A week ago I showed you the hanging "180" address from this building, and today the whole structure which is located at Queen St W and University Ave. This award-winning building was completed in 2006 and was designed by Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB), one of my favourite firms around town who have done wonderful work on new buildings as well as restorations and retrofittings of older ones that were brought back to their original glory. This building houses mostly federal court departments as well as some financial companies and also one of the best restaurants in town. More pics over the next few days including some wonderful art from the lobby.
I have to admit to waiting for a streetcar to come by for a dash of red.
When I saw this RV parked at a local grocery store, the wonderful scenery and the sign "Cruise Canada" certainly made it sound tempting. The pic of the dog in the window of the door was the final perfect touch for me.
Taking part in Signs, Signs. Click here for more signs.
I took this pic of Winter Aconite on Sunday in my mother's garden when it was +15˚C and sunny. This is always one of the earliest flowers to bloom, even before the Snowdrops, and I'm hoping it means that winter is over although it is supposed to cool off a lot this week. Keeping my fingers crossed!
This yet another of the Islington murals painted by John Kuna. Done in 2012 to commemorate the War of 1812, it shows Lieutenant Colonel Francis Battersby leading his troops along Dundas St in the Village of Islington to Burlington on July 29 1813. I just discovered this one this week and the colours are fabulous and vibrant and since it is on a north wall they will probably remain that way.
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click here to see more murals.
This is one of the entrances on the side of the church, this one I think is leading to the 8,000 sq ft loft space with the huge wine cellar. I love those long light fixtures and the lovely porch that has been created here. I wish I could have a tour of the inside of this church conversion!
I posted a pic almost a year ago of a church undergoing a spectacular conversion (here) into 4 large living spaces, and I have been wandering by regularly to check the progress. I took this pic 2 days ago showing what had been the main front entrance of the church and which now is the entrance into a 10,000 sq ft loft. This has to have been one of the most careful restoration/conversion projects that I have seen in the city and the whole structure is looking quite beautiful although not finished yet. I'll show 2 more of the entrances over the next couple of days.
I always admire this house in the Annex since it seems to be so well taken care of especially in summer with lots of greenery around it, but winter gives me a chance to show the wonderful winding staircase leading to the 2nd floor. In the summer the railings are covered in vines so it is hard to make out the stairs. It looks as if the house was originally a semi-detached but now the upper floors of the 2 halves have been joined to form one large upper unit with its own sweeping stairs. I like it!
