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| General information | |
|---|---|
| Type | Office building |
| Architectural style | Brutalist |
| Address | 222 Jarvis Street |
| Town or city | Toronto, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°39′29″N 79°22′32″W / 43.65796°N 79.375588°W |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Renovated | 2011 |
| Renovation cost | CA$100 million |
| Owner | Ministry of Infrastructure |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 10 |
| Floor area | 58,336 square metres (627,920 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Maxwell Miller |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | WZMH Architects |
222 Jarvis Street is an office building on Jarvis Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The inverted-pyramid-shaped building contains ten storeys and was completed in 1971.[1]
Constructed of pre-cast concrete skinned in dark brown brick veneer, it was designed in the Brutalist style by architect Maxwell Miller as the head office of Sears Canada, a department store chain. It has 58,336 square metres (627,920 sq ft) of gross floor area.[2]
- ^ "Sears Canada Head Office". Toronto: Tall buildings. Emporis. Archived from the original on September 19, 2004. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Kryhul, Angela (2010-01-19). "From brutal brooding to retrofit chic". The Globe and Mail Report on Business. p. 10. Retrieved 2013-10-29.