drawings
DR2007:0084:008:004
10 January 1982
drawings
10 January 1982
drawings
AP018.S1.1978.PR09.016
circa 1978
Level 1 floor plan, Toronto Humane Society, Renovation Old Don Jail, Toronto
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AP018.S1.1978.PR09.016
drawings
circa 1978
Project
AP056.S1.1988.PR04
Description:
This project series documents the first scheme and final design of The Design Exchange in Toronto from 1988-1994. The office identified the project numbers as 8801 for the first scheme and 9231 for the final design. Although two project numbers were used, materials for each project cannot be clearly separated. This project consisted of the renovation, restauration and expansion of the old Toronto Stock Exchange building, located at the base of the Ernst Young Tower in the Toronto Dominion Centre. The Design Exchange (D/X) was a new cultural institution, dedicated to the economic and cultural promotion of design in the country through exhibits, lectures, banquets, trade shows and other events. With Shirley Blumberg as the partner-in-charge, the art deco style trading floor was restored as an open event space, with the original Charles Comfort murals retained. In order to create harmony between the art deco building and the neo-modernist renovations, bold, linear architectural elements such as stairs, walls, screens and bridges were reiterated throughout the design. A staircase from the trading floor led to an overlooking bridge and created a connection between the trading floor, trading gallery and resource centre. Other areas of the 40,000 square foot building included an exhibit space, café, member's lounge, retail store, seminar rooms and administrative offices. Coloured planes of cobalt blue, chartreuse and ochre were set against a material palette of red oak, cherry, limestone, glass and stainless steel. The project is recorded through drawings and photographs dating from 1988-1994. The drawings are mostly originals and include a large amount of sketches. Also included are plans, elevations, sections, perspectives, details and drawings for custom furnishings. The photographs show the completed interiors of the building.
1988-1994
The Design Exchange, Toronto (1988-1994)
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AP056.S1.1988.PR04
Description:
This project series documents the first scheme and final design of The Design Exchange in Toronto from 1988-1994. The office identified the project numbers as 8801 for the first scheme and 9231 for the final design. Although two project numbers were used, materials for each project cannot be clearly separated. This project consisted of the renovation, restauration and expansion of the old Toronto Stock Exchange building, located at the base of the Ernst Young Tower in the Toronto Dominion Centre. The Design Exchange (D/X) was a new cultural institution, dedicated to the economic and cultural promotion of design in the country through exhibits, lectures, banquets, trade shows and other events. With Shirley Blumberg as the partner-in-charge, the art deco style trading floor was restored as an open event space, with the original Charles Comfort murals retained. In order to create harmony between the art deco building and the neo-modernist renovations, bold, linear architectural elements such as stairs, walls, screens and bridges were reiterated throughout the design. A staircase from the trading floor led to an overlooking bridge and created a connection between the trading floor, trading gallery and resource centre. Other areas of the 40,000 square foot building included an exhibit space, café, member's lounge, retail store, seminar rooms and administrative offices. Coloured planes of cobalt blue, chartreuse and ochre were set against a material palette of red oak, cherry, limestone, glass and stainless steel. The project is recorded through drawings and photographs dating from 1988-1994. The drawings are mostly originals and include a large amount of sketches. Also included are plans, elevations, sections, perspectives, details and drawings for custom furnishings. The photographs show the completed interiors of the building.
Project
1988-1994
textual records
AP058.S3.SS1.003
1979-1988
textual records
1979-1988
textual records
AP058.S3.SS3.005
1977, 1980-1992
textual records
1977, 1980-1992
Project
AP056.S1.1996.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the Bank of Montreal in Toronto from 1996-1997. The office identified the project number as 9631. The project consisted of the design of public and private spaces in the bank, including reception, transaction tables, offices and conference rooms on three levels. Planning for future changes to the interior were also outlined. The project is recorded through drawings dating from around 1996-1997, which consist of sketches, plans, elevations, sections, perspectives and axonometric drawings.
circa 1996-1997
Bank of Montreal, Toronto (1996-1997)
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AP056.S1.1996.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the Bank of Montreal in Toronto from 1996-1997. The office identified the project number as 9631. The project consisted of the design of public and private spaces in the bank, including reception, transaction tables, offices and conference rooms on three levels. Planning for future changes to the interior were also outlined. The project is recorded through drawings dating from around 1996-1997, which consist of sketches, plans, elevations, sections, perspectives and axonometric drawings.
Project
circa 1996-1997
Project
AP056.S1.1988.PR11
Description:
This project series documents the design of a housing complex known as Dovestar in Toronto from1988-1991. The office identified the project number as 8815. This project consisted of a proposed housing complex on the corner of St. Joseph and St. Nicholas Streets, comprised of three components - the Dovestar condominiums, the CityHome building and a Co-op building. Maintaining the historic building facades along St. Joseph Street, the 19-storey Dovestar condominiums would bridge over St. Nicholas Street to connect to the CityHome building as one congruent structure. Across the street from Dovestar, the CityHome building was defined as the first five storeys of the property, also with historic facades at the lower levels, and the remaining storeys were part of the Dovestar condominium. The Co-op building was entirely separate, set apart from the others by a common outdoor garden space. Dovestar was to be a 312 unit condominium complex, approximately 32,000 square metres in size, with retail spaces and two-storey townhouse units on the ground floor. The CityHome building would be 35 units, approximately 3,500 square metres in size, with retail, restaurant spaces, and two-storey townhouse units on the ground floor. Finally, the Co-op building was to be 24 units and approximately 1,971 square metres in size. All three buildings shared 247 parking spaces and recreational areas totalling 2,934 square metres. This project was never built. The project is recorded through drawings and a project model dating from 1988-1991. The drawings are mostly originals and include site plans and surveys, sketches, elevations, plans, sections, and isometrics.
