The House of Commons Conservation Project
Client
Canadian Parliament
Year
01/01/2019
We recently completed a two year conservation of the stained glass windows in the Canadian Parliament’s House of Commons.
Scope of Work
Cleaning and re-leading of existing windows
Integrating replacement glass, made with carefully-matched handmade glass painted with kiln fired vitreous enamel
Repairing glass using museum quality epoxies and back-plated non-glare glass
Providing before, during and after documentation of the entire scope of work
Facsimiles
In order to maintain the look of the Chamber during the months it took to conserve the panels, TG manufactured and installed photographic facsimiles:
10mm thick replacement panels were made with digitally printed, kiln-fired ceramic frit on low iron, tempered glass
These were laminated onto low-iron acid-etched glass diffuser panels
The panels were installed into the stone reglets with custom laser-welded steel framing members and custom extruded lead/antimony/tin alloy glazing channels.
Videos & Media
The following are are part of a informational series on the Center Block Restoration Project by PSPC and the Canadian Senate