Ryerson’s got a new architectural gallery.
Designed by
Gow Hastings Architects, the small (3,150 square foot) space occupies an old storage area just off the main entrance of Canadian master architect
Ron Thom’s Department of Architectural Science at 325 Church Street.
“The brief was to provide a flexible gallery space to mount a wide range of changing exhibitions," partner Valerie Gow says. "It was to provide a new learning space for the architectural students and simultaneously connect the public and architectural community to the building."
Built for $465,000, work on the Paul H. Cocker Gallery was begun in the summer of 2012. It’s most striking features are its three oversized glass pivot doors, and the thin white floor tile that serves to distinguish the space from the rest of the building’s lobby, and also doubles as a potential display space.
Gow Hastings specializes in educational spaces, and had renovated studios and offices in the Thom building before this latest commission.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Valerie Gow