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Toronto Bell Cote among nominees for City of Toronto’s heritage award http://tsuji-wp.local:8888/toronto-bell-cote-among-nominees-for-city-of-torontos-heritage-award/ Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:10:45 +0000 http://tsujiarchitect.com/wp/?p=46 Scarlett Road church is believed to be the only wood-framed church in Toronto
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The Bell Cote, standing at 691 Scarlett Rd., near the Weston-Etobicoke border, has been nominated for the William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship award at the Heritage Toronto Awards.

York Guardian

It took a lot of tireless work to keep the 120-year-old Toronto Bell Cote church building standing, and now the wooden-framed church is up for a heritage award.

Built in 1895, the building is believed to be the only wood-framed church in Toronto.

The Bell Cote, standing at 691 Scarlett Rd., near the Weston-Etobicoke border, has been nominated for the William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship award at the Heritage Toronto Awards.

The Sukyo Mahikari Centre for Spiritual Development, which operates at the site, nominated the building for the award.

Subhas Mukhopadkyay, a member of Sukyo Mahikari and president of Toronto Bell Cote Heritage Preservation, said restoration of the building was painful.

“It was one of the most complex renovations one can think of. It looks simple, but it’s not. There was no foundation. When it was built, it was not built to any construction rules because it was done by amateurs initially. This was transported without any foundation, just a little concrete base.”

The church was built in Malton in Victorian Gothic Revival style, popular at the time. It was moved to its current Lawrence Avenue and Scarlett Road location in 1923. When Hurricane Hazel hit in 1954, it served as a rescue shelter in the community. A few years later, the congregation outgrew the church and moved to a new location.

The building fell into disrepair, with the main structure near collapse by the 2000s. The stained-glass window was broken into pieces, a Hurricane Hazel plaque had disappeared and the bell had been stolen, making for a bell cote without a bell.

In 2003, the church was designated as a heritage building by the city. Sukyo Mahikari Canada, a spiritual development organization, bought it in 2009. It created a separate heritage preservation organization in an effort to restore the building, and to maintain it.

Restoration began in 2012, ending in 2014, with financial assistance from the Toronto Heritage Grant Program.

The restoration required building a foundation, without moving the existing church, new steel framing and wood restoration. To restore wood, each piece had to be removed one by one, stripped, cleaned, and conditioned, Mukhopadkyay said. Much of the wood was rotten.

While the restoration work is mostly complete, for Mukhopadkyay, the work is just beginning. His intention is to make the building a museum to bring in visitors, to see its history and see artefacts.

“There’s still a lot of work to be done really,” he said.

The church, 1,400 square feet on the main floor and 1,700 square feet in the basement, is now accessible with the addition of an elevator and emergency exits, and it now has geothermal heating and cooling.

Other York-related nominees for the 2015 awards include the print article Before the Barns: The Edwards Family and Their Leather Factory by Stephanie Lever, published in The York Pioneer in April 2014 – the article explores the history of Artscape Wychwood Barns – in the short publication category; and, the website Back to the Park by Teresa Casas, which explores the history of the St. Clair West neighbourhood – in the media category.

Stacey Rodas, director of marketing for Heritage Toronto, said the awards are about recognizing contributions to Toronto’s heritage.

“We’re trying to change with the times, but the tenet remains the same. We always want to recognize outstanding contributions to Toronto’s heritage, whether that comes in the form of preserving a physical building, or writing a book, or doing a film,” she said.

The Heritage Toronto Awards and Kilbourn Lecture will be held Tuesday, Oct. 13 at Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor St. W.

For tickets or more information, visit www.heritagetoronto.org

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Heritage Toronto Architecture Award Nominees Announced http://tsuji-wp.local:8888/heritage-toronto-architecture-award-nominees-announced/ Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:51:00 +0000 http://tsujiarchitect.com/wp/?p=44 September 9, 2015 12:59 pm | by Stefan Novakovic | 3 Comments

On September 8th, Heritage Toronto announced a record-breaking sixteen nominees for the William Greer Architectural Conservation and Crafstmanship category of the 41st Annual Heritage Toronto Awards. The nominated projects cover a wide range of restoration methods, time periods, and architectural styles. Varying significantly in scope, the projects evidence a strong commitment to preserve and restore a diverse collection of architectural heritage throughout the city.

