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Ada Slaight Drawing & Painting Studio Renovations Details (March 2019)

March 27, 2019
Floor plate image describing area of work in Level 4 south, 100 McCaul
Floor plate image describing area of work in Level 4 south, 100 McCaul

What’s Happening? 

Creative City Campus Renovations: Ada Slaight Drawing & Painting Studios

Temporary Closure and Renovations to the Ada Slaight Drawing & Painting Studios

  • Over the Summer of 2019, the Drawing & Painting Studios located on Level 4 south of 100 McCaul St. will be closed for renovations. 
  • Renovations will begin in May, following the Graduate Exhibition, and will be completed by August 31, 2019. 

Objectives

  • ​Improve OCAD U’s studio-based learning environments by expanding some studios and improving infrastructure within existing spaces​
  • Provide new equipment and technology​
  • Improve circulation, storage, work flow and transparency
  • Provide more opportunities for flexible student work space and social gathering​
  • Improve energy efficiency of building systems (heating, air conditioning and ventilation; lighting, controls, network, etc.)

Where is this happening?

  • Level 4 Drawing & Painting Studios and hallways, 100 McCaul St. (see diagram)

How will the studios change? 

  • Significantly improved lighting and studio infrastructure (see concept sketches)
  • Improved pin-up and display surfaces​
  • Reorganized layout that creates new, flexible student working and gathering spaces
  • Reorganized layout that adds additional spaces for critique and faculty meetings
  • Improved energy efficiency of building systems (heating, air conditioning and ventilation; lighting, controls, network, etc.)

Impacts of the Summer 2019 Renovations

  • The south wing of the Drawing & Painting studios on Level 4, known as the Ada Slaight Studios, and their adjacent washrooms, offices and storage areas will be completely closed throughout the renovations period.
  • During this period, the Drawing & Painting resource office will operate in MCA 440, and the build shop functions of MCA 475 will run in MCA 430.

Upgrades to Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems (HVAC) 

  • Some areas on the north side of the main building at 100 McCaul St. will be impacted while the heating, air conditioning and ventilation (HVAC) end-of-life units are offline and upgraded during the summer. Temporary measures will be implemented to maintain environmental comforts in the building.

Questions? Contact Us!
We’re here to collaborate with you as we work through the challenges and opportunities in this project! Don’t hesitate to get in touch with the team about any question!​ Reach us at creativecitycampus@ocadu.ca​.

Andrea Hunniford, Lead, Campus Planning and Projects​
Joanne Frisch, Director, Campus Planning and Projects​
Nick Hooper, Director, Facilities and Studios​
Sarah Mulholland, Manager, Student Communications and Campus Community