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| PROJECT: |
Heaslip House: The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University |
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Toronto |
| APPLICATION: |
Flat Seam Cladding |
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Joint Venture between: Lett Architects (Peterborough) and Rounthwaite Dick & Hadley (Toronto)
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| CONTRACTOR: |
Semple Gooder Roofing Ltd. |
| METAL SUPPLIER: |
Canadian Brass & Copper Co. |
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DESCRIPTION:
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Heaslip House is the new home of Ryerson University’s G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, which opened late in 2005. It is located at the heart of the Ryerson campus on Victoria Street, floating above the famous centrepiece of the campus, Lake Devonshire. This state-of-the-art facility will bring together all of the Chang School’s operations, currently spread across five locations of the downtown campus.
The important new landmark is an interesting mix of both historical restoration and contemporary construction. Its construction involves firms that have frequently chosen copper for various architectural applications in the past.
One of the new building’s primary features is 16-oz copper cladding, which appears around the front and back of the structure, interrupted only by the glazed overhang at the north end. The cladding was installed in squares, over Roofshield™(a commonly specified one piece underlayment used frequently with copper building systems), on a metal deck, due to the building being classified as non-combustible. Approximately 23,000 lbs. of sheet copper were used on the project.
In the last few years, Ryerson has seen a building boom like at no other time in its history. Many of these projects feature copper as a reference to some of the older buildings on the campus, such as the Rogers Communication Building and Kerr Hall. As the University expands and space comes to be at more of a premium in their downtown neighbourhood, the use of such beautiful and durable natural materials will be rewarded.
Adapted from Canadian Copper, No. 154 |
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