According to Heritage Toronto, the Conservation and Craftsmanship Awards honour projects which “restore or adapt buildings or structures that have been in existence for 40 years or more, or are included on the City of Toronto’s Inventory of Heritage Properties.” In addition to assessing the quality of preservation and restoration of heritage components, the awards also take into consideration how well the new spaces are adapted for contemporary use, and the ways in which the restored elements now fit into the urban contexts around them.

This full list of nominees is interspersed with photos of some of the projects. Those pictured which chosen as they represent a range of project types, and do not indicate any favouring of them on our part, nor do we have an inside track on which projects are likely to be winners.

60 Atlantic Avenue, 60 Atlantic Avenue

 

Commissioned by: Hullmark Developments Ltd.; Architectural/Design Firms: Quadrangle Architects Ltd.; Philip Goldsmith Architect; Craftspersons/Contractors: Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.; First Gulf

 

The transformation of this 1890s industrial warehouse rehabilitated the existing building, maintaining heritage features such as brick walls, beams and the original street entrance.  The interior was retrofitted, and the size and functionality of the site increased with a corten steel and glass addition.

 

Apartment Building, 100 Spadina Road

 

Commissioned by: Park Property Management Inc.; Architectural/Design Firm: ERA Architects Inc.; Craftspersons/Contractors: Ontech Building Consultants Inc.; Brook Restoration

The aim of this project was to restore the exterior appearance of this 1969 heritage-designated building designed by Modernist architect Uno Prii. The project included repairing the structural integrity of the balconies, replacing balcony railings, and repainting the exterior.

100 Spadina, Toronto, Uno Prii‘Before’ shot of 100 Spadina, image courtesy of Heritage Toronto

100 Spadina, Toronto, Uno Prii‘After’ shot of 100 Spadina, image courtesy of Heritage Toronto

The Aperture Room, Thornton-Smith Building, 340 Yonge Street

 

Commissioned by: Toronto Camera Centres Ltd.; Architectural/Design Firms: George Robb Architects, Straticom Planning Associates; Craftspersons/Contractors:  Blackwell Engineering; Artistic Skylight Domes Ltd.; Roof Tile Management Inc.; Townley Masonry

The Thornton-Smith Building is a three-storey commercial building designed by John Lyle in 1922.  This project created the Aperture Room, an event venue on the third floor that retains many of the heritage elements of the building, including the interior brick and an original skylight.

Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw Street

 

Commissioned by: Toronto Artscape Inc.; Architectural/Design Firms: Teeple Architects Inc.; Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd.; Craftsperson/Contractor: Clifford Restoration Ltd.; CPE Structural Consultants Ltd.

 

The 1914 Givins-Shaw Street Public School was transformed into a community arts and culture facility, with studios and exhibition space.  Conservation work included restoration and stabilization of the deteriorated sandstone cornices and window sills, installation of replica windows, stabilization of structural steel columns, and preservation of interior features such as the grand central staircase.

CNR Office Building, 398 Front Street East

 

Commissioned by: Dundee Kilmer Developments LP; Architectural/Design Firms: architectsAlliance; ERA Architects Inc.; Craftspersons/Contractors: EllisDon Ledcor PAAV Inc.; Trow Associates

The former CNR office, built in 1923, is one of two original buildings which will serve as the gateway to the new Canary District being developed in the industrial West Don Lands. The exterior of the CN office was restored and the interior has been transformed into an open, two-storey gallery, restaurant/event space, a component of a larger, modern complex.

HNR Building, Bronze Entranceway, 21 Dundas Square

 

Commissioned by: HNR Properties Ltd.; Architectural/Design Firm: ERA Architects Inc.; Craftspersons/Contractors: Clifford Restoration Ltd.; Heather and Little Ltd.; Stanley Doors

 

Part of the rehabilitation of the Hermant Building, this project recreated the bronze doors and entranceway that had been installed around 1935, and then replaced and lost in a later renovation of the building.

