Peterborough Family YMCA, designed by William Blackwell in 1895, becomes residential loft spaces
I don’t have hard numbers, but my suspicion is this: point a heritage building out to two groups of people – one has been on a tour and the other has only passed it on the sidewalk – and ask if it’s worthy of preservation. The group who has been inside will overwhelmingly vote to save it. Close the Taj Mahal off to the public and, eventually, support for it will fade.
“I’ve met so many people who have an association with the Y,” confirms Mr. Jain, president of Atria Development. “They would tell you that they’ve taken their kids; their parents and grandparents went; this was an institution. People became very emotional. They gave me hugs. Grown men crying! Usually you’re a ‘Big, Bad developer.’ … This was unique.”
“And, unfortunately, when we started construction, we found that we didn’t have any other choice but to demolish because it doesn’t work and the structure is not strong, and, you know, we have to do fire rating,” says Mr. Kafaei. South of the entrance, the architects have chosen to pay subtle tribute to the Victorian form via the placement of a trio of 1 1/2-storey red brick ‘frames’ around the new curtain wall. On the north façade, those frames have been stretched to 3 1/2 storeys to relate to the larger apartment block behind. It’s subtle, well-crafted and stunning.
“Because we had owned houses for so many years … it felt easier, the transition, to come into a space that gave you a little bit more room, and more white walls to hang art,” she finishes with a laugh.
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