Buildings

Ahmic Lake Boat House
Contractor: Doug Fraser
Structural: Blackwell Engineering Ltd.
Team: Mary Tremain, Lisa Rapoport, Heather Asquith, Quinlan Osborne

Albany Avenue Residence – Outdoor Room
Contractor: Dale Thurman
Engineering: Blackwell Engineering
Cabinetwork: Edwards and Wilson
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT, Peter Legris Photography, Michael Graydon
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Elise Shelley, Heather Asquith

Arlington Avenue Residence
Contractor: Kevin Domm Ltd
Cabinetwork: The Wood Studio – David MacHenry
Photos: Michael Awad and Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer

Belleville Residence
Contractors: Bosiak Construction and client
Structural: Blackwell Engineering Ltd.
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Quinlan Osborne

Braemore Residence
Contractor: Guacci Limited
Cabinetwork: Gibson Greenwood
Engineering: Blackwell Engineering
Photos: Peter Legris Photography
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Tao Cheng, Jane Hutton

Brookdale Avenue Residence
Contractor: William Kelly Contracting
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Interior design in collaboration with Catherine Scott.
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Heather Asquith

Browning Residence
Contractor: Guacci Limited
Cabinetwork: Edwards and Wilsons
Photos: Peter Legris Photography
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Lisa Moffit

Brunswick Avenue Residence
Contractor: Guacci limited
Engineering: Blackwell Engineering
Photos: Peter Legris Photography
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Katya Tuñón-Marshall, Monica Adair

BSharp Technologies Offices
Contractor: Penalta Group Limited
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Heather Asquith

Cambridge Avenue Renovation and Addition
Contractor: Mike Suza
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Roman Lysiak

Camp Arowhon Offices
Contractor: Integer Construction
Cabinetwork: Edwards and Wilson Cabinetmakers
Engineering: Blackwell Bowick Engineering
Planting & Irrigation: Oriole Landscaping
Signage: Arrow Graphics
Photos: Peter Legris Photography
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Jane Hutton

Crawford Street Renovations
Contractor/Cabinets: David MacHenry, The Wood Studio
Porch and Interior: The Glenbarra Group
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Heather Asquith, Judy Sanz-Solé, Jane Hutton, Jessica Craig, Matthew Hartney

Creemore Farm
Contractor/Cabinets: Porter Skelton & Associates Ltd., Clearview Woodworking
Engineering: Blackwell Bowick Engineering
Photos: Matthew Hartney/PLANT, Peter Legris
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Heather Asquith, Judy Sanz-Solé, Jane Hutton, Jessica Craig, Matthew Hartney

Elizabeth Fry Society of Toronto Renovations
Contractor: Michael Thomas Construction
Engineer: LKM Engineering
Photos: Peter Legris Photography
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Heather Asquith, Judy Sanz-Solé, Jane Hutton, Jessica Craig, Matthew Hartney

Erskine Avenue Residence
Contractor: Marcrest Construction
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Mary Tremain, Lisa Rapoport, Heather Asquith

Dufferin Road Bathroom
Contractor: Andy Katz
Photos: Lisa Rapoport
Team: Lisa Rapoport

Geoffrey Street Residence
Contractor: Camus Renovations (ground floor, exterior and garage)
Contractor: David Dobkin (second floor)
Cabinetwork: Gibson Greenwood
Cabinetwork: The Wood Studio – David MacHenry (interior stair)
Photos: Peter Legris Photography and Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Quinlan Osborne

Hambly Avenue Residence
Contractor: Gilmore and Gilmore Construction, Grand Haven Construction
Structural: Blackwell Engineering
Cabinetmaker: Edwards and Wilson Cabinetmakers
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT, Peter Legris Photography
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer

Helena Avenue Residence One
Contractor: Gilmore and Gilmore Construction, Grand Haven Construction
Structural: Blackwell Engineering
Cabinetmaker: Edwards and Wilson Cabinetmakers
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT, Peter Legris Photography
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer

Helena Avenue Residence Two
Contractor: Guacci Limited
Cabinetmaker: The Wood Studio – Dave MacHenry
Engineering: Blackwell Engineering
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT, Peter Legris Photography
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer, Heather Asquith, Lisa Dietrich

Hogarth Residence
Contractor: Joe MacLaughlin
Photos: Michael Awad
Team: Mary Tremain, Lisa Rapoport, Heather Asquith

Howland Avenue Residence Two
Contractor: William Kelly Contracting
Cabinetmaker: Edwards and Wilson Cabinetmakers
Structural: Blackwell Engineering
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer, Tao Cheng, Lisa Dietrich

Inglewood Residence
Contractor: Marcrest Construction
Structural: Blackwell Engineering
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Dan Kronby, Lisa Dietrich