 

HNR Bronze Entryway, TorontoThe entrance before the restoration, image courtesy of Heritage Toronto

HNR Bronze Entryway, TorontoAfter the restoration, image courtesy of Heritage Toronto

Jean Tweed Centre, Cumberland House, 3111 Lake Shore Boulevard West

Commissioned by: City of Toronto; Architectural/Design Firm: Thomas Brown Architects Inc.; Craftsperson/Contractor: Clifford Restoration

 

This project involved rehabilitation of the masonry, chimney and other exterior features of Cumberland House, a Queen Anne style residence built in the late 19th century for the first superintendent of the Lakeshore Asylum in Mimico.

 

Landing Stage, Ward’s Island

 

Commissioned by: City of Toronto; Architectural/Design Firm: Steven Burgess Architects; Craftsperson/Contractor: Clifford Restoration Ltd.

 

The Landing Stage, erected in the early 1900s, was originally located at the Eastern Gap on Ward’s Island, as a shelter for passengers awaiting cruise boats.  By the 1970s it had deteriorated so badly that it was taken down.  When the Ward’s Island community decided to create a public square in partnership with Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the Landing Stage was recreated as a key component, using restored wrought iron pieces that had survived as well as replica pieces.

Little Trinity Church Annex, 403 King Street East

 

Commissioned by: Little Trinity Anglican Church; Architectural/Design Firms: DTAH Architects Ltd.; ERA Architects Inc.; Craftsperson/Contractor: Historic Restoration Inc.

 

This project redeveloped a row of derelict Georgian-style townhouses into a new administrative and meeting space for the church community. The mid-19th-century façades on King Street were restored, while the back of the heritage property was replaced with a new two-storey volume that maintained the original roof-line and east gable form of the building, while allowing a contemporary addition to emerge from the rear.

Little Trinity Annex, Toronto, DTAH Architects, ERA ArchitectsA ‘Before’ shot of the Little Trinity Annex, image courtesy of Heritage Toronto

Little Trinity Annex, Toronto, DTAH Architects, ERA ArchitectsThe ‘After’ shot of the Little Trinity Annex, image courtesy of Heritage Toronto

The Munk School of Global Affairs, 315 Bloor Street West

 

Commissioned by: University of Toronto; Architectural/Design Firms: KPMB Architects; ERA Architects Inc.; Craftspersons/Contractors: Crossey Engineering; Blackwell Bowick Partnership Ltd.

 

This project undertook an adaptive reuse of the 1909 Dominion Meteorological Building, and the adjacent Transit House to create expanded facilities for the Munk School. Conservation work included restoration of interior and exterior masonry, repair of the original windows and restoration of an existing heritage staircase.

 

Private Residence, 49 Weybourne Crescent

 

Commissioned by: Christina and Cam Mingay; Architectural/Design Firm: Murakami Design; Craftsperson: The Arceo Group Inc.

The owners of this 1922 Arts and Crafts residence undertook considerable renovations to restore the fabric of this house.  Work included the addition of a front porch and a single-storey rear extension, as well as the retention or upgrading of materials and surfaces.

Private Residence, 10 McKenzie Avenue

 

Commissioned by: Lynn Bilodeau and Jacques Bernie; Architectural/Design Firm: gh3; Craftsperson: Wilson Contract Management; Pierre Morin Fenêtres MQ

This project aimed to modernize and enhance the function of the interior of a 1908 Rosedale residence, while preserving the character of the exterior and the streetscape.   Conservation work included the restoration of leaded glass windows, wooden window sills and architraves, and the refurbishment of the window hardware.

Private Residence, 17 Berryman Street

 

Commissioned by: DC Development Ltd.; Architectural/Design Firms: Climan Green Liang Architects Inc.; Joan Burt Architect

 

This detached two-storey Victorian house is located in the Yorkville-Hazelton Heritage Conservation District.  While the front façade of the house was restored, the interior was modernized, with a rear, three-storey addition set back to maintain the perception of the original scale from the street.

St. Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto, 2661 Kingston Road

 

Commissioned by:  the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Toronto; Architectural/Design Firms: Bogdan Newman Caranci Inc.; Philip Goldsmith Architect; Craftspersons/Contractors: Roof Tile Management Inc.; Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.

 

St. Augustine’s Seminary was built around 1913 in the Beaux-Arts style, using materials and techniques that were new to architecture at the time. The project involved replacing some of the original materials, such as cast stone decorative pieces, that had not stood the test of time, as well as work on the Seminary’s main entrance, and installing new metalwork on the dome.   

Toronto Bell Cote – Sukyo Mahikari Centre for Spiritual Development, 691 Scarlett Road

 

Commissioned by: Sukyo Mahikari Canada; Architectural/Design Firms: Takashi Tsuji Architect; William N. Greer; Craftspersons/Contractors:  Heritage Mills Historic Building Conservation Inc.; Sonterlan Corp.; EGD Glass Studio

 

Thought to be the only wood-framed church in Toronto, this 1895 building was restored and repurposed for the Sukyo Mahikari Centre for Spiritual Development. The project included a new foundation and basement, steel framing, and wood restoration throughout.

Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, Sanctuary, 427 Bloor Street West

 

Commissioned by: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir; Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church; Architectural/Design Firm: ERA Architects Inc.; Craftsperson/Contractor: Clifford Restoration Ltd.; S.W.S. Engineering Inc.; Anne Minor Performance Consultants; Sound Space Design

The Trinity-St. Paul’s building was erected in 1889 and has undergone several renovations over the years.  This latest project included significant upgrades to accessibility, stage size, and acoustics in the Sanctuary, part of a multi-phase project to better support multiple uses of the building by the congregation and the larger community.  

Sanctuary-Trinity St. Paul's United Church, TorontoA ‘Before’ look at the Sanctuary, image courtesy of Heritage Toronto

Sanctuary-Trinity St. Paul's United Church, TorontoAfter the renovation, image courtesy of Heritage Toronto

 

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In addition to these nomination, four other categories of awards will be given out at the 41st Heritage Toronto Awards ceremony on October 13th. Nominees in these categories—Book, Short Publication, Media, and Community Heritage—will be profiled shortly.

More information is available on Heritage Toronto’s website here.

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Heritage Toronto to honour best conservation, craftsmanship efforts http://tsuji-wp.local:8888/heritage-toronto-to-honour-best-conservation-craftsmanship-efforts/ Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:50:29 +0000 http://tsujiarchitect.com/wp/?p=42

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TORONTO—A sanctuary, a seminary and a centre for spiritual development are among 16 nominees announced by Heritage Toronto in its conservation and craftsmanship category as the organization gears up for its annual Heritage Toronto Awards night.
Heritage Toronto to honour best conservation, craftsmanship efforts

The William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship category, one of five, honours property owners who have undertaken projects to restore or adapt structures that have been in existence for 40 years or more or are included in the City of Toronto’s Inventory of Heritage Properties.

Projects are judged on the quality of craftsmanship, appropriateness of materials and the use of sound conservation principles.

The jury also considers how well the project meets current needs while maintaining the integrity of the original design vision, according to criteria released by Heritage Toronto.

The awards will be presented at Koerner Hall on Oct. 13.

Sanctuary, Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church

Architectural/Design Firm: ERA Architects Inc.

Craftsperson/Contractor: Clifford Restoration Ltd.; S.W.S. Engineering Inc.; Anne Minor Performance Consultants; Sound Space Design.

Trinity-St. Paul’s building was erected in 1889. Project included upgrades to accessibility, stage size and acoustics in the Sanctuary, part of a multi-phase project to better support multiple uses of the building.

St. Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto

Architectural/Design Firms: Bogdan Newman Caranci Inc.; Philip Goldsmith Architect

Craftspersons/Contractors: Roof Tile Management Inc.; Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.

Seminary built around 1913 in the Beaux-Arts style. Project involved replacing some original materials, such as cast stone decorative pieces, work on the Seminary’s main entrance and installing new metalwork on the dome.

