The Orbit: Innisfil RURAL RE-IMAGINED + Vision I Embracing Innovation and the Future II A Design Like No Other III Canada’s Most Desirable Community IV Our Small-Town Character and Heritage V A Complete Community VI Getting Around VII A Home for Everyone VIII Summary IX Innisfil 2 The Orbit 3 Contents The Orbit is our vision for a complete, cutting-edge community where our small town and rural Welcome to the ORBIT lifestyles are enhanced by the benefits and attributes of urban living. Vision I The vision recognizes Innisfil for its unique city building and agriculture, open spaces, access to trails The Orbit means great architecture. It’s context and character; proposes a new & waterfront and walkability, which are all where architecture and design push the urban fabric that will push the limits of architectural thinking. part of this rural reimagination. envelope towards an artful yet sustainable possibility; igniting interested and inspiring city of the future. The Orbit is a vision for a Next Generation citizens today and tomorrow to be part of As an extension this new place. At the heart of it we imagine Community located 60 km North of The Orbit is a clean slate to reimagine how a cohesive center for Innisfil, currently a Canada’s largest city, Toronto. The planned in the tradition of a community of tomorrow is built today. municipality of clustered hamlets, that will project has the capacity to absorb over the garden city, the Mobility, transit links, innovative streets gravitate and grow around a new regional 40 million square feet (4 million square and infrastructure, streetscapes, social transit link and cultural center slated to be meters) of newly built modern community. Orbit vision is the interaction, health and wellness, a digital built over the next four years. It will truly be a place to grow. outcome of a forward and connected community with a vibrant and robust modern economy based on The Orbit is a cutting-edge community thinking collaboration The city, inspired critical thinking, technology, new tech where small town and rural lifestyles co- between next agriculture, advanced manufacturing, exist with the benefits and attributes by the idea of an generation architects, artificial intelligence, combined with a orbit and ripple, is a of urban living. The public realm is at vibrant “start up” energy and culture all the forefront with housing density & municipal leaders, shape the Orbit towards the future of dynamic embrace of affordability, mobility, transit, arts, culture, community builders, placemaking and city building. its agricultural roots technology, connectivity, business, digital innovation, economy, healthcare, social and developers. with 21st century cohesion & infrastructure, sustainability, Innisfil 6 The Orbit 7 Vision Innisfil 8 The Orbit 9 Embracing Innovation II and the Future The Orbit will feature a fast, secure fibre- optic network woven throughout the community’s sidewalks, streets, buildings and more, designed to support innovation from local community members and entrepreneurs, while being governed by the appropriate privacy protection policies. Innisfil 10 The Orbit 11 Embracing Innovation and the Future A Design Like No Other III As an extension of the tradition of the garden city, the Orbit vision is the outcome of a forward-thinking collaboration between next generation architects, city leaders, community builders, and developers. The characteristic Orbit plan and density ripple, is based on an innovative series of concentric “squircles” (literally where squares and circles merge) emanating from the new transit hub and melding with the existing grid of the region. Imagine that our squircle is a modern version of an old European city layout. Without a doubt, our shared future depends on everyone living closer together and in this regard, the Orbit potentially offers the world’s first example for how to build such a community. A traditional suburban population consuming a 50km2 area will instead constitute a more efficient and sustainable 2km2 model. Through intelligent and superior architectural design, the Orbit seamlessly consolidates and reduces sprawl, while providing communities with a closer relationship to nature while reducing pressure on infrastructure. CirCLE + SQUARE = SQUirCLE Innisfil 12 The Orbit 13 A Design Like No Other Canada’s Most Desirable IV Community The Orbit, will grow over generations to a population target of 150,000 people, creating a dynamic center of 800 activity for visitors and residents 400 alike, appealing to a variety of lifestyle activities that are possible and available in the area. Famed Canadian cottage country destinations, Lake Simcoe and the Muskokas, as well as Collingwood are a stone’s throw away, as is the PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 greater Toronto Area. Offering a rural-urban, all-season