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Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
Fantasy Toronto East Bayfront Ballparkwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-fa... )
This fantasy waterfront ballpark is located in the East Bayfront neighbourhood which is currently under development. The site is south of Queen’s Quay East, west of the new Cherry Street alignment. The site is just east of the future Quayside community (previously designed by Google’s Sidewalk Labs). Immediately south of the site is the Keating Channel at the point where it enters Toronto Harbour, opposite of which will be the new Villiers Island community in the Toronto Port Lands. The ballpark design incorporates the Victory Silos currently sitting on the site (which will be preserved in Waterfront Toronto plans) – this design shows a brewery building built just south of the silos, separated from the ballpark by a public plaza. This gives the ballpark a similar relationship to a brewery as the current Rogers Centre is to the Steam Whistle Brewery in the John Street Roundhouse.
The site has good potential for transit accessibility. The Waterfront East LRT is expected to run north of the site on Queen’s Quay East, and east of the site on Cherry Street, with a stop on Cherry Street, just south of Queen’s Quay East. GO trains run on the railway lands north of the site, as will the Ontario Line rapid transit line currently under planning. An infill GO train/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street (next to the current Cherry streetcar loop), similar to the future East Harbour station, could provide excellent transit link to this ballpark site, as well as serve the up-and-coming communities of the Distillery District, Canary District, Quayside and the East Bayfront. Pedestrian bridges could be built from the ballpark linking the stadium to these transit connections.
The ballpark has estimated seating of 34,000, smaller than the average Major League Baseball ballpark. The smaller capacity provides an intimate atmosphere to fans. The ballpark has a mix of retro architecture borrowing from the heritage of the Distillery District and the Port Lands, and more modern architecture. Public plazas are located on the east side of the ballpark and on the southeast corner. A public walkway (not closed during stadium events) separates the ballpark from Keating Channel. Fans can enter the building via main entrances on the northwest corner and east side of the building, leading into large naturally-lit atriums. The east atrium also has direct access (via pedestrian bridges) to the Waterfront East LRT stop and the infill GO/Ontario Line station at Cherry Street.
Just like the current Rogers Centre (SkyDome), this ballpark incorporates a retractable roof that can provide a totally enclosed playing environment in inclement weather. On days with good weather, two sliding roof panels are parked over a fixed roof panel on the north side of the ballpark. On cold days or in inclement weather, the two roof panels slide out to cover the field. The large panel that covers the south end of the field has glazing on the south end, allowing natural light to enter the building even when the ballpark is totally enclosed.
The ballpark design also maximizes the view towards Keating Channel and Toronto Harbour, allowing interaction between the ballpark and the waterfront. Three large windows with movable glazed panels are built into the south wall of the ballpark. On good weather days the panels slide away, allowing breeze from the harbour to blow into the ballpark. During poor weather, the panels slide in to close the windows and enclose the ballpark, but the glazed panels still allow natural light to enter the playing field. Fans can look out the south side of the ballpark to see the skyline of the future Villiers Island community. Fans on the upper deck will be able to look out to Toronto Harbour and even the Toronto Islands.
In the outfield there is a standing room drinking/dining area (similar to the current WestJet Flight Deck) just below the centre field scoreboard. Fans in this area have access not only to view the game on the field, but they can also access an outdoor patio on the east side of the building with views of the new Cherry Street Bridge, Keating Channel and Villiers Island. This area is connected to the rest of the stands by a bridge, whose design reflects the old Cherry Street Lift Bridge which used to cross Keating Channel.
The playing field will be natural grass, which will grow due to the natural lighting coming from the south side of the ballpark. The field is asymmetrical, designed to fit in with the site conditions. The distance from home plate to the right field wall will be 310’ (same distance as to the left field “Green Monster” at Boston’s Fenway Park). Home run balls to right field will have to clear the right field wall, which ranges from 27’ to 34’ in height. Any home run ball that clears the right field wall, goes through a window on the south side of the ballpark, goes over the public walkway just outside the stadium, and ends up in Keating Channel will be declared a “splash hit” and will be counted on a counter on the right field wall (similar to Oracle Park in San Francisco).
*** NOTE: The design depicted here is for entertainment purpose only, and does not represent the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Communications, or any governmental, political or commercial organization. Feel free to post these renderings elsewhere with proper crediting. Contact me at wyliepoon@yahoo.com***
Modelled in Sketchup Make 2017 and rendered in Twilight Render.
*****
Credits:
US/Canada Flags by Riley from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
cn tower by terraforma from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Level of Excellence graphics from Silent Wind of Doom at the English language Wikipedia
2D People by ad Z. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
People 2D by Max M. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Family Cyclists by Duane W. from Sketchup 3D Warehouse
Context map from Waterfront Toronto
