This whole city block got an indigenous redesign

"Named the Indigenous Hub, this city block of development includes the aforementioned health center, along with an Indigenous job training center, two mid-rise residential towers, and public and private plazas. Indigenous iconography and material references can be seen across the site, from building facades that reference sacred blanket designs and healing rituals to wall treatments that evoke the bark of trees that once stood as forests on this site."

"The wraparound fringe of more than 12,000 strands of stainless steel chain-the kind of aesthetic flourish easily targeted for elimination by the value engineers of a typical development-is just one of many elements of the project that put its Indigenous roots on full display on this block. From its services and its building forms to the orientation of its landscaping, the development embodies Indigenous traditions, practices, and principles in a way that's wholly uncommon in most urban environments."

The Indigenous Hub is an Indigenous-led city block development in downtown Toronto centered on Anishnawbe Health Toronto, offering centralized health care and traditional healing for Toronto's 90,000 Indigenous residents. The project includes a health center, an Indigenous job training center, two mid-rise residential towers, and public and private plazas. Design elements intentionally display Indigenous iconography and materials, including facades referencing sacred blanket designs, wall treatments evoking tree bark, and a 12,000-strand stainless steel fringe. Landscaping orientation, building forms, and services embody Indigenous traditions, practices, and principles. The project required developers, architects, and landscape designers to rethink conventional urban development approaches.

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