Now that we are so close to the opening of our new home next month, the works at he construction site are all about paint, finishes, and final touches to prep the building for the installation of most of the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Construction Progress
New Home Updates: December-January
2013 came and went, and what a fantastic year it was. In 2013, we were lucky to see our new home transform in so many amazing ways: walls were knocked down and built, glass was shattered and installed, brick was … Continue reading
New Home Updates: November-December
There is no rest for the wicked – or the incredibly talented – at the construction site this month. Here are some photos from 1115 Queen West to give you an idea of what the holiday season is like at … Continue reading
New Home Updates: October-November
Things have been busy as ever at the construction site, though it feels like this has always been the case! Most of the works have gradually moved into the interior of the building, and the conversations about finishes, paint colours, … Continue reading
New Home Updates – Fall Colours and Shapes
Construction is on track at our new home – the site is abuzz with tradies of various kinds, different types of machinery, materials and tools. We, for a change, decided to just take a stroll around the construction site and … Continue reading
New Home Updates: August-September 2013
Most of the work at the construction site in the past few weeks was about completing what had been started earlier in the summer: the external stairway on the east side of the building went up, along with the east … Continue reading
New Home Updates: July-August 2013
Things are moving right along at 1115 Queen West this summer – it’s definitely not the vacation season for our construction crew! We’ve got new concrete floors, new walls are going up, beautiful new stairs are in, and loads more … Continue reading
New Home Updates: May-June 2013
Things have been busy at 1115 Queen St. West in the past few weeks, with most of the action happening on the lower level of the building, the future site of our rehearsal hall, the greenroom, dressing rooms and the … Continue reading
New Home: Construction Vocab
We are expanding our vocabularies with new construction and architectural terms every day, so we decided we’d give you a chance to expand yours! Here is our new construction reference – we’ll be adding new terms as we go. lin·tel … Continue reading
New Home Updates: April-May 2013
Here are a few things our construction team have been busy with at 1115 Queen West in the past few weeks: 1. Some structural carpentry work in the Main Hall: two openings for trap doors have been made. It looks … Continue reading
New Home Updates: March-April 2013
Here is a quick recap of what has been happening at 1115 Queen West in the past few weeks: 1. We have accumulated quite a collection of safety boots and hard hats to be able to take regular trips to … Continue reading
New Home: History Uncovered
This week we went to take a look at the progress of demolition works at 1115 Queen St. West. With demolition almost complete now, not only it is less difficult to imagine the beautiful spaces that are going to be … Continue reading