Kelson is the mechanical contractor for the Royal Ontario Museum OPEN phase 1 project. This includes: A newly designed Bloor Street entrance, sheltered by an expansive canopy and featuring a floor-to-ceiling glass entryway with direct sightlines into and out of the building. A showcase water feature that will wrap around the heritage façade and evolve with the seasons, transforming from burbling water in the summer to cracked ice in the winter. The Hennick Commons, a new four-storey sunlit atrium topped with a high-performance diagrid glass ceiling and featuring a 2,400 square foot forum. A stunning multi-level lily pad staircase adjacent to the forum, which will offer three accessible overlook platforms, knitting together old and new wings to improve movement throughout the building. A 6,000 additional feet of new gallery space on the second and third levels, allowing visitors to experience more of ROM’s world-class collections
Mechanical Systems
Kelson mechanical highlights include cut, Cap, and Make Safe Plumbing, HVAC. Further the relocate fire department Standpipe and Sprinkler connections. This is an occupied facility that will remain open during the renovation period.