Logan Avenue Renovations
Contractor: Cockney Carpentry
Photos: Lisa Rapoport
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer

Logan Avenue 2 Renovations
Contractor: Hometime Renovations
Photos: Peter Legris Photography
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Patrick Moskwa, Dan Kronby

MacDonnell Avenue Residence
Contractor: Hometime Renovations
Structural: Blackwell Engineering
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Mary Tremain, Lisa Rapoport

Market Square Condominium
Contractor: Small Building Co.
Cabinets: David MacHenry, The Wood Studio
Cabinet Design: Mary Tremain
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Mary Tremain

Markham Street Attic Renovation and Addition
Contractor: Small Building Company
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain

Niagara-on-the-Lake Kitchen
Contractor and Cabinets: Gibson Greenwood
Photos: Gabhan Gibson
Team: Mary Tremain

Pickering Museum Village
Architects: PLANT Architect Inc.
Historical: André Scheinman Heritage Preservation Consultant
Costing: Vermeulens Inc.
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Patrick Moskwa

Russel Hill Road Residence
Contractor and Cabinets: Gibson Greenwood
Cabinet Design: Mary Tremain and Gabhan Gibson
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Mary Tremain

Sunnyside Avenue Master Bedroom
Contractor: Richard Anderson Contracting
Cabinets: Leslie Sinclair
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Mary Tremain, Lisa Rapoport, Quinlan Osborne

Sutton House Addtion
Contractor: Lengaucher, Entrepeneur
Interior finishing/cabinetwork: Tom Bickerdite
Photos: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer

Sweet Farm Pond House
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Heather Asquith

Tranby Avenue Residence
Contractor: William Kelly Contracting
Cabinetmaker: Edwards & Wilson Cabinetmakers
Structural: Blackwell Engineering
Wall Paint Colours: Pink Colour and Design
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Mary Tremain, Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Tao Cheng

Victor Avenue Porch
Contractor/owner: Gargoyle Carpentry
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Mary Tremain

Wells Street Residence
Contractor (phase one): Arcademia Group
Contractor (phase two): Hometime Renovations
Contractor (phase three): Guacci Limited
Cabinetwork (phase one): The Wood Studio – David MacHenry
Millwork (phase two): Two Degrees North
Cabinetwork (phase three): Gibson Greeenwood
Photos (phase one): Michael Awad
Photos (phase two): Chris Pommer/PLANT
Photos (phase three): Peter Legris Photography
Team Phase 1/2: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain
Team Phase 3: Mary Tremain, Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Elise Shelley

Westmoreland Renovations
Team: Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Heather Asquith, Tao Cheng, Lisa Dietrich

Whitecap Renovations
Contractor: Richard Anderson Design/Build
Engineering: Blackwell Engineering
Photos: Lisa Rapoport
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Heather Asquith, Jane Hutton, Lisa Dietrich

Wimbleton Road Vestibule
Contractor: Marcrest Construction
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Heather Asquith

Woodlawn Residence
Contractor: Guacci Limited
Cabinetwork: Edwards and Wilson Cabinetmakers
Engineering: Blackwell Bowick Engineering
Photos: Peter Legris Photography
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer, Lisa Moffitt, Kathy Chang, Grace Tang

Rakvere Competition
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Elise Shelley, Heather Asquith, Jeremy McGregor, Lisa Dietrich, Matthew Hartney, Derek Chaves, Anne Ehlers



Gardens

Albany Avenue Canopy
Contractor: Dale Thurman
Canopy Fabricator: Genco Marine
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Tao Cheng

Bellevue Fencing
Contractor: Tom Carroll
Photos: Peter Legris Photography
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Lisa Dietrich

Bernard Garden
Contractor: Life Outdoors
Photos: Peter Legris Photography
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Jane Hutton

Cabbagetown Garden
Contractor: Life Outdoors
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT, Peter Legris Photography
Team: Mary Tremain, Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Heather Asquith, Elise Shelley, Jane Hutton

Carey Road Garden
Built by Owner
Engineering: Blackwell Engineering
Photos: Peter Legris Photography
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer, Jane Hutton

Dufferin Road Patio
Contractor: Baril et Fils, Montréal
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Dan Kronby

Erskine Avenue Garden
Contractor: Marcrest Construction
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain

Euclid Avenue Garden
Contractor: William Kelly Contracting
Plant Design: Garth Armour
Planting: Tall Poppies
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Mary Tremain, Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer

Garden Avenue Garden
Contractor: Marcrest Construction (deck)
William Kelly Contracting (shed and fence)
Plantsmith: Mary Tremain, Tall Poppies
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Mary Tremain, Heather Asquith

Gormley Garden
Plant design: Garth Armour
Contractior: Four by Four Contracting
Planting: Tall Poppies
Fence Metalwork: BLAST Metalworks
Fence Mirrors: Arrow Graphics
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer, Monica Adair