Toronto Bell Cote, Sukyo Mahikari Centre for Spiritual Development

Architectural/Design Firms: Takashi Tsuji Architect, William N. Greer

Craftspersons/Contractors: Heritage Mills Historic Building Conservation Inc.; Sonterlan Corp.; EGD Glass Studio.

Thought to be the only wood-framed church in Toronto, this 1895 building was restored and repurposed for the Sukyo Mahikari Centre for Spiritual Development with a new foundation and basement, steel framing, wood restoration.

Jean Tweed Centre, Cumberland House

Architectural/Design Firm: Thomas Brown Architects Inc.

Craftsperson/Contractor: Clifford Restoration.

Rehabilitation of masonry, chimney and other exterior features of Cumberland House, a Queen Anne-style residence built in the late 19th century.

Bronze Entranceway, 21 Dundas Square.

Architectural/Design Firm: ERA Architects Inc.

Craftspersons/Contractors: Clifford Restoration Ltd.; Heather and Little Ltd.; Stanley Doors.

Part of the rehabilitation of the Hermant Building, project recreated the bronze doors and entranceway that had been installed around 1935 but later lost.

Apartment Building,

100 Spadina Road.

Architectural/Design Firm: ERA Architects Inc.

Craftspersons/Contractors: Ontech Building Consultants Inc.; Brook Restoration.

Restoration of exterior appearance of 1969 heritage-designated building designed by Modernist architect Uno Prii included repairing structural integrity of the balconies and replacing balcony railings.

Munk School of Global Affairs

Architectural/Design Firms: KPMB Architects; ERA Architects Inc.

Craftspersons/Contractors: Crossey Engineering; Blackwell Bowick Partnership Ltd.

Adaptive reuse of 1909 Dominion Meteorological Building and adjacent Transit House to create expanded facilities for Munk School. Included restoration of interior and exterior masonry, repair of original windows and restoration of staircase.

CNR Office Building

Architectural/Design Firms: architectsAlliance; ERA Architects Inc.

Craftspersons/Contractors: EllisDon Ledcor PAAV Inc.; Trow Associates.

Former CNR office, built in 1923, is one of two original buildings that will serve as a gateway to new Canary District being developed in the West Don Lands. Exterior restored and interior transformed into two-storey gallery, restaurant/event space.

Artscape Youngplace

Architectural/Design Firms: Teeple Architects Inc.; Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd.

Craftsperson/Contractor: Clifford Restoration Ltd.; CPE Structural Consultants Ltd.

Givins-Shaw Street Public School (1914) was transformed into a community arts and culture facility, with studios and exhibition space. Restoration and stabilization of sandstone cornices and window sills, installation of replica windows, stabilization of structural steel columns;  preservation of grand central staircase.

60 Atlantic Avenue

Architectural/Design Firms: Quadrangle Architects Ltd.; Philip Goldsmith Architect

Craftspersons/Contractors: Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.; First Gulf.

1890s industrial warehouse rehabilitated, maintaining heritage features such as brick walls, beams and original entrance.  Interior was retrofitted, corten steel and glass addition.

Little Trinity Church Annex

Architectural/Design Firms: DTAH Architects Ltd.; ERA Architects Inc.

Craftsperson/Contractor: Historic Restoration Inc.

Redevelopment of a row of derelict Georgian-style townhouses into a new administrative and meeting space for church community. Mid-19th-century façades on King Street were restored, back of property replaced with new two-storey volume that maintained original roof-line and east gable.

The Aperture Room, Thornton-Smith Building

Architectural/Design Firms: George Robb Architects, Straticom Planning Associates

Craftspersons/Contractors: Blackwell Engineering; Artistic Skylight Domes Ltd.; Roof Tile Management Inc.; Townley Masonry

Three-storey commercial building designed by John Lyle in 1922;  project created Aperture Room, an event venue on the third floor that retains many of the heritage elements of the building, including interior brick and original skylight.

Landing Stage, Ward’s Island.

