ST. ANDRE BESSETTE CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL A ‘Learning Commons’ has been designed at the core of the building’s interior. This area functions as a central shared-atrium, where students may study and socialize. The space is surrounded by central corridors, and is adjacent to the school’s library. This large building has been broken into a number of…
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Location: Toronto, Ontario Size: 121, 072 s.f. Completion: 2013 . The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) represents over 76,000 teachers and education workers in the province of Ontario. It plays a critical role in recognizing that the people who teach our children are pivotal in building a better future. ETFO’s also set ambitious objectives…
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Client: City of Brampton Size: 300,000 s.f. integrated building Phase 1: 70,000 s.f. Phase 2: 230,000 s.f. Located on a 143-acre rural site, the new Gore Meadows Community & Sports Centre is a unique multi-programmed facility containing over 300,000 s.f. for the residents of a rapidly growing multi-cultural district in Brampton. Inspired by the agricultural and…
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Vale Port Colborne Health & Wellness Centre Port Colborne, ON 140,000 sf / 2013 The Port Colborne Health and Wellness Centre is 140,000 sf LEED Silver community recreation centre and spectator venue in a 35 ha. multi-sport park in town centre. The project site and building were planned to elevate the profile of Port Colborne as a regional…
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The 311,500 square foot housing community is setting a new standard for seniors housing and care in Ontario. This LEED Silver project was the first complete continuum of care in the province offering all levels of care ‘under one roof.’ The design of this project is set up in a campus or ‘community within a community’ style…
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Location: Toronto, Ontario Size: 55,000 s.f. (approx.) Completion: 2012 14 Division is the culmination of Toronto Police Service’s commitment to community policing and ‘being a good neighbor’. Working with TPS and community representatives, we designed an attractive, accessible and safe building that blends cohesively with the scale of the surrounding historical homes. Situated within a…
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Location: Barrie, ON
New Facility: 75,000 sq.ft.
Construction Costs: $17.8 million
Completion Date: March 2012
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Location: Waterloo, Ontario Size: 260,000 s.f. (approx.) Completion: 2012 The design of the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre at the University of Waterloo creates a sophisticated platform for research and innovation in the respective fields of quantum computing and nanotechnology. Just as the intricate study of multi-layer nanoscale patterns and quantum physics reveal…
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Location: Toronto, Ontario Size: 161,500 s.f. Completion: 2012 The winning design competition scheme for the Rotman Expansion was conceived to foster collaboration and creative problem solving and to create a vibrant global hub that grounds the identity of the School and gives it an international presence. The design of the new building is a direct…
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The new Ryerson Image Centre and the School of Image Arts is a renovation and expansion of the almost windowless former brick brewery distribution warehouse which has been home to the School of Arts for nearly fifty years. The project to design a class A museum facility resulted from the donation of the Black Star…
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Stratford General Hospital Stratford, Ontario 30,000 sqft renovation, 75,000 sqft (new) To help plan for the long-term requirements for a much needed expansion to Critical Care Services, Stratford General Hospital (SGH) needed a Master Plan. SGH invited architects Tillmann Ruth Robinson to develop a plan that would detail the location of new or expanded program…
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The residents living around the Carleton Village School made it clear at town hall meetings that they did not want to see the cornerstone of their community bulldozed and replaced with a hyper-modern policing fortress. In an example of the community service ethos modern policing demands, the three stakeholders worked together to develop an adaptive…
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