STATION + SLEEPinG LION 400M/1300FT + 6TH LinE 800M/2600FT (400M/330FT) experience and easy access to INNISFIL TOTal 36 600 PEOPLE 240 000 PEOPLE the city. ORBIT TOTAL 5 000 PEOPLE 150 000 PEOPLE Innisfil 14 The Orbit 15 Canada’s Most Desirable Community Our Small-Town V Character and Heritage We know and understand that our population will continue to expand and the Orbit allows Innisfil to grow in a way that preserves our natural landscapes and habitat by concentrating all of our future expansion into one place; our natural agricultural lands, forests, trails, habitats, historical buildings will be untouched - just as our community has always wanted. Innisfil 16 The Orbit 17 Our Small-Town Character and Heritage This option shows an arrangment where 56 Temperance would have a covenant (or equivalent) on title to permit a larger tower at 360/366 Bay St. Buildable Area 25m Total as-of-right: 11,196 m2 (120,500 ft2) Transfer potential from 56 Temperance: 790 m2 (8,510 ft2) 10 floors w/ 10,040 ft2 floor plates (existing) + 8 floors w/ 3,635 ft2 floor plates 379m2 (4,080 ft2) floor plate 360 Bay St. This option shows an arrangment where 56 Temperance would have a covenant (or equivalent) on title to permit a larger tower at 360/366 Bay St. Tower Separation Distances TBG recommends a minimum 25m separation between towers, and achieves it by recomending a 12.5m setback from PLs, and the CLs of streets and lanes (pp. 55) . Buildable Area 25m Richmond St W Total as-of-right: 11,196 m2 (120,500 ft2) 2 2 137m (450’) Transfer potential from 56 Temperance: 790 m (8,510 ft ) 40.10.40.10 (A) Height Overlay Map (439), June 18, 2012 2 10 floors w/ 10,040 ft floor plates (existing) 372 Bay St Temperence St. 2 2m cantilever 3m or greater + DC’s = $ + 8 floors w/ 3,635 ft floor plates A Complete Community VI 366 Bay St 12.5m or greater 379m2 (4,080 ft2) floor plate Bay St. 56 360 Bay St. 360 Bay St Temperance Richmond St W Bay St Bay New accessible roof Continuing across to 56 Temperance 12.5m or greater CL CL start-ups Tower Separation Distances DC’s TBG recommends a minimum 25m separation between towers, and achieves it by recomending a 12.5m setback from PLs, and the CLs of streets and lanes (pp. 55) . Richmond St W 137m (450’) 40.10.40.10 (A) Height Overlay Map (439), June 18, 2012 372 Bay St Temperence St. 2m cantilever 3m or greater 366 Bay St 12.5m or greater Bay St. allocations + pumping 56 360 Bay St Temperance Richmond St W Bay St Bay New accessible roof Continuing across to 56 Temperance 12.5m or greater Property Line CL CL Residential Office / Residential Office / Light Industrial Light Industrial dynamic zoning X + Y = community Recommended Y Decking Retail Retail + Setback Podium Parking Parking Parking X market Parking Parking Parking Residential hospital Rail Line Crash Wall Rail Line Crash Wall Rail Line Crash Wall Property Line Property Line Property Line Acoustical schoolFence Berm Residential Residential Residential Rail Line Fence Rail Line Fence Rail Line Fence SetbackNUCLEUS cultureSetback Setback the station retail trails + connective parks wetlands/openspace shoreline residential park town hall advanced manufacturing incubator infrastructure Innisfil 18 The Orbit 19 A Complete Community Getting Around VII Within the next few years, Innisfil will be home to a new GO Station transit hub - something that will provide faster, better access to regional transportation. With this in mind, our complete community is designed with how people will live, travel, interact, play and work - or Orbit - in and around it; without a doubt, this is the defining design principal of the vision. As the first municipality to implement a ride- sharing transit system, Innisfil has a history of tapping into innovation to move people; the Orbit will accelerate and evolve this system by adopting a crowd-sourced model, powered by autonomous electric vehicles, providing the world with an example of what could be the most sustainable transit model ever conceived. Innisfil 20 The Orbit 21 Getting Here A Home for Everyone VIII The region around Toronto is experiencing a housing crisis. The Orbit is a response to that need as well as the reality that people have a real desire to live in communities that provide access to major economic centers while offering the peace of a rural context. A key principle in building safe, balanced, healthy neighbourhoods is ensuring a mix of individuals and families from all socio-economic backgrounds. As a result, the Orbit will boast a variety of homes for individuals from all walks of life and shared equity programs will be available to provide ownership opportunities for those who would normally be unable to afford it. Providing 30 - 50 million ft2 of built form and population increase of 150,000 people Innisfil 22 The Orbit 23 A Home For Everyone Summary IX 1. A New Transit Hub 2.