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Bata Shoe Factory

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Residential Architecture - Multi Unit
Firm LocationToronto, Canada
CompanyBDP Quadrangle & Dubbeldam Inc. Architecture + Design
Lead ArchitectLeslie Klein & Heather Dubbeldam
Design Team(BDP Quadrangle - Dev Mehta, Hannah Tabatabaie, Kathryn Douthart); (Dubbeldam Architecture + Design - Scott Sampson, Joseph Villahermosa)
ClientBatawa Development Corporation

The revitalization of the 1930s Bata Shoe factory respects its Modernist heritage while introducing new materials and striking design elements. The façade features a projecting central volume with wood-clad balconies that add playful voids to the otherwise planar façade, with brick cladding that echoes the factory’s original appearance. Inside, a double height lobby features a sculptural steel and terrazzo curved stair wrapping around the original factory’s over-sized concrete column. The heating and cooling systems are fed by an intensive geothermal system, focusing on a sustainable future.