Ogilvy Building - Ornamental Copper
Heather & Little gratefully accepted the challenge to reproduce a 8-foot high copper medallion originally mounted on the corner of the building. Using only a historical black and white photo of the original medallion to reproduce the piece. This was deemed an intricate part of the restoration on the building, as had been missing for many years and not been seen.
The medallion is made from 20-ounce copper sheet metal. Focusing heavily on reproducing an identical medallion, a new drawing was produced by architects from old photos of the building; the size was estimated as closely as possible to reflect the proportionate size in the images. The team at Heather & Little hand sculpted the different elements for the die casting and pressing for the copper. Standing approximately nine feet tall, the completed medallion was shipped to Heritage Grade Company in Ottawa to be painted but before installation it it was decided to leave it in its natural copper colour mounting it back on the building.
H&L also reproduced the decorative sheet metal cornice band located just below the roof level all in lead coated copper
The medallion is made from 20-ounce copper sheet metal. Focusing heavily on reproducing an identical medallion, a new drawing was produced by architects from old photos of the building; the size was estimated as closely as possible to reflect the proportionate size in the images. The team at Heather & Little hand sculpted the different elements for the die casting and pressing for the copper. Standing approximately nine feet tall, the completed medallion was shipped to Heritage Grade Company in Ottawa to be painted but before installation it it was decided to leave it in its natural copper colour mounting it back on the building.
H&L also reproduced the decorative sheet metal cornice band located just below the roof level all in lead coated copper
Project Year: 2015
Project Cost: $100,001 - $150,000
Country: Canada