Toronto Church Restoration Earns Heritage Award
Patricia Williams , Daily Commercial News
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Restoration of one of Toronto’s most historic churches, St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Bloor Street East, netted its design and construction team top kudos in the 2007 Heritage Toronto awards.
The team that included Black and Moffat Architects Inc. and J.D. Strachan Construction Ltd. nabbed an Award of Excellence in the William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship category.
This award recognizes projects that have restored or adapted buildings or structures that have been in existence for 40 years or more.
Taken into account are quality of craftsmanship, appropriateness of materials and the use of sound conservation principles and how well the project meets current needs while maintaining the integrity of the original design vision.
“Winning the award is a big honour for everyone on the team,” said James Strachan, president of King City-based Strachan Construction, the project’s construction manager.
St. Paul’s is three buildings; the original 1860 church, the new church constructed in 1913 and Cody Hall, built in 1928.
The goal of the project was to provide universal access, security and flexibility while transforming the existing heritage buildings into a functional, cohesive facility that retained the historic architectural design.
The project involved extensive restoration work on the masonry, roof and stained glass windows of the old church as well as interior renovations and the intervention of new architecture to join the three buildings into one space.
The multi-phased, 34-month construction project was completed in May 2006 at a cost of $20 million. It was commissioned by St. Paul’s Anglican Church.
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