Here, today, is unusual - for this is a post about a building that made no splash in the architectural community, and yet desperately needs to be acknowledged. Today is all about Grace...Grace is located at 499 Drake & 1280 Richards, each address representing a separate phase of the development by James Schouw and Associates. The lower portion was built in 2004, and the later was just finished. As far as I can tell the architects who have contributed are Wiens-Suzuki and Merrick Architecture.
Jamess Schouw dubbed the last phase "Habitable Art" and decked out the first one with a plaque:
Instead of writing about it further, here are the photos (sorry about the quantity - image-heavy!):
whimsy
that would be one of the graces and many of the ventsand a few unfortunately placed balconies
and a few more unfortunately placed vents
perhaps more than a few
add a few pipes here and thereoh no! they are breeding:
matching your railings is passe:
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whimsy, vent, grille, and efflorescence
luxurious terracotta (?) tableau, 2 x siamese, and parking garage vent
and a pipe
add an exit door and a grille
back lane
And here is a tour-de-force of a porte-cochere:
It is my favorite image of the bunch - the vent and the service post making a centerpiece - such grace!P.S. And, to finish on a better note, here is Ron Thom's Massey College Dining Hall:
