Women's College specializes in out-patient treatments in areas such as dermatology and maternal care, and doesn't house emergency or trauma facilities. Fewer beds are needed I guess.

The building design is blocky and the use of post-and-beam construction the atrium looks like a Cheapening to me. I had hoped for a design like the Princess Margaret Hospital, which is tall, handsome, and functional.
 
maestro said:
looks smaller than what currently exists ... surprising in this era of massive hospital expansion
Click to expand...

I notice a lot of vacant land used for parking / open space. Perhaps this is being reserved for future expansion.
 
That's where the last piece of the current building will be coming down of course...

It looks like a nice park to me, and I believe the area will benefit from having it.

42
 
Hopefully that area will always stay parkland. It's so close to Queen's Park I wouldn't like to see something massive ever put in there.
 
The Wellesley block/Queen's Park area already has quite a bit of green space, and because the area is all government and is abandoned weekends and evenings, a park isn't really needed. Not to say I wouldn't enjoy more green space, but I too am guessing that WCH is saving the space for an eventual research institute. No self-respecting hospital these days operates without one.
 
Application: Demolition Folder (DM) Status: Not Started

Location: 76 GRENVILLE ST
TORONTO ON M5S 1B2

Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 10 216319 DEM 00 DM Accepted Date: Jul 9, 2010

Project: Parking Garage Demolition

Description: Proposal to demo existing 6 sty parking structure. Convenience address - 60 Grenville St. Also see demo for 51-55 Grenville St and BLD permit for new Womens College Hospital.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Application: New Building Status: Not Started

Location: 76 GRENVILLE ST
TORONTO ON M5S 1B2

Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 10 216321 BLD 00 NB Accepted Date: Jul 9, 2010

Project: Hospital New Building

Description: Proposal to construct a 10 sty hospital & office building. Womens College Hospital. See Demo's 10 21216309 and 10 216319.
 
androiduk said:
Application: Demolition Folder (DM) Status: Not Started

Location: 76 GRENVILLE ST
TORONTO ON M5S 1B2

Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 10 216319 DEM 00 DM Accepted Date: Jul 9, 2010

Project: Parking Garage Demolition

Description: Proposal to demo existing 6 sty parking structure. Convenience address - 60 Grenville St. Also see demo for 51-55 Grenville St and BLD permit for new Womens College Hospital.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Application: New Building Status: Not Started

Location: 76 GRENVILLE ST
TORONTO ON M5S 1B2

Ward 27: Toronto Centre-Rosedale

Application#: 10 216321 BLD 00 NB Accepted Date: Jul 9, 2010

Project: Hospital New Building

Description: Proposal to construct a 10 sty hospital & office building. Womens College Hospital. See Demo's 10 21216309 and 10 216319.
Click to expand...


Aug 21 is the last day of service, then bye bye
 
A busy day today (time-lapse video):

[video=youtube;gY3KZvoYffU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY3KZvoYffU[/video]
 
Last edited:
Haven't been following this one for a while. They're demolishing the old art deco building? I thought it was to be kept.

More brick converting to glass... don't like it.
 
A shot from Bay Street today. They're moving along real quick on this.

Click on the thumbnail to enlarge, then click again on the image for full size.

 
You must log in or register to post here.

Back
Top