# Exploring KING Toronto

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://paragraph.com/@brandondonnelly), 2019-04-05

allied, architecture, bjarke-ingels, bjarke-ingels-group, condo, design, development, exhibit, exhibition, king-toronto, king-west, new-condo, new-construction, new-home, rad-marketing, toronto, westbank

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Today I stopped by the [Exploring KING](http://kingtoronto.com/exploring) exhibit that is currently on at 134 Peter Street. It is an exhibition celebrating the design of [KING Toronto](http://kingtoronto.com/).

It explains how the design came about. Note all the different unit layouts on the floor.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e89610337be1dc68cededd03a3b02d3e.png)

It includes (foam) study models that go as far back as 2015. That's four years of design iterations.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3e1869e9f596745a152c5bff650785c5.jpg)

It has samples of the glass blocks that will be used on the building's facades.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6228f98889ceb441ca3bfe1dd5952e16.png)

Related article: [_Glass blocks, that staple of 1980s kitsch, are trendy again_](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-design/article-glass-blocks-that-staple-of-1980s-kitsch-are-trendy-again/?cmpid=rss)_._ Sorry, it's behind a paywall.

It has a VR setup that allows you to explore the building's inner courtyard. It's going to be a fun space.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/581f32eef2502f87ee81849dcdac2347.png)

And there's even a KING Toronto candle for sale. (Aromatic woods with spicy overtones.)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4de8f2bdf4d13f1659f00ad7f6354ad2.jpg)

I thought the overall exhibition was very well done and I am thrilled to see architecture and design so front and center. It is an exciting time to be living in this city.

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://paragraph.com/@brandondonnelly/exploring-king-toronto)*