Union of historic architecture and a modern glass addition will be considered handsome enough that future generations will want to keep the conversation between the Romanesque Revival landmark and its Neo-modernist appendage alive
A renovation of the old Waterloo Post Office by Martin Simmons Sweers Architects was given an Award of Excellence by the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals in October.“There’s all the salvaged stone,” says architect Jason Martin. “Anything that was taken down, like the front entrance, when you come into the elevator , we had to drop it down, probably six feet.”
It’s best to view this pairing from the empty, still-unleased third floor, where one can stand on a portion of floor that ‘hovers’ over the gap between the two buildings. New, square building to the left; a ‘bridge’ of skylights looking down into the leased second floor; and, at right, the angled heritage roof punctuated by dormer windows surrounded by pink sandstone. It’s here, too, that one can see the affectionate, architectural kiss-on-the-cheek that Mr.
“There was an existing vault that was three storeys high,” says Mr. Lawlor, who explains that the post office was also the customs house, so each floor had to have a secure area for goods. “So, we had to demolish the whole thing … and then put the elevator in, going down, like, 10 feet in the basement, doing pits and stuff. And then this wall, which was three storeys high, was unsupported during all that work, so we had all of this crazy shoring; so, for me, that was the biggest challenge.
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