Architectural/Design Firm: Steven Burgess Architects

Craftsperson/Contractor: Clifford Restoration Ltd.

Landing Stage, erected in early 1900s, was a shelter for passengers awaiting cruise boats. When Ward’s Island community decided to create a public square in partnership with Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation, Landing Stage was recreated using restored surviving wrought iron and replica pieces.

49 Weybourne Crescent, Private Residence.

Architectural/Design Firm: Murakami Design

Craftsperson: The Arceo Group Inc.

Arts and Crafts residence circa 1922, considerable renovations to restore the fabric of this house. Addition of front porch and single-storey rear extension.

10 McKenzie Avenue,

Private Residence.

Architectural/Design Firm: gh3

Craftsperson: Wilson Contract Management; Pierre Morin Fenêtres MQ

Project aimed to modernize interior of 1908 Rosedale residence while preserving character of exterior and streetscape. Restoration of leaded glass windows, wooden window sills and architraves, refurbishment of window hardware.

17 Berryman Street,

Private Residence.

Architectural/Design Firms: Climan Green Liang Architects Inc.; Joan Burt Architect.

Detached two-storey Victorian house located in Yorkville-Hazelton Heritage Conservation District;  front façade of house restored, interior modernized.

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Outlasting Hurricane Hazel http://tsuji-wp.local:8888/outlasting-hurricane-hazel/ Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:45:39 +0000 http://tsujiarchitect.com/wp/?p=40 By Marites N. Sison on March, 07 2013

The former St. Matthias Church served as a rescue centre when Hurricane Hazel struck Toronto on Oct. 15, 1954. Photo: Toronto Bell Cote


 

Restoration work has begun in Toronto’s only wood-framed church, the former St. Matthias Anglican Church at 691 Scarlett Road.

Toronto Bell Cote Heritage Preservation, which is spearheading the restoration of this Etobicoke landmark, is seeking the help of Anglicans and others in the undertaking.

Designated as a heritage building in 2003, the 118-year-old church has both historical and architectural significance, according to Lynda Davey-Longstreet of Toronto Belle Cote.

Originally built in 1895 as Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Malton, Peel county, and relocated to Scarlett Road in 1923, the church showcases the Victorian Gothic Revival style of architecture, with its L-shaped plan, three-sided apse and cross-gable roof with a bell cote and chimney.

“The property is associated with the historical development of the Westmount community, which was founded in World War I era as a residential neighbourhood for workers at the munitions plants across the Humber River in Weston,” says Toronto Bell Cote Heritage Preservation on its website. “Following its move to Westmount…St. Matthias Anglican Church became an important institutional building in the hamlet.”

When Hurricane Hazel struck Toronto on Oct. 15, 1954, the church served as a rescue centre and became a focal point for the community.

Since then, the historic church has served other purposes.

When the growing St. Matthias congregation moved in 1957 to its present-day location on Royal York Road, the property was transferred to the diocese of Toronto. In 1959 the Christadelphian Church purchased the building and in 2009 sold it to a spiritual development centre, Sukyo Mahikari.

But the ravages of time caught up with church, described by many as “quaint, small, lovely and charming.” The building had fallen into such disrepair and decay that, in 2010, Sukyo Mahikari filed for an application to demolish it, “unaware of the stringent regulations that govern heritage structures,” said Davey-Longstreet.

A strong lobby from the local historical society and members of the community saved the church, however, and in 2011 the Etobicoke York Community Council voted to preserve its heritage value.

Sukyo Mahikari decided to create Toronto Belle Cote, a non-profit charitable organization, whose focus would be to preserve the building as a heritage centre and promote activities related to its heritage, explaned Davey-Longstreet.

“Our goals is to bring it back to life—literally, because it’s falling apart, and also, back to life in the sense of restoring its role as a centre within the Etobicoke community,” said Davey-Longstreet.

Aside from strengthening the church’s structure, the renovation plan involves preserving as much of its original elements as possible—including the arched stained glass window and the bell cote. But newer, more eco-friendly and energy-efficient features will be added.

