July 2010
The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) has awarded its Ontario Steel Design Award of Excellence for Projects Converted into Steel to 130 Bloor Street West, one Toronto’s most elite addresses.
This ambitious and challenging project includes a seven-storey addition on top of an existing 14-storey building, as well as major renovations to the retail level, the office space - where existing floors 11 and 12 were converted to residential units - and a restoration programme for the penthouse apartment. Once completed, the resulting building will house 14 new luxury condominiums, nine floors of office space and one floor of prime retail space.
Significant structural work was required to update and reinforce the existing structure, and, with virtually every design challenge, the application of structural steel provided a solution that was significantly better than the alternative design options.
The existing retail and office spaces were operational throughout the construction process, and the existing, designated, penthouse suite was left intact. The new residential units above provided the client with maximum design flexibility and unique floor plates at every level.
Halcrow Yolles provided full structural engineering services for this unique development.