant sites on campus, reached from Devonshire Place and the West Pedestrian Walk, from the train and bus routes on Bloor, and by the flow of people from South Campus.

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Massing

A diagonal mass, divided by programme and responding to its context, opens up a terraced interior connected by stairs and bridges.

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Axonometric

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St Hilda lawns · Visualisation: 3XNEntrance at night · Visualisation: 3XN

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Design: 3XN · Visualisations: 3XN

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