The vision is to have a place where people can gather and have different types of activities, “establishing the connectedness that once existed in this community,” Davey-Longstreet said.

Like other churches in most of urban Canada, the church will combine “spiritual and non-spiritual uses,” said Davey-Longstreet. There are plans to use it as a centre for education that will focus on history, including quite possibly a museum honouring those who survived and did not survive Hurricane Hazel. There are also plans to organize training for disaster preparedness, the use of renewable energy, tree planting and organic farming.

The estimated cost of renovations has been pegged at $860,000.

For information about the project, including how to donate, visit the Toronto Bell Cote website at torontobellecote.org

 

 

 

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Marites N. Sison

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Marites N. Sison is editor of the Anglican Journal.

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Nominees for Heritage Toronto Awards Architecture category released http://tsuji-wp.local:8888/nominees/ Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:34:35 +0000 http://tsujiarchitect.com/wp/?p=36 Heritage Toronto has released its William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship category nominees for the 41st Annual Heritage Toronto Awards. With 16 nominations for projects ranging in scale and time period, the past year has been a big year for architectural conservation in Toronto.

This category honours owners who have undertaken projects to restore or adapt buildings or structures that have been in existence for 40 years or more or are included on the City of Toronto’s Inventory of Heritage Properties. In addition to the quality of craftsmanship, appropriateness of materials, and the use of sound conservation principles, the jury considers how well the project meets current needs while maintaining the integrity of the original design vision.
The Heritage Toronto Awards celebrate outstanding contributions to the promotion and conservation of the city’s heritage in five categories: Book, Short Publication, Media, William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship, and Community Heritage.
The Heritage Toronto Awards and Kilbourn Lecture will be held at Koerner Hall on the evening of October 13, 2015. Tickets can be purchased online at performance.rcmusic.ca, by phone at (416) 408-0208, or in person at the Royal Conservatory box office.
The 2015 Heritage Toronto Awards nominees in the William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship category are:
Jean Tweed Centre, Cumberland House by Thomas Brown Architects Inc.
Bronze Entranceway at 21 Dundas Square by ERA Architects Inc.
Apartment Building at 100 Spadina Road by ERA Architects Inc.
Sanctuary at Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church at 427 Bloor Street West by ERA Architects Inc.
St. Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto at 2661 Kingston Road by Bogdan Newman Caranci Inc. and Philip Goldsmith Architect
The Munk School of Global Affairs at 315 Bloor Street West by KPMB Architects and ERA Architects Inc.
CNR Office Building at 398 Front Street East by architectsAlliance and ERA Architects Inc.
Artscape Youngplace at 180 Shaw Street by Teeple Architects Inc. and Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd.
60 Atlantic Avenue bt Quadrangle Architects Ltd. and Philip Goldsmith Architect
Little Trinity Church Annex at 403 King Street East by DTAH Architects Ltd. and ERA Architects Inc.
The Aperture Room at the Thornton-Smith Building at 340 Yonge Street by George Robb Architects and Straticom Planning Associates
Toronto Bell Cote at the Sukyo Mahikari Centre for Spiritual Development at 691 Scarlett Road by Takashi Tsuji Architect and William N. Greer
Landing Stage at Ward’s Island by Steven Burgess Architects
Private Residence at 49 Weybourne Crescent by Murakami Design
Private Residence at 10 McKenzie Avenue by gh3
Private Residence at 17 Berryman Street by Climan Green Liang Architects Inc. and Joan Burt ArchitectFor more information, please visithttp://heritagetoronto.org/programs/heritage-toronto-awards/

Source: Canadian Architect. September 9, 2015.
For original article, click here.
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Zakkushi http://tsuji-wp.local:8888/zakkushi/ Mon, 20 May 2013 03:48:00 +0000 http://tsujiarchitect.com/wp/?p=33 Zakkushi thrills us with flavours of the Japanese grill in Cabbagetown

Food meets fire at Zakkushi, a fun yakitori restaurant in Cabbagetown.

