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Sheguiandah First Nation Community Court

...the NBA and the Toronto Raptors. https://www.eraarch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2.mp4   Through ERA’s unique collaborative design approach, ERA worked with local youth leaders to develop a court design that meets the needs of the community while reflecting the values and unique identity of the Sheguiandah First Nation. This included assisting the community through an artist selection process that brought Anishinaabe artist Emily Kewageshing...

Crystal Ballroom - King Edward Hotel Crystal Ballroom – King Edward Hotel

...washrooms. In total, the interior renovations totalled approximately 14,000 square-feet. Although damaged by 50 years of use, the majority of the neo-Classical plasterwork in the Ballroom remained in relatively sound condition, and ERA was able to retain it in place with selective repairs. The wood wainscoting had also been badly damaged over the years and was replicated, with new enclosures...

Stanley Barracks

...buildings, such as the Stanley Barracks and the East Enlisted Men’s Barracks, constructed of limestone. After Confederation, the ‘New Fort’ site was transferred to the Canadian Government. Though there were periods of vacancy, the buildings maintained their military use up to the 1940’s, housing the Royal Canadian Regiment and the Royal Canadian Dragoons and finally acting as ‘Exhibition Camp’ during...

Mnjikaning Fish Weirs

Mnjikaning Fish Weirs is the largest and best-preserved wooden fish weirs known in eastern North America, in use from approximately 3,300 B.C. “Mnjikaning” is an Ojibway word meaning “the place of the fish fence”, which is located at the narrows between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. Mnjinkaning Fish Weirs is a National Historic Site. Fish have been harvested here continuously...

Fashion House Condos

The Fashion House Condo is located at 570 King Street West in a neighbourhood formerly characterized by factories including small retail shops, a brewer, tailor, railway switcher and carter. The project incorporates aspects of adaptive reuse conjoined with new construction: a designated heritage building that formerly housed the Toronto Silver Plate Building and new infill with a mid-rise condo tower...

The Crosstown: EGLINTONconnects

...use and development guidelines for properties lining many kilometers of the avenue. Special thanks to all of our partners: Brook McIlory, planningAlliance, City of Toronto, HDR, Public Work, Antoine Grumbach & Associates, Swerhun Facilitation and Decision Making, Public Workshop, N. Barry Lyons Consultants. View the project summary here. For more information on the Canadian Institute of Planners Award, visit here....

The McGill New Vic Project

...a place to advance the knowledge of medical sciences and to train nurses. Over its 130-year history, several buildings were added to the original pavilions, reflecting the evolution of medicine throughout the 20th century. Because of its location, architecture, and history, the complex is recognized by several statutes including being one of the major buildings located in the Mount Royal...

St. Lawrence Market North

...Stirk Harbour + Partners and Adamson Associates, their design reimagined the site and reinstated historic links to St. Lawrence Hall. The new project will replace the existing 1960s structure currently on site with a new landmark mixed-use market hall and public building, with courts above. The design features a four-storey structure with an elegant glass atrium that offers scenic views...

Milton Heritage Properties Business Strategy

...Any solution would have to make thoughtful use of the buildings and land, enhance the public realm, and be financially viable. In service of these goals, the report details the site’s historic and planning context; analyzes its natural, cultural, and built heritage value; applies business analytics to a wide range of adaptive reuse scenarios; and finally makes a number of...

Munk School of Global Affairs

...undertake an expansion project for the School. The project involves the adaptive re-use of the 1908-1909 Dominion Meteorological Building located at 315 Bloor Street West. As the heritage consultant, ERA is advising on the adaptive reuse of the heritage building, providing construction documents for the conservation of the building’s exterior envelope and assisting with preparation of the Heritage Easement Agreement....

St. Lawrence Hall

...was extensively restored and renovated to commemorate the Canadian Centennial. The 1967 restoration replaced most of the original interior fabric of the building with new material and few records were retained of the restoration process. ERA was asked by Heritage Toronto to review these interior renovations and to propose alterations to improve the use of the space in the Hall....

Drake Devonshire Inn

...modern design includes bold colours, textures, and patterns and an eccentric vibe that flatters the rural and picturesque scenery of dairy farms, wineries, sand dunes, and beaches. A plethora of Canadian art, including paintings and installations, incorporates and integrates a sense of community and culture to the inn. ERA designed the multi-use glass box to provide an ultra-modern setting for...