Brookfield Office Properties came to Kearns Mancini to devise a new strategic direction for the development and expansion of one of their marquee buildings, First Canadian Place’s food court “The Terrace”. With an average of 83,000 daily visitors and in dire need of renovations, this project presented the opportunity to revitalize an important part of Toronto’s downtown core.
By increasing the total seat count to 899 interior marquee seating and 48 exterior patio seating, our project team breathed new life into one of the most visible and highly trafficked destinations in the city.
A complete aesthetic refresh of the food court was the main scope of this project, including new selections of materials, finishes and circulation strategy. The end result is a totally reimagined and unique dining experience, extending the amenities of the space by appealing to Toronto’s growing downtown population in addition to regular business lunch clientele.
Patrons are drawn into the dining space by an LED media wall awash with color and images that shines over First Canadian Place’s parquette, conjuring up images of shopping and food enticing the senses. Inside the building, the ceiling plane of the main walkway is designed with expanses of wooden slats, meant to evoke the widespread Canadian landscape. The use of wood offsets the crisp, pristine lines of the white marble columns found throughout the existing lobby colonnade. The ceiling flows and meanders suggesting slower speeds of movement at its edges, while through its centre, faster traffic is directed with a cascade of natural light.
Team:
Architect: Kearns Mancini in Association with TJBC Architects
Mechanical: The Aquila Group
Electrical: Mulvey & Banani Consulting Engineers
Structural: Entuitive
Photography: Doublespace Photography
Project Team: Jonathan Kearns, Tan Duong, Peter Ng, Alice Gibson, Anne McGetrick (in association with TJBC Architects)
Material Used:
1. Flooring (Ceramic Tile): Porcelain Tile
2. Ergon Stone Project: Grey Falda Nat 30cmx60cm, Stone Tile
3. Doors (Exterior Screens): FlushGlaze BF 3400 Series thermally broken store front system, Alumicor
4. Doors (Interior Screens): 800 Series, Alumicor or TRIFAB VG 450, Kawneer
5. Doors (Exterior doors at locations w/ovestibules): Canadiana Series 100A INS Insuldoor (Narrow Stile), Alumicor or 260 InsulClad Door, Kawneer
6. Doors (Ext. and Int. at locations w/ vestibules): Canadiana Series 100A, Alumicor or Narrow Stile 190 Swing Doors, Kawneer
7. Interior furniture distributors: CabDeco, C_Living and Agence Alain Dussault
8. Architectural Woodwork (ceiling or wall system): Wood Baffle Series 1, WB1-3400-C, ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS GROUP, INC.
9. Acoustic Ceiling: Mineral Fiber Acoustic Ceilings - Mineral fiber tile and grid system, Cortega Tile & Lay-In, #769, Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
