Healing Lodge at 30 College St
Of the places I toured during last weekend's Doors Open Toronto the most impressive one for me was the Native Child and Family Services Of Toronto building on College St. They purchased the 4 storey office building in 2007 and did a wonderful redesign and renovation of the whole structure to suit their needs and culture. I am starting on the green roof which is planted with traditional Anishnaabe medicines such as cedar and sage as well as other appropriate plantings. The most spectacular part of the roof is this corten steel Healing Lodge that is influenced by the traditional Anishnaabe Sweat Lodge but is modern and urban while at the same time giving people in the city a chance to have ceremony and healing! I'll show you a couple of more shots including the interior of the lodge over the next few days. I had shown you the sign at the building entrance here.
16 comments:
I'll be really interested to see the inside.
Just the words 'cedar' and 'sage' are cleansing.
I certainly like the look of it!!
It's so good to see Toronto preserves their culture and also integrate them into modern life. ;-)
That is incredible, so hard to believe it is corten, it looks just like wood. And as you were describing the plantings I could just smell the aroma, what a wonderful spot.
lovely roof top
your ghost sign below is fantastic
this is beautiful - and so not what I would have expected!
This sure is unexpected, RedPat. Nice form and color in this setting.
This is one of the places I would have liked to visit, but didn't have the time. Glad to see it through your eyes!
PS: Did you enter any shots in the photo competition?
Very interesting.
Truly a wonderful piece of working art. – gary
It's yurtlike, I want to live in it. Have a great weekend Pat,,,M
How interesting and beautiful at the same time. Sounds like a wonderful mixture of old and new.
Different. But I like it. Thanks for sharing. =)
I''m really sorry I missed the Doors Open as I would have loved to see this in person!
Love the pattern on that dome!
I enjoyed all your post on this healing lodge. The entrance is spectacular. The views amazing. In fact I wish I could take advantage of their services. It might help these old achey bones a good deal.
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