2477 QUEENSWAY DRIVE DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC PRESENTATION OCTOBER 18, 2016
DAYCARE • 2 STOREY BUILDING • 780 sq. m PROPOSED GROSS FLOOR AREA • 33 PARKING SPACES ON GRADE WITH DROP-OFF • BARRIER FREE ACCESS • RETAINED AND WILL RESTORE HERITAGE RESIDENCE • EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPING • UPSCALE DEVELOPMENT OF NEEDED FACILITY • HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS (BRICKS AND ARCHITECTURAL STONE) • USE OF NATURAL MATERIALS AND NEUTRAL EARTH TONES TO HARMONIZE WITH HERITAGE BUILDING • ARTICULATED FAÇADE WITH CANOPIED ENTRANCE • GENEROUS WINDOW AREA FOR DAYLIGHTING (HEALTHY BUILDING APPROACH) • NORTHERN ENTRANCE, GREATER VISIBILITY OF HERITAGE HOUSE AND FOR SAFETY • VISIBILITY OF HERITAGE HOUSE MAINTANED • PARKING CLUSTERS TO RETAIN AS MANY TREES AS POSSIBLE
SITE PLAN
MATERIAL SUMMARY C01 ARCHITECTURAL STONE C02 DARK METAL PANEL C03 LIGHT METAL PANEL C04 BRICK C05 SPANDREL PANEL C06 METAL FACED CANOPY WEST AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS
MATERIAL SUMMARY C01 ARCHITECTURAL STONE C02 DARK METAL PANEL C03 LIGHT METAL PANEL C04 BRICK C05 SPANDREL PANEL C06 METAL FACED CANOPY EAST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS
1 ST FLOOR PLAN
2 ND FLOOR PLAN
BASEMENT
SHADOW STUDY • SHADOWS CAST BY THE BUILDING DO NOT IMPACT THE HERITAGE BUILDING OR THE CHILDREN PLAY GROUND • SHADOW STUDIES ARE TYPICALLY DONE FOR THE MONTHS OF MARCH, JULY AND DECEMBER
SHADOW ANALYSIS
HERITAGE BUILDING BUILT CIRCA 1838, 2477 QUEENSWAY DRIVE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST FARM HOUSES IN BURLINGTON. KNOWN TODAY AS THE LOCUST LODGE DUE TO THE LOCUST TREES, THIS 2 STOREY GEORGIAN FARM HOUSE NOW SITS ON A SMALL SITE CONTAINING A GARDEN AND A FEW OF THE REMAINING NAMESAKE TREES. OVER THE YEARS, THE PROPERTY HAS BELONGED TO MANY FAMILIES AND OWNERS, HAVING BEEN RENTED OUT OVER YEARS OF INACTIVITY, AND LATER RENOVATED TO ALLOW FOR PROFESSIONAL USE. THE PROPERTY WAS GIVEN HERITAGE DESIGNATION IN 1993, SURVIVING THE IMMINENT THREAT OF DEVELOPMENT AROUND IT. TODAY, THE LOCUST LODGE SITS LIKE AN OASIS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MODERNIZED COMMUNITY, AT THE EDGE OF THE QEW.
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE THE LOCUST LODGE IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF VERNACULAR GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE. THE RUBBLE STONE WITH MORTAR CONSTRUCTION DEMONSTRATES THE APPLICATION OF SCORED PARGING, IMITATING THE APPEARANCE OF ASHLAR STONE. THE ORIGINAL BUILDING HAD SYMMETRICAL NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS WITH THE WEST ELEVATION FEATURING WINDOWS ON EACH FLOOR OFFSET TOWARDS THE REAR. A 1½ STOREY ADDITION WAS ADDED TO THE SOUTHERN END OF THE BUILDING, BUT IT’S AGE IS UNKNOWN. AS ITS SURROUNDINGS CHANGED AND THE HIGHWAY WAS INSTALLED TO THE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY, THE HOUSE WAS REORIENTED, WITH ITS MAIN ENTRANCE NOW ON THE EAST ELEVATION. IN ADDITION, THE TWO ORIGINAL CHIMNEYS WERE REMOVED WITH A NEW CHIMNEY HAVING BEEN ADDED TO THE FRONT FAÇADE, INTERFERING WITH ITS SYMMETRY.
PROPOSED CONSERVATION PLAN • REPAINT EXTERIOR OF ORIGINAL BUILDING • REMOVE AND REPLACE ALL EXTERIOR WINDOWS WITH SIMULATED DIVIDED LIGHTS (9 OVER 6 AS PER ORIGINAL WINDOWS) • CLEAN OUT AND REPLACE NEW BASEMENT WINDOW WELLS • REMOVE AND INSTALL NEW WINDOW SHUTTERS – TO BE OPERABLE • REMOVE AND REPLACE FRONT DOOR, CASING AND TRIM WORK • NEW FRONT CONCRETE STEP WITH STONE CAPS AND NEW WOOD RAILING • REMOVE EXISTING BRICK CHIMNEY • STRIP AND REPAINT EAVES AND SOFFITS
PROPOSED CONSERVATION PLAN FRONT ELEVATION
NEW MAIN ENTRANCE THE NEW NORTHERN ENTRANCE WILL GIVE GREATER PROMINENCE TO THE LOCUST HOUSE AND ENHANCE ITS HISTORICAL VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY
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