Steel Project Case Study Gallery: Renovation to ROM [page 5], Cladding

Terri Meyer Boake BES BArch MArch LEED AP
Professor :: School of Architecture :: University of Waterloo

Renovation to the Royal Ontario Museum

Cladding starts...

Studio Daniel Libeskind

Toronto, Ontario

Project Information:

Design Architect: Studio Daniel Libeskind
Local Architects: Bregman and Hamann
Steel Fabrication: Walters Inc.
General Contractor: Vanbots Construction Corporation

Project Images: ...fire protection (sigh) ... cladding going on ... February 2006


A panorama compilation of the interior of the building. The spray fire protection for the steel is partially complete. The large mechanical risers are evident.


A view of the main interior court.	Looking towards the roof - still open for this section.


A long view from Varsity Arena towards the cladding system installation on the west side of the crystals.	A zoom crane helps the workers with the installation and modification of the sub cladding support system.


Workers removing some of the temporary connections from the panel system.	An oblique view up the north west corner of the building.


The support framework for the cladding system arrives on site in smaller sections.	A number of these sections are assembled in the staging area at Bloor Street.


The supports for the cladding system are joined together as above.	Closer view of the frame system and attaching members.


These larger assemblies are attached to the diagrid system. Where the support grid appears to be "missing" denotes areas for future glazing.	The support system is bolted to square steel plates that are attached to the 10,000 or so steel posts that have been welded to the structure.


Closer view of the cladding support system and a gap that denotes a window place.	The gasketing is fed into the support system.


As the steel will not be exposed, spray fireproofing is used. The structure will also eventually be concealed beneath drywall.	A view up through the roof towards some of the cladding on that is more complete.


Here you can see how the panels fit around the slotted connectors that were visible in "4s" on the sub frame.	The window frames protrude from the face of the skin.


Here you can see a closer view of one of the upper level window frames as it is presently attached to the cladding system.	Closer view of attachment of cladding to frame to structure. (Blurry - sorry. Shot with a telephoto through the dirty plexi viewing windows on the second floor of the museum).