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This is what Toronto's new Love Park will look like

The architects for Love Park — the "urban green oasis" that will be located at York Street and Queens Quay — just released new renderings reminiscent of some of the world’s most well known parks.

Out of 40 international landscape architects and designers, Montreal-basedClaude Cormier + Associéswasselected to take on the projectin October.

The firm illustrated the park's key design features by pointing to renowned designs so that Torontonians can begin visualizing the park's look and feel.

At the centre of Love Park, there will be a heart-shaped pond with a red rose ceramic border like the iconic multicoloured mosaic benches in Barcelona’sPark Güell, designed by famous architect Antoni Gaudí.

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Claude Cormier + Associés' Love Park rendering.

This pond will be similar in scale to the左岸卢森堡in Paris, a pool of water outside of the 17th-centuryLuxembourg Palace. The Toronto version will be in the shape of a heart to match the park's name.

The architects haven't forgotten that the park will need to adapt to cold temperatures. The pond is going to have a soft bottom, likeConservatory Waterin New York’sCentral Park, which could become a natural ice-skating rink when the water freezes over in winter.

The architects are also planning on constructing a tubular structure, similar to the nearbyMusic Garden's pavilion at Queens Quay and Lower Spadina Avenue.

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Claude Cormier + Associés' rendering.

A garden will be dedicated to dogs on-leashes with a specific soil profile to accommodate the dog zone.

Green and blue camouflage-patterned garbage and recycling containers were included in the plans, despite the fact that the construction budget won't cover the cost.

Love Park construction is expected to begin in 2020 with a budget of $10 million.

Lead photo by

Claude Cormier + Associés


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