Howland Garden One
Builder: client
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain

Howland Garden Two
Contractor: Dieter Groening (woodwork)
Crestwood Railings (metalwork)
Custom Stone Masonry and client (stonework)
Photos: Peter Legris Photography and Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain

Le Jardin du Repos
Client
Festival international de l’art des jardins contemporains
Les Jardins de Métis, Grand-Métis, Québec
Denis Lemieux, Festival Director
Alexander Reford, President & Festival Co-Founder
Philippe Poullaouec-Gonidec, Festival Co-Founder

Building Team
Pierre Tremblay, Construction Coordinator
Raoul Jomphe, Master Carpenter
Yvant Maltais, Chef d’Équipe
Helène Normand, Horticulturalist
Patricia Gallant, Chief Horticulturalist

Design Team
Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Quinlan Osborne

Photos: PLANT

This Project was made possible in part by The Canada Council for the Arts

Montrose Avenue Garden
Contractor: William Kelly Contracting
Plantsmith: Steve Moore
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Mary Tremain, Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Dan Kronby

Prince George Drive Garden
Contractor: William Kelly Contracting
Structural: Blackwell Engineering Ltd.
Photos: Peter Legris and Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain

Roxborough Garden One
Contractor: Life Outdoors
Engineering: Blackwell Engineering
Photos: Peter Legris Photography
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer, Jane Hutton

Screenplay
Builder: Client & Brian Davis
Photos Peter Legris Photography
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer, Dan Kronby

Sorauren Garden
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer, Dan Kronby

Tranby Front Garden
Contractor: Allweather Landscape Ltd.
Woodwork: Dave MacHenry - The Wood Studio
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain

Tranby Garden
Contractor: Allweather Landscaping Inc.
Woodwork: Dan Hall Carpentry
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer, Dan Hall

Woburn Garden
Team: Mary Tremain, Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Dan Kronby



Landscape

College Montrose Children's Garden
Team: Mary Tremain, Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Jane Hutton

Dublin Grounds of Remembrance
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Heather Asquith, Lisa Moffitt, Renée Kuehnle, Olivia Mapué, Elise Shelley, Jane Hutton
Structural: Blackwell Bowick Engineering
Local Architects and Engineers:Jack D Walter & Associates
Contractor: McDaniels Construction
Bronze: Quality Architectural Fabrication
Photos by PLANT and Steven Evans

Fern Avenue Greening
Team: Mary Tremain, Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Jane Hutton
Photos: Peter Legris Photography

Foote's Pond Wood
Associate Landscape Architects & Engineers: Schoor DePalma Inc.
Contractor: Kyle Conti Construction
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer, Heather Asquith, Quinlan Osborne

The Meadows Reconsidered
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Dan Hall

Ravine Forecourt
Landscape Consultants: Envision, The Hough Group
Contractor: Coivic Contracting
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT, Peter Legris Photography
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Dan Kronby

Stratford Market Square
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer, Jane Hutton, Heather Asquith, Grace Tang, Lisa Moffitt, Elise Shelley

Liza’s Garden
Green Roof Consultant & Contractor: Gardens in the Sky – Terry McGlade
Structural & Roofing Membrane: Halsall Engineering
Lighting: Suzanne Powadiuk
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer, Jane Hutton, Elise Shelley, Lisa Moffitt, Olivia Mapué, Val Wright
Photos by PLANT, Miguel Hortiguela/ROM

Boustrophedon Garden
Structural: Blackwell Bowick Engineering
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Chris Pommer, Jane Hutton, Elise Shelley, Jessica Craig
Photos: Mary Tremain, Jessica Craig/PLANT

Sweet Farm
Contractors: Terrains Décoratifs and Les Boiseries Richard Enrg.
Structural: Blackwell Engineering Ltd.
Photos: Steven Evans and Chris Pommer
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer



Design

AL&D Donor Wall
Contractor: Arrow Graphics
Photos: Chris Pommer.PLANT
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain

Blue Note
Created by Brian Quirt and Martin Julien
Design by PLANT Architect Inc.
Produced by Naomi Campbell

Performed by Neema Bickersteth, Jay Bowen, Christine Brubaker, Steven Gallagher, Kate Hennig, John Millard, and Jane Miller
Stage managed by Sandy Plunkett
Lighting consultation by Trevor Schwellnus
Apprentice director Ulla Laidlaw*

Knotters: Sorcha Gibson, Andrew Lamb, Sasha Kovacs, Cindy Kowlessar, Jacqueline Margolis, Allie Marshall, Colleen So

PLANT Blue Note Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Matt Hartney, Lisa Dietrich, Jessica Craig, Victoria Taylor

Photographs: Peter Legris Photography

Blue Note owes special thanks to previous workshop participants Thom Allison, Christine Duncan, Megan Hamilton, Andrew Kirschner, Doug McNaughton, Frank Moore, Imali Perera, Andrea Romaldi, Suba Sankaran, and Jovanni Sy. Thanks also to Andrea den Elzen (Burnt Sienna Jewellery), David Matheson, Heather Nicol, Yvette Nolan, Cathy Nosaty, Wayne Strongman, Kathryn Walter (FELT), Nancy Webster, Dancemakers, fu-GEN Theatre Company, and Necessary Angel. *The services of Ulla Laidlaw were made possible through Theatre Ontario's Professional Theatre Training Program, funded by the Ontario Arts Council.


