Intelligent City, a Vancouver-based specialist in the design, engineering, and manufacture of prefabricated mass timber building systems for mid- to high-rise urban housing, has commenced production of a nine-storey mass timber project at 230 Royal York in the west end of the city of Toronto.
The sustainable housing project will be developed by Windmill Developments and Leader Lane Developments, and will feature key components from Intelligent City to offer 58 market-rate rental units and two replacement rental dwelling rooms. The project will come together with project partners Oben Build, Lang Wilson Practice in Architecture Culture Inc. (LWPAC), and Moses Structural Engineers.
The main structure and envelope will be manufactured at Intelligent City’s Delta, B.C. manufacturing facility over a four-month period, where advanced automation like industrial robots and AI are leveraged to process and assemble building parts faster than conventional builds, which will reduce the time it takes to get residents in and will lessen the impact of construction on the neighborhood. Onsite installation is set to begin in May and it is expected that within 90 days, the entire structure and enclosure will be complete.
“This project is a testament to how prefabrication can meet growing housing demand without compromising on sustainability, design, or quality,” says Oliver David Krieg, president of Intelligent City. “Intelligent City’s mission is to accelerate the supply of urban housing using renewable resources and industrialized manufacturing, while maintaining a high level of design quality and freedom.”
