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John Bland Canadian Architecture Collection Henry Birks and Sons
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New Birks Building

File consists of architectural drawings for office building and factory (basement, 10 floors; stone and terracotta; steel frame), including:
2 presentation drawings: interior and exterior perspectives
5 development drawings: floor plans, cornice
7 working drawings: floor plan, roof plan, elevations, section
57 detail drawings: interior and exterior elevations, wall sections, laboratories, lobby, corridor plans, lunettes, doors (including woodwork, ironwork and bronzework), stairs, windows, conveyor, plasterwork (including ornament), stonework, pier, walls, trims, finishes, terracotta, lighting plan, sills, fittings, ironwork (including lunettes, stairs, balusters)
8 shop drawings: elevator hall, window schedule, fire escape, corridor elevations, machine and hatchway location
6 consultant drawings: interior elevations, pipe tunnel, vents, entrance hall
18 photographs: 1 perspective; 6 finished exteriors; 2 finished interiors; 2 details; 7 others

Royal Garage

File consists of architectural drawings for commercial parking garage (basement, 6 floors; brick and stone; composite) and 3 photographs (1 perspective, 2 finished exteriors). Drawings include:
2 survey drawings: excavation plan, site plan
2 sketch drawings: street plan, plan
2 development drawings: floor plans, metal sills
8 working drawings: foundation plan, floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections, structural diagram
32 detail drawings: metal sills, doors, exhaust system, grease/oil racks, basement floor, beams, stonework (including rondels), transoms, stair, boiler, coping, office layout and partitions, screen, sign, filling station
17 consultant drawings: floor plans, sign, stonework, elevator, foundation walls, ramp, finish, schedule of lacing, stairs, doors

Alterations to Birks Building

File consists of architectural drawings for retail store and office building (alterations: alteration of front elevation), including:
1 working drawing: elevation
15 detail drawings: copperwork, bronzework (including pilasters, columns, ornaments, frieze), stonework (including window heads), marble bases, brickwork, foundation plan, office plan, lettering, woodwork, windows, floor plan
1 consultant drawing: floor plan

Birks Building

File consists of architectural drawings for retail store and office building (basement, 4 floors; brick and stone; marble; composite), including:
8 development drawings: floor plans, elevations, section, tilework
12 working drawings: floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections
47 detail drawings: elevations, plan of outlets, stairs, tilework, cornice, soffit, elevator, fittings, doors, office layouts, fire escape, stonework (including cornice), marquise, staircase, screens, lighting, sash, bronzework, windows, woodwork (cornices), plasterwork, marble work (including entrance), ironwork (including marquise, window)
22 shop drawings: elevations, lift, elevator, penthouse, lighting, door, marquise, stairs
8 consultant drawings: roof plan, structural plans

Addition to Henry Birks Building

File consists of architectural drawings for retail store (addition: building in Birks Lane), including:
28 detail drawings: floor plans, elevation, wall construction, foundations, windows, stairs, sills, cope, trim, sash, ramp, door frames, partition, woodwork (including window, panels), plaster cornices
14 shop drawings: door, skylight, hangers, expansion shields, floor plan, elevation, parcel box, stair, railing
6 consultant drawings: floor plan, structure

Alterations to Henry Birks Building

File consists of architectural drawings for retail store and office building as well as 1 file folder of specifications. Drawings include:
1 development drawing; stained glass
13 consultant drawings: floor plans, elevations, sections, showcases, fittings, stair, structure

Alterations to New Birks Building

File consists of detail drawings for office building and factory (wood screens, shop front, store, plans, elevations and details of offices, door, transom, partitions).

Alteration to New Birks Building

File consists of architectural drawings for office building and factory (alteration: connecting passage between penthouses), including:
1 measured drawing: penthouse plans and section
1 detail drawing: passage

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