Project Specs

The Gardiner Museum
Toronto, Ontario
Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects

the People

Architect
Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects
322 King Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1J2
416-977-5104 (TEL)
416-598-9804 (FAX)

Partner:
Bruce Kuwabara (design partner)

Partner:
Shirley Blumberg (partner-in-charge)

Paulo Rocha (design/project architect)

Architectural Staff:
John Allen
Kevin Bridgman
Steven Casey
Bill Colaco
Ramon Janer
Tom Knezic
Carolyn Lee
Shane O'Neill
Thom Seto
Tyler Sharpe
Javier Uribe

Engineer(s):
Structural:
Halsall Associates Limited

Electrical/Mechanical:
Crossey Engineering Inc

Consultant(s)
Landscape:
NAK Design

Lighting:
Suzanne Powadiuk Design

Cost:
Vermeulen Cost Consultants

Fire and Life Safety:
Leber / Rubes Inc.

Food Services:
Marrack + Associates

Elevators:
Soberman Engineering

Branding:
Scott Thornley + Company Inc.

Renderings:
Q-Studio

Photographer(s)
Tom Arban Photography, Toronto

Eduard Hueber / Arch Photo Inc., New York

Shai Gil / Insite Photography, Toronto

General Contractor:
Urbacon Ltd.

 

the Products

Structural system:
Structural Steel:
Lorvin Steel Ltd.

Concrete:
Duron Ontario Ltd.

Reinforcing Steel:
Harris Omer Rebar

Concrete Block:
JVH Masonry Ltd.

Exterior Cladding

Masonry/Stone:
Indiana Limestone & Nero Assoluto, supplied and installed by Maple Terrazzo Marble + Tile Inc.

Curtain Wall:
Camden Glass (Installer) Kawneer system

Prelco Inc. (Glass Manufacturer)

EIFS:
Gage Metal Cladding Ltd.(Durabond Product)

Building Insulation:
Findlay Jones Insulation Ltd.

Subdrainage:
Bothwell-Accurate Co. Ltd.

Louvers and Vents:
McGill Architectural Products

Roofing

Built-Up Roofing:
Solar Roofing Ltd.

Steel Deck:
Commercial Sheet Metal Inc.

Metal Flashing:
Pengelly Iron Works (Custom Prefinished Aluminum Flashing)

Wood Deck:
Pau Lope Wood supplied by Nu-Forest Products Inc., installed by Urbacon

Windows

Aluminum:
Camden Glass (Installer) Kawneer system

Glazing

Glass:
Camden Glass (Installer) Prelco Inc. (Glass Manufacturer)

Skylights:
Camden Glass (Installer) Kawneer system_Prelco Inc. (Glass Manufacturer)

Doors

Glass Entrance Doors:
Camden Glass

Hollow Metal Doors:
Trillium Architectural Products Ltd.

Fire Rated HM Doors:
Trillium Architectural Products Ltd.

Wood Doors:
Supplied by Trillium, installed by Core Interiors and Urbacon

Sliding Wood Doors:
Supplied by Trillium, installed by Urbacon

Sliding Steel/Glass Drs:
Camden Glass & Core Architectural Metals

Overhead Doors:
Superior Door & Gate Systems

Moveable Partitions:
Coreflex Partitions Manufacturing

Hardware

(Trillium Architectural Products Ltd. Supplier)

Locksets:
Edge Hardware Ltd. & Sargent Manufacturing Company

Hinges:
Stanley, SOSS Hinge-Universal Industrial Products Co.,Ingersoll_Rand Architectural Hardware

Closers:
Sargent & LCN Closers

Exit Devices:
Sargent Manufacturing Co. &Adams Rite Manufacturing Co.

Pullls:
Gallery Specialty Hardware

Security Devices:
Chubb Security

Cabinet Hardware:
Richelieu

Interior Finishes

Gypsum Board:
Anco Contracting

Acoustical Ceilings:
Anco Contracting (Installer)_CGC Inc. product

Suspension Grid:
Anco Contracting (Installer)_CGC Inc. product_Armstrong Commercial Ceilings (edge trim only)

Cabinetwork & Custom Casework:
Art Magic Carpentry

MCM 2001 _ Exhibition Glass Casework

Paints:
Central Painting Inc. _ Para Paints (Product)

Wood Paneling:
Wood Flooring supplied by Floorworks

Plastic Laminate:
Formica

Special Surfacing:
Avonite Surfaces

Wood Flooring;
White Oak Flooring (TEKA)_North Wood Carpet + Tile Company (Installer)_Floorworks (supplier)

Resilient Flooring:
Amtico Vinyl Composite tile

Ceramic Tile:
Ascot tiles supplied by Stone Tile, Installed by Maple Terrazzo Marble + Tile Inc.

Daltile supplied and installed by Maple Terrazzo Marble + Tile Inc.

Stone walls:
Indiana Limestone, supplied and Installed by Maple Terrazzo Marble + Tile Inc.

Stone Floors:
Rosal Honed Limestone and Nero Assoluto Granite, supplied and installed by Maple Terrazzo Marble + Tile Inc.

Terrazzo Floor:
Duochem Epoxy Terrazzo, supplied and installed by Maple Terrazzo Marble + Tile Inc.

Carpet:
Tapisom supplied by Floorworks

Polished Concrete:
Retro Plate supplied and applied by Duron Ontario Ltd.

Resilient Base:
Johnsonite

Rollershades:
Solarfective Products Ltd.

Architectural Metals:
Core Architectural Metals & Architectura Metalcraft Industries Ltd. (AMI)

Interior Glass & Mirrors:
Camden Glass

Furnishings

Office Reception Desk:
Custom Desk by MCM 2001

Chairs:
Arper Catifa 46, supplied by KIOSK Furniture and Accessories

Office Chair:
Knoll Cadwick Task chair

Tables:
La Palma & R. Randers, supplied by KIOSK Furniture and Accessories

Upholstered Benches:
Tacchini, supplied by KIOSK Furniture and Accessories

Lighting

Interior Gallery Lighting:
Lighting Services Inc. (LSI) track lighting, distributed by Omnilumen Technical Products

Downlights:
Se’Lux M100 Recessed Florescent/halogen Strip lighting, supplied by Salex/Marnik
Lighting controls; Lutron

Landscape lighting:
Bollard Lights: Custom light by Nelson & Garrett Inc.

Step lights by:
Artemide

In ground lights by:
Sistemalux

Conveyance

Elevators:
KONE Inc.

Mechancial Sub-Contractor:

Geo A. Kelson Co. Ltd.
Fire Protection: Classic

Electrical Sub-Contractor:

Plan Group

Landscape

Soft Planting:
Hermanns Contracting Ltd.

Hardscape:
Concrete court, walls and steps by B-Style Construction