Sunday School Lofts

Adaptive reuse of a church

Project Date of Completion: April 1, 2021

Located at the corner of Danforth and Dewhurst, Sunday School Lofts carefully integrates a new four-storey, 32-unit residence with the historic Temple Baptist Church. Built in 1925, Temple Baptist Church is a two-and-a-half storey brick building designed by Hamilton-based architect George Thomas Evans in the Georgian Classical Style. GRID initiated a new project which involved façade restoration and conservation of the historic church, integrated into a new condo development. The result is a development that provides gentle increased density in a residential neighbourhood, while maintaining the 100-year history of the site, and respecting historically significant craftsmanship, from stained glass windows to stone detailing.