 

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Kingyo http://tsuji-wp.local:8888/kingyo/ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:40:55 +0000 http://tsujiarchitect.com/wp/?p=27 By: Restaurant Critic, Published in the Toronto Star on Fri Apr 12 2013

Kingyo

Address: 51B Winchester St. (at Parliament St.), 647-748-2121, kingyotoronto.ca

Chef: Tsuyoshi Yoshinaga

Hours: Dinner seven days, 5:30 to 11:30 p.m.

Reservations: Yes

Wheelchair access: No

Price: Dinner for two with cocktails, tax and tip: $60

Remember when Japanese management principles took the corporate world by storm? North American executives donned the same uniforms as their assembly-line workers and banned private offices. That was 20 years ago.

Today, a new Japanese wave is cresting, and it’s reinvigorating Toronto’s restaurant scene.

The recent influx of cheap-and-cheerful Japanese restaurants brings more than just boisterous fun. The young Japanese staff at these restaurants interact with customers at a deeper level, solicitously and with obvious sincerity. Their thoughtfulness is both a shot in the arm and a rebuke to our often complacent service standards.

I notice it at Zakkushi (a full review is planned for later this month) and again at Kingyo, a transplanted Vancouver pub in Cabbagetown that opened last December.

At Kingyo, customer care is evident in the women’s washroom, where a selection of amenities rivals a five-star hotel: nail files, Q-tips, bobby pins, eau de toilette, cleansing towelettes, mouthwash, dental floss and feminine hygiene products. (Spies report mouthwash and dental floss in the men’s.)

It’s there in the bill presentation, which comes with a bud vase of cheery daisies interspersed with skewered frozen grapes. We eat the grapes and admire the flowers, a novel blend of ikebana and mignardaises.

Such civility is Kingyo’s most obvious charm. The drinks — many based on homemade ginger ale ($3.80) — are ho-hum and the food, overseen by Koji Zenimaru, is uneven.

Architect Takashi Tsuji transformed the historic Winchester Hotel into a brick-lined cave of samurai swords and flashing pachinko games. Goldfish (“kingyo” in Japanese) swim in bowls on the tables or decorate the custom plates.

The large menu covers sashimi, sushi, salad, udon, ramen and hot-stone cooking, a bit of fun left over from previous occupant Stonegrill, in which we drape thin slices of beef tongue ($10.20) over smoking hot rocks until the meat curls and turns colour.

Yet for every high — springy ramen ($10.80), delicate chawanmushi ($7.80), crisp homemade pickles ($6.80) and buttered udon amped up with spicy cod roe ($8.20) — there is a low.

Inedibly stiff beef tataki ($10.80) erases all the joy from a cheeky appetizer ($7.80) the menu calls “natural ocean Viagra”: a cocktail glass of wasabi, cooked rice, grated mountain potato and sea urchin served with a raw quail’s egg. Mix it up and knock it back.

I recommend skipping the aburi mackerel ($14), especially if you’ve had this style of blowtorched, pressed sushi at Ja Bistro; if so, you’ll be disappointed by Kingyo’s version, in which the lightly cured fish competes with too many elements, including whole-grain mustard sauce and fermented black beans.

I’d also stay away from the deep-fried chicken ($8.60) and it’s so-called “magic powder,” a dipping dish of what appears to be MSG.

For a pub, Kingyo’s bold but limited flavours of soy, sesame and the aromatic Japanese citrus yuzu make sense. Finding restrained Buddhist monk cuisine here does not. Yet the kitchen turns out nine tiny vegan dishes ($15) that are the gastronomic equivalent of a Zen garden. Japanese sponge cake ($8.80) and wobbly green-tea crème brûlée ($6.50) also surprise.

Not that Kingyo’s service is perfect. The first time I’m there, every dish arrives at once. The second time, I ask the server to slow it down. It works.

They certainly don’t ignore you when you leave.

As you rise from the table, you set off a complex choreography. Staff shout “thank you” in Japanese, while someone runs ahead to hold open the door and bow you out.

Compare this to the countless times I have walked out of a Toronto restaurant unnoticed because servers are deep in conversation with each other, and it’s obvious: Toronto is ripe for an infusion of Japanese hospitality.

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