The Robert Thomson Building is a 9-storey low-rise office building in

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. The building was completed in 1977, and is part of the

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complex. The building is still officially known as the ''Robert Thomson Building'', but some signage refers to the building by its address, 110 King Street West.

Description

The building's facade consists of glass windows and a concrete base. The interior features a lobby with granite floors and concrete walls, a digital directory, and an

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bank. The elevator bank features 3 modernized

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elevators that serve floors 2 through 7, as well as the plaza level, with one of the elevators serving the underground parking lot, as well as the mechanical floor. The building also features

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and

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that lead from the main level (lobby and mall) to the plaza level. The plaza level of the Robert Thomson building extends farther north than floors 2 to 7, and is located above the centre portion of the Jackson Square mall. The building features column-free floor plates. The Jackson Square mall, as well as the 3 other office buildings in the complex are accessible from the lobby level. The building features a large common underground parking lot with a capacity of 1300 vehicles.

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File:RobertThomsonBuildingPlaza1.jpg, Robert Thomson Building viewed from the Jackson Square rooftop plaza File:RobertThomsonBuildingLobby1.jpg, Robert Thomson Building lobby File:RobertThomsonBuildingPlazaLevel1.jpg, Robert Thomson Building plaza level

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{{reflist Buildings and structures in Hamilton, Ontario Modernist architecture in Canada Office buildings completed in 1977

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