Taylor Hazell Architects

Specialties

Architecture, Conservation, Restoration, Renovation, Strategic Planning, Heritage Planning. Core Services: Heritage conservation architecture;Schematic Design through Contract Administration for new and heritage properties; Public Policy Development (municipal and provincial); Cultural Heritage Landscape Theory and Practice; Character area, District Studies; Conservation Plans/​Master Plans for repair and care of historic places; Adaptive Reuse Studies for historic places; Building Condition Audits, Due Diligence Audits; Heritage Impact Assessments, Cultural Heritage Evaluations, Statements of Heritage Value; Feasibility Analysis, Strategic Planning; Facility Planning and Programming; Record Documentation; Research in material science; Historic Research; Group Facilitation/​Community Consultation; Monitoring of historic sites;

Conservation and Maintenance Planning; Mothballing Plans; Communications and Advocacy.

History

Established in 1991.

Taylor Hazell Architects Ltd. (THA) was created to address the architectural planning and technical issues identified with heritage sites, combining orthodox conservation methodology with a distinct philosophy of adaptive reuse of historic places within the institutional and community environment. Our experience in the areas of heritage planning, inventory and evaluation, conservation and adaptive reuse, is integrated with a full range of architectural services. The mid-​sized firm is located in Toronto, with our work extending to other cities throughout Ontario, and Canada.