1988-1991
Dovestar Project, Toronto (1988-1991)
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AP056.S1.1988.PR11
Description:
This project series documents the design of a housing complex known as Dovestar in Toronto from1988-1991. The office identified the project number as 8815. This project consisted of a proposed housing complex on the corner of St. Joseph and St. Nicholas Streets, comprised of three components - the Dovestar condominiums, the CityHome building and a Co-op building. Maintaining the historic building facades along St. Joseph Street, the 19-storey Dovestar condominiums would bridge over St. Nicholas Street to connect to the CityHome building as one congruent structure. Across the street from Dovestar, the CityHome building was defined as the first five storeys of the property, also with historic facades at the lower levels, and the remaining storeys were part of the Dovestar condominium. The Co-op building was entirely separate, set apart from the others by a common outdoor garden space. Dovestar was to be a 312 unit condominium complex, approximately 32,000 square metres in size, with retail spaces and two-storey townhouse units on the ground floor. The CityHome building would be 35 units, approximately 3,500 square metres in size, with retail, restaurant spaces, and two-storey townhouse units on the ground floor. Finally, the Co-op building was to be 24 units and approximately 1,971 square metres in size. All three buildings shared 247 parking spaces and recreational areas totalling 2,934 square metres. This project was never built. The project is recorded through drawings and a project model dating from 1988-1991. The drawings are mostly originals and include site plans and surveys, sketches, elevations, plans, sections, and isometrics.
Project
1988-1991
Project
AP018.S1.1971.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the design and construction of the Phoenix House of London office building from 1971-1973, located at 439 University Avenue in Toronto. The office identified the project number as 7105. This project consisted of a 23 storey office building for the publishing company Phoenix House of London Ltd. The building included a five-storey base, a 17 storey tower whose levels had less square footage than the base levels, and three basement levels. Two of the basements were designated for parking, while the other was rentable space. The ground floor was to be used for commercial space. Phoenix House would occupy the 21st tower floor and two and a half base floors, while the rest of the space was available for tenants. In total, the building was 269,135 square feet. The client for this project was David S. Owen of Warrick Consultants Ltd., and the materials often refer to this project as an Office Building for David S. Owen. The project is recorded through drawings, photographs, material samples and textual records dating from around 1971-1978. There are many original sketches of the building design as well as some reprographic copies used for construction. There are also presentation boards of drawings, a project photograph and material samples. The photographs show the construction progress and the completed project. The textual records include correspondence, meeting and site reports, construction documentation, consultancy records, interoffice letters and documentation, contract data, financial records, and documentation on procuring historical artefacts to display inside the building. File AP018.S1.1971.PR03.017 includes an index to the textual records, which was created by the office.
circa 1971-1978
Phoenix House, Toronto (1971-1973)
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AP018.S1.1971.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the design and construction of the Phoenix House of London office building from 1971-1973, located at 439 University Avenue in Toronto. The office identified the project number as 7105. This project consisted of a 23 storey office building for the publishing company Phoenix House of London Ltd. The building included a five-storey base, a 17 storey tower whose levels had less square footage than the base levels, and three basement levels. Two of the basements were designated for parking, while the other was rentable space. The ground floor was to be used for commercial space. Phoenix House would occupy the 21st tower floor and two and a half base floors, while the rest of the space was available for tenants. In total, the building was 269,135 square feet. The client for this project was David S. Owen of Warrick Consultants Ltd., and the materials often refer to this project as an Office Building for David S. Owen. The project is recorded through drawings, photographs, material samples and textual records dating from around 1971-1978. There are many original sketches of the building design as well as some reprographic copies used for construction. There are also presentation boards of drawings, a project photograph and material samples. The photographs show the construction progress and the completed project. The textual records include correspondence, meeting and site reports, construction documentation, consultancy records, interoffice letters and documentation, contract data, financial records, and documentation on procuring historical artefacts to display inside the building. File AP018.S1.1971.PR03.017 includes an index to the textual records, which was created by the office.
Project
circa 1971-1978
Project
AP056.S1.1995.PR08
Description:
This project series documents a temporary building to market the Pavilions Condominiums in Toronto in 1995. The office identified the project number as 9507. The Pavilions Condominiums, later referred to as the H2O condominiums, were built by KPMB from 1995-1999 (see project series AP056.S1.1995.PR05 described in this fonds). This project consisted of the condo's marketing centre, which was an oval shaped room divided in two with a model kitchen on one side, and a model bathroom on the other. The project is recorded through furnishing and construction drawings dating from 1996.
1996
The Pavilion's Marketing Centre, Toronto (1995)
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AP056.S1.1995.PR08
Description:
This project series documents a temporary building to market the Pavilions Condominiums in Toronto in 1995. The office identified the project number as 9507. The Pavilions Condominiums, later referred to as the H2O condominiums, were built by KPMB from 1995-1999 (see project series AP056.S1.1995.PR05 described in this fonds). This project consisted of the condo's marketing centre, which was an oval shaped room divided in two with a model kitchen on one side, and a model bathroom on the other. The project is recorded through furnishing and construction drawings dating from 1996.
Project
1996
Project
AP075.S1.1990.PR07
Description:
Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander 's landscape project for Ballet Opera House in Toronto, and includes proposals, correspondence, concept notes, and design development drawings.
1987-1990
Ballet Opera House, Toronto, Ontario (1990)
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AP075.S1.1990.PR07
Description:
Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander 's landscape project for Ballet Opera House in Toronto, and includes proposals, correspondence, concept notes, and design development drawings.
Project
1987-1990