ID: 144 - The Children's Teaching Kitchen
Owner(s): The City of Toronto
Region: Greater Toronto Area
Municipality: Toronto
Email: kidsgrow@toronto.ca
Web site: http://torontochildrensgarden.ca
Number of bedrooms: 0
Number of bathrooms: 1
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 750
Building footprint, square feet: 834
Number of stories: 1
Occupancy date: 2012
Region: Greater Toronto Area
Municipality: Toronto
Email: kidsgrow@toronto.ca
Web site: http://torontochildrensgarden.ca
Number of bedrooms: 0
Number of bathrooms: 1
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 750
Building footprint, square feet: 834
Number of stories: 1
Occupancy date: 2012
Builder arrangement: Contractor
Main contractor name: Dino Scaglione
Main contractor company: Joe Pace & Sons Contracting Inc.
Straw bale wall system subcontractor name: Ben Polley
Straw bale wall system subcontractor company: Harvest Homes
Architect's firm: Petroff Partnership Architects
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 9 Months
Volunteer participation: N/A
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Relatively easy
Other roofing material info: Two Thirds Living Roof, One Third White Membrane
Main contractor name: Dino Scaglione
Main contractor company: Joe Pace & Sons Contracting Inc.
Straw bale wall system subcontractor name: Ben Polley
Straw bale wall system subcontractor company: Harvest Homes
Architect's firm: Petroff Partnership Architects
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 9 Months
Volunteer participation: N/A
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Relatively easy
Other roofing material info: Two Thirds Living Roof, One Third White Membrane
Paints used on bale wall plaster: Silicate
Other green features: Low/No VOC finishes, radiant in-floor heating
Anything else you'd like to share?: Visitors are welcome to stop by at any time (it's an open public park) but the Kitchen is not always open. There is still plenty to see even if the staff are unavailable.
Location and Directions
Participating in this year's tour: NoTours the rest of the year: Open to public drop-in
Coordinates: 43.641778,-79.461768 Google Map
Address: High Park, 105 Colborne Lodge Dr., Toronto, ON, just north of the intersection at the Queensway and Colborne Lodge Dr.
Driving Directions: We are in the south end of High Park, parking available at the Grenadier Restaurant. Walk south from the restaurant we are 5 minutes down on the left beside the stop sign. See our website under about us for more details.
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