City Instrument
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Tao Cheng, Dan Kronby

Conversation of Views
Design Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Dan Kronby, Heather Asquith, Patrick Moskwa

Funding Acknowledgements
Oakville Galleries gratefully acknowledges the support of The Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, The Corporation of the Town of Oakville and the membership of Oakville Galleries.

Artists’ Acknowledgements
PLANT: A Conversation of Views was generously supported by:
The Canada Council for the Arts
Timeless Materials Company
Bara Industries Ltd.
Tony Zwig
Hanford Lumber Ltd.
System Fencing Limited
Roma Fence Ltd.
Tredegar Kennedy Metalshop
Edwards and Wilson Cabinetmakers
Arrow Graphics
GardenImport
Max Rapoport
Nina Rapoport

Building Team
PLANT (Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Dan Kronby (foreman), Tao Cheng)
Brian Davis
Rick Dzupina
Mona Niculescu
Maria Legault
Tim Rivers, Town of Oakville Parks and Recreation Department Greenhouses
and special thanks to the Oakville Galleries staff for moral support, lunch, and vine de-tangling.

Conversation Piece
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Tao Cheng, Dan Kronby,
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Eric Arthur: Practical Visions
Client: AL&D, Dean Larry Wayne Richards
Curated by Michelangelo Sabatino
Contractors: Arrow Graphics (signage, mounting, and digital outputs)
Larry Norris & Johhny Bui, AL&D in-house fabrication and installation
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain

Les Meubles du Repos
Contractor: Métis River Park and PLANT
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain

The reconstruction of these pieces was made possible in part by The Canada Council for the Arts

Mori Motion Floor
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain

Paperstone Scissors
Client: SIP Distribution
Fabrication: Jong Design Group
Photos: Peter Legris Photography; PLANT
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Lisa Dietrich, Vanessa Eickhoff

Peripheral Sitings
Fabrication: Arrow Graphics, PLANT
Installation: Harbourfront
Photos: Peter Legris Photography
Team: Lisa Rapoport, Chris Pommer, Mary Tremain, Lisa Moffitt, Kathy Chang

Porch
Photos: Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport

Superlegible Furniture
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain

Special Thanks to:

Blackstock Leather
Gibson Greenwood (wood frame)
Edwards & Wilson Cabinetmakers Ltd. (frame finishing)
The Globe and Mail

Roy Schulze
Damzels in this Dress
Steven Evans
Gabhan Gibson
Bernice Iarocci
Merri Schwartz
Catherine Scott
Anne Tremain

Sweet Farm: 1994 to 1997
Photos: Steven Evans, Joyce Rapoport, Chris Pommer/PLANT
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport
Thanks to Ballenford Books

un_seated
Building Team (thick): Chris Pommer, Jane Hutton, with the help of Larry Norris
Building Team (thin): Blast Metal, Chris Pommer, Jane Hutton
Design Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Jane Hutton, Elise Shelley, Monica Adair, Heather Asquith

Waterloo Regional Children's Museum Exhibit Graphics
Team: Chris Pommer, Lisa Rapoport, Mary Tremain, Tao Cheng, Monica Adair



Web Site Design

PLANT


The Studio : 1994 to present

Chris Pommer
Lisa Rapoport
Mary Tremain

Monica Adair
Heather Asquith
Manny Blair
Val Boucher
Kathy Chang
Derek Chaves
Tao Cheng
Brandon Cunningham
Lisa Dietrich
Anne Ehlers
Vanessa Eickhoff
Dennis Fanti
Janice Fraser
Dan Hall
Matthew Hartney
Jane Hutton
Joeanita Jahidin
Rebecca Kelly
Dan Kronby
Renée Kuehnle
Roman Lysiak
Olivia Mapué
Jeremy McGregor
Clare Mclean-Wilson
Lisa Moffitt
Patrick Moskwa
Quinlan Osborne
Judy Sanz-Solé
Merri Schwartz
Elise Shelley
Grace Tang
Victoria Taylor
Katya Tuñón-Marshall
Patrick Wheeler
Valerie Wright