The Great Canadian reclad Thread!

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

That is a stunning reclad in Hamilton. Well done!

Another not so great Ottawa re-clad. Pic or the original, followed by 2017 attempt and finally the far worse 2020 paint job.



Photo_6554450_DJI_850_jpg_4361018_0_202192143626_photo_original by harley613, on Flickr

That is/was the standard colour scheme for the REIT owner. There's dozens of towers across Canada with that scheme.

[J.OT13]

Some better renderings of the Trebla building re-clad and adaptive reuse (office to residetial).

Originally Posted by SL123

Some good quality renderings from Linebox Studio Website

https://linebox.ca/work/albert

vs today:


https://obj.ca/article/interrent-reit-convert-albert-street-office-building-apartments

[J.OT13]

A recent Ottawa reclad. A 1965 office building in the CBD.

Originally Posted by J.OT13

From Urbsite:





Plenty more on the history of the building and the surrounding Metcalfe Realty buildings, along with images:

http://urbsite.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-burnside-building-enters-new-era.html

[J.OT13]

Recald of a concrete late-70s, early-80s residential tower. From dellisd on Rail Fans Discord.

[J.OT13]

A few from Ottawa.

Compared to so many terrible re-clades and paint jobs at Lees, Centretown, Elmvale Acres, this is very well done.



Here's the 2007 streetview from the other side of the building.

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4354432,...G3rQ!2e0!5s20070901T000000!7i3328!8i1664

Another is the old Trebla Building, renamed the Slayte, in the Escarpment District. Conversion from office to residential. With the right mix of tenants along the ground floor retail, it could help bridge the gap between the CBD and the slowly redeveloping LeBreton area, the Escarpment District being quite dead for such a dense residential neighbourhood.

Originally Posted by Harley613

'The Slayte'. Ottawa...where we paint every old building charcoal and/or white, and give them ridiculous names. (and literally everything becomes 'Luxury Rentals')

[J.OT13]

Office to residential conversion proposed in Ottawa's CBD.



https://obj.ca/a-change-of-space-more-de...conversions-as-demand-for-housing-grows/


https://renx.ca/groupe-mach-reposition-ottawa-110-oconnor-office-tower

[kwoldtimer]

From bleak Centretown office to bleak Centretown apartments.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Recald of a concrete late-70s, early-80s residential tower. From dellisd on Rail Fans Discord.

Here's a pic from the front. "Framing" the building with the new material but keeping the concrete strips near the middle just makes this so much worse.

[905er]

that is garbage.. c'mon Ottawa.. national capital deserves better.

[J.OT13]

Couple of large scale reclads in Hull, Place du Portage and Terraces de la Chaudière Federal Office complexes.

Originally Posted by Harley613

The far larger West tower is finally getting some attention.

I wonder what the plan is for this area, I don't think we have any renders.

Originally Posted by Harley613

I think we can change the status from 'Planning' to 'U/C'. Also, this short duplicate thread needs to be folded in or deleted.

Does anyone know what's going on with the abandoned hotel? It's still red brick in the reclad renders. I'm assuming it's privately owned.

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=215795

[J.OT13]

Update on Terraces de la Chaudière above.


https://ottawa.skyrisecities.com/forum/t...curement-canada-bbb-adamson.37539/page-3


https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=226581&page=7

[J.OT13]

How it's going.


https://ottawa.skyrisecities.com/forum/t...ment-canada-bbb-adamson-u-c.37539/page-4

[J.OT13]

Ottawa's Downtown Marriott, opened in 1972 as part of Place de Ville Phase 2, has gone through a minor update. The brown pre-cast was painted dark grey. Burgundy paint added to the bands above and below the revolving event space windows. Pillars for the revolving bit painted dark grey. Top of the circular structure was reclad.

Images from hoggytime on Skyrise.

Before:



After:



https://ottawa.skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/general-update-rumour-thread.37271/page-12

[J.OT13]

urbottawa on Skyrise. Progress on Terraces de la Chaudière.


https://skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/...bb-adamson-u-c.37539/page-5#post-2314325

[Airboy]

Recladding of an Iconic building in Edmonton. The Butterdome at the U of A is getting a 27milllion renovation.
The current paneling is rusting and leaking. Also no energy efficiency. After a lot of hours training in there over the years it will be nice to have windows.

https://www.ualberta.ca/en/university-se...iversiade-pavilion-envelope-renewal.html

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Airboy

Recladding of an Iconic building in Edmonton. The Butterdome at the U of A is getting a 27milllion renovation.
The current paneling is rusting and leaking. Also no energy efficiency. After a lot of hours training in there over the years it will be nice to have windows.

https://www.ualberta.ca/en/university-se...iversiade-pavilion-envelope-renewal.html

Wish they kept the curvy bit at the top. Otherwise, not a bad reclad.

[Airboy]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Wish they kept the curvy bit at the top. Otherwise, not a bad reclad.

They had to many issues with snow and ice falling. That may be mitigated with a better insulated panel but the sidewalk was either closed or horded over every winter.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Airboy

They had to many issues with snow and ice falling. That may be mitigated with a better insulated panel but the sidewalk was either closed or horded over every winter.

Thanks for the context. Fair enough.

[TorontoDrew]

That Hamilton project is looking amazing. I love those exposed steel beams.


So 444 Logan Avenue has been looking rough during it's refurbishment. On Friday I noticed some of the new panelling had arrived on site and a few panels had gone on the building. I had no idea they were going to do such a drastic reclad. The renders don't show the detail, but it has a pattern not unlike the panels at George Browns new Waterfront Campus.

source: https://www.primefab.ca
Project Highlights

Location: 444 Logan Ave., Toronto, ON
Building Type: 21-storey occupied seniors’ residence
Scope: Full recladding using PrimeWalls prefabricated envelope system
Performance Target: Net-zero operational carbon
Partners: WoodGreen Community Housing, industry-leading design and engineering teams
Status: Awarded; currently in preconstruction

Toronto’s Ray McCleary Towers, better known by its address, 444 Logan Avenue, is quietly becoming one of Canada’s most consequential experiments in retrofitting. This 21-storey, 167-unit seniors’ residence is being reimagined to deliver net-zero operational performance while keeping its residents housed, safe, and supported throughout the construction process.

Led by WoodGreen Community Housing, the project is more than just a technical upgrade. It’s a model for how affordable housing, retrofits, and social equity can align. PrimeFab’s role is central: supplying a prefabricated, unitized panelized wall system that enables high performance while significantly reducing onsite disruption.

444 Logan Avenue_01 by Andrew Moore, on Flickr

444 Logan Avenue_02 by Andrew Moore, on Flickr

444 Logan Avenue_03 by Andrew Moore, on Flickr

444 Logan Avenue_04 by Andrew Moore, on Flickr

444 Logan Avenue_05 by Andrew Moore, on Flickr

The material will probably be cheaper then on Limberlost Plcae, but hopefully it will give the same sort of effect from a short distance.

source: cbc.ca



The tower had been a horrible off white aluminum sided beast for roughly the last 25 years of it's life. seen here.
source: urbantoronto.ca

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

That Hamilton project is looking amazing. I love those exposed steel beams.


So 444 Logan Avenue

I had seen this new report on this development a couple weeks ago.

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