One of my favourite examples of recycling a building is this small structure at U of Toronto which was a nondescript 1950s office until being overhauled in 2004 by the noted Toronto firm of Moriyama and Teshima Architects. It is now the School of Continuing Studies for the university and is especially lovely in summer with the grasses blowing in front of the 2 story glass 'living room' and has a wonderful lounge and hidden garden for the part-time students to enjoy.
Unfortunately that is not my little red Porsche out front!
It's a beautiful building!
ReplyDeleteYou always find something red! ;-)
Wow, I have to agree with you on this overhaul. This building is very attractive.
ReplyDeleteNote on your comment: I thought about the 'age' thing when I was writing the comments for my blog and then thought what the heck. :-)
Looks like they did a great job of recycling this one.
ReplyDelete—Kay, Alberta, Canada
I like the building and the car!
ReplyDeleteRepurposed is my favorite kind of place. Reduce, reuse, recycle - wonderfully done. I like the car and it looks like it has been around for awhile also.
ReplyDeleteThey did a good job with this building. It fits in perfectly. The building is just eye-catching enough to warrant the renovation, but still a pretty quiet neighbor for the bigger buildings nearby.
ReplyDeleteI like the car more than the top floors of this building.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice evening!
What no painting! And I was all excited to see who the next artist was. I however like that redesigned the building instead of tearing it down.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly has come up in the world that small building , now filled with university students. It still has that 50's look about it which I really like!
ReplyDeleteI like grasses planted in an urban setting as the soften the hardness of concrete. Hmmm. Too bad the Porsche isn't yours. :)
ReplyDeleteToo bad about the porsche
ReplyDeleteFabulous work by the architects who renovated the building.
ReplyDeleteGreat building! Love it.
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