Wittington Tower (Toronto)

chain. George Weston Ltd. occupies five full floors in the building. Wittington Properties occupies the majority of the fourth floor. Loblaw Co. Ltd is no longer located in the building.

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The horizontal members, called spandrels and separated by windows of tinted glass, are made of stainless steel, while the vertical members, mullions, are of aluminum. Because of the different light-reflecting qualities of the two materials, this creates an interesting dichromatic contrast under different daytime lighting conditions.

Reflecting the overall shape of the building, the lobby features a metal ceiling with eight-sided truncated metal 'stalactites.' This is accompanied by a floor-to-ceiling metallic sculpted mural. The reception (security) desk is a solid 5-ton slab of granite. The lobby design won for Rebanks an honourable mention, in 1976, from the American Institute of Business Designers.

On May 7, 1982, a stainless steel sculpture called 'Sails,' by Gordon Smith, was erected below the tower.

References

*Kinsella, Joan C.: Historical Walking Tour of Deer Park, Toronto Public Library Board; Toronto, Ontario, 1996. ISBN 0-920601-26-X

External links

A picture of Rebanks's award-winning lobby: http://www.rebanks.ca/commercial.html