The Town of Hanover is a vibrant, progressive municipality within the County of Grey, a small municipality of 7,100 residents featuring large urban services and attractions in a pleasing rural region. Hanover is located in southwestern Ontario, only a thirty minute drive, west to the beach on Lake Huron and North to the Blue Mountains in Beaver Valley.

n Architecture Inc. took on this project in 2019. Being a progressive and innovative practice in the Greater Toronto Area, this assignment was truly an enriching project. The development was to exacerbate the heritage of the area while in parallel serving as a residential condominium.

The proposed development is a new seven storey with a basement and underground parking rental Condominium located at 223, 10th Street in Hanover. The building has a gross floor area of 117,500 sq.ft. 7 Storeys of residential units, and 18 suites per typical floor with a total of 109 residential apartments. On the ground level lies a retail area of 1250 sq.ft .

Expressing an excitement of spatial division, the building offers a wide range of amenities for the residents to enjoy and utilize. Starting with offices and meeting rooms on the ground floor, 1 to 2 bedroom suites, gym and a yoga area with lockers, as well as a party room and gathering space for recreational and leisure activities then finally a roof top patio with a barbecue area.

Contemporary in its expression, the calm and sculptural exterior façades with their elegant cladding are enlivened by the interplay of the envelope the building. Perforations in the building exterior add visual interest and serve to break up the main façade, providing views to the outside yet retaining privacy.

The building exterior has a mixture of modern/contemporary and traditional design with stone veneer wrapped around the ground floor, while pertaining a modern look of aluminum composite panels (ACP) with red and beige brick finishes, being in harmony with the local style of Architecture. For the focus on framing the amazing views, large picture windows are arranged as a sequence to capture the grand moments of the town. The framed views were determined from the interior spaces of the units as a way of bringing the city into the residences without exposing its occupants.

n Architecture Inc. presented a building that perfectly blends in the urban environment; as it is erected in the site to fit the existing urban typology, relating to the various influences of the surroundings. The elevations fuse into the surrounding landscape to cause particular movements which merge with the ongoing vehicular activity and pedestrian pursuit.

Address: 223 10th Street, Hanover, ON

Commissioned in: 2019

Number of Storeys: 7

Number of Units: 109

Amenities: Multi-storey residential condo with a gross floor area of 117,500 sq. ft. Office spaces, retail units, a gym, party room, and a roof top patio with a barbecue area

Scope of Work: Site Plan Application and Building Permit

Status: Under Construction

n Architecture Inc. is progressive Architecture firm in the Greater Toronto Area.