Film Vault Storage Building for NFB

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• Fonds: Ross & Macdonald fonds, 1902-1982
•    Series: Projects, 1902-1972
•      Project: Film Vault Storage Building for NFB, 1953-1955

People

• Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Fish (creator)
• Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Fish (architectural firm)
• Edwin Alexander Gardner (executive architect)
• John & Drew Eberson (consulting architectural firm)
• Canada. Dept. of Public Works (client)
• Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

Title

Film Vault Storage Building for NFB

Dates of creation

1953-1955

Level of archival description

Project

Scope and Content

File documents an executed (?) project for a storage facility in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced between 1953 and 1955.

File contains index cards, survey drawings, preliminary drawings, working and detail drawings, structural drawings, mechanical drawings, and textual documents.

Reference Number

AP013.S1.D409

Location

Saint-Laurent Montréal Island of Montréal Québec Canada

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  • Reference Number: ARCH43941
  • Title: Plot plans
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  2 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • drawings, measured

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 graphite on tracing paper, 1 diazotype
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  • Reference Number: ARCH43943
  • Title: Floor plans, sections and elevations, roof plan
  • Form: drawings
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  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  6 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • preliminary drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • graphite on tracing paper
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  • Reference Number: ARCH43949
  • Title: Basement and foundation plan, floor plan, roof plan and sections, elevations, main entrance, hydrant house, guard house
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

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  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  6 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • working drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • graphite on tracing paper

  Method of Projection:

  • detail drawings (drawings)
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  • Reference Number: ARCH43955
  • Title: Foundation plan, floor and roof plans
  • Form: drawings
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  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  3 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • structural drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • graphite on tracing paper
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  • Reference Number: ARCH43958
  • Title: Mechanical plans and details, control diagram, electrical plans and details
  • Form: drawings
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  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  15 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • mechanical drawing (building system drawing)

  Extent and Medium:

  • graphite on tracing paper
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  • Reference Number: ARCH43973
  • Title: Building specifications
  • Form: textual records
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  • Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)

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  1 File

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  • Reference Number: ARCH43974
  • Title: Engineering brief
  • Form: textual records
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  1 File

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  • Reference Number: ARCH43975
  • Title: Structural calculations
  • Form: textual records
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  1 File