The building, consisting of a 4 storey brick and heavy timber construction, is located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario and is part of the King Spadina Reinvestment Area. It is also one of the few remaining factory buidlings still in its orginal condition and retaining its orginal purpose in the Fashion District - that is the manufacturing of Wedding Dresses.

The Client has been slowly updating the building over the last 5 years including new windows and heating systmes, but wanted a more comprehensive overview in light of upgrading the interiors and providing an elevator lobby. I was brought in to carry out a thorough building code review, and propose new interior finishes for the existing washrooms and a new elevator lobby.

While maintaining the orginal feel of the building, and the existing elevator core, I proposed inserting new modern finishes to compliment the existing timber construction. No new ceilings would be introduced, with all exisiting and new services being fully exposed.

The new lobby would be entered off the first floor stair landing, and be wrapped in a "wood" panelling. The existing washrooms would be reworked into the scheme in their existing configurations, and new added as required by tenant occupancy. In this way, the Client could gradually phase out his business, and attract new tenants on a floor by floor basis.

Project

Factory Warehouse Conversion - 2007

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