International architecture firm Foster + Partners have revealed plans for an 80-storey mixed-use skyscraper in downtown Toronto, Canada.

Called ‘The One’, the project has been termed ‘a new model of vertical retail in the city’ by the firm.

At 318m (1,043 ft) tall, the scheme will incorporate nine levels of shops, cafes and restaurants, centred around a 60m (196 ft) high atrium at its base. The base of the skyscraper will be linked up to the city’s underground pedestrian network, PATH.

It will be the tallest habitable building in Toronto, overtaking First Canadian Place, which is 298 metres (978 ft) tall and second only in height to the CN Tower, which is 553 metres (1,814 ft).

Sitting atop of the retail-led base will be more than 500 residential units that can be accessed from a glass bridge on level 12.

The scheme aims to be as sustainable as possible, and will feature a green wall in the public atrium, winter gardens at various heights throughout the building accompanied by panoramic views.

Foster + Partners want to move away from the standard glass façade of residential skyscrapers; in doing so the external design features warm metallic tones and a bronze exoskeleton frame, giving hints to the different uses below the frame.

The project has recently been submitted for planning.

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