Burtynsky Studio | 2,000 sq ft., | Renovation
Designed by Lynn Appleby in collaboration with David Didur

The goal was to create a studio and sanctuary for a photographer who runs a busy Toronto photography studio and laboratory. Within a downtown Toronto warehouse building, characterized by its heavy timber post and beam structure, we designed and inserted a new structure to define offices, workspace and storage. The offices are separated from the workspace by custom designed 9' high sliding glass doors. The principal office has a floor to ceiling steel and glass bookcase with a sliding ladder. In the workspace we created a viewing wall using steel plate material rubbed with a fine patina finish. Stainless steel magnets are used to attach photographs to this wall which is utilized daily to view and inspect photographs that are in production. The impression is dramatic upon entering the studio, one immediately sees the image of the day, China, Bangladesh, Alberta tar sands, Anthropocene ...... temporarily suspended by magnets on the wall designed to be a "working wall".

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“My giant magnet: Lynn and David designed and built a magnetic wall in my studio that can hold large prints under different lights. It’s become the pivotal place where all the decisions about the colour, the density, the contrast and the size of a print are determined”.

Edward Burtynsky, Toronto Life
April 12, 2012