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Dundurn National Historic Site

Dundurn National Historic Site is a prominent historic house in Hamilton, dating from 1835. This Regency style mansion was built as the home of Sir Allan Napier McNab. ERA’s work at Dundurn includes underpinning of foundations walls, repointing and waterproofing and below-grade drainage to prevent periodic floods in the basement. Extensive archaeological work was done to document the remains of...

The Distillery District

...documentation, partial dismantling, storage and re-erection on site during the construction phase. Client: Cityscape Development Corporation & Dundee Realty Partner: architectsAlliance Consultant: Ava A Janikowski Architect The Stone Distillery The Stone Distillery is the most prominent structure on the site of the Distillery District, National Historic Site. Erected 1859 to 1861, this is the oldest distillery structure in Canada and...

Bombardier Centre for Aerospace and Aviation

...the south elevation dating back to 1937 were retained, and the north façade completely rehabilitated. New additions to the building, including an expanded Hangar to accommodate the size of modern aircraft, were executed in a modern way that remains harmonious to the original design of the building. Creative interpretation of the building’s history on–site connects the site’s history to its...

Canada Malting Silo

The Canada Maltings Co. is a former industrial complex located at the foot of Bathurst Quay in Toronto. The site consists of two large silo structures, distribution rooms, a head house, link structures and other accessory buildings. The complex was continually developed throughout the 20th century with the earliest structures on the site dating back to 1928. The facility was...

Fanshawe College's building at 130 Dundas Fanshawe College: School of Culinary Arts & Information Technology

The Kingsmill’s Department Store building in downtown London is now home to Fanshawe College’s Schools of Information Technology and Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts. Located on 130 Dundas Street, previously 126-132 Dundas St, the building is an important cultural landmark for the city and was built in 1865. Its current façade is composed of both limestone and brick veneer dating...

Little Trinity Church

Dating from 1843, Little Trinity is one of the oldest surviving brick churches in Toronto. This polychrome Gothic Revival church was badly damaged by fire in 1961. At that time, the brickwork was cleaned by sandblasting removing its protective kiln face and leaving the bricks vulnerable to frost and water damage. A listed heritage property, ERA undertook a program of...

Kensington Market Lofts

...The current loft building was built in 1952 by George Brown College to house their technical school, and was attached to an older red brick school building dating from 1923. The new addition was clad in glazed yellow terra-cotta blocks, and featured terrazzo floors at interior stairwells and landings. The building was substantially renovated in the early 1990s, and converted...

South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District Study

South Rosedale is a unique neighbourhood in the City of Toronto. Originally part of the Village of Yorkville, it was one of the first few suburban developments north of the city. The residential community has a clearly discernable character as a picturesque suburb with varied architectural styles dating back to the mid 1800s. ERA completed a heritage conservation district study...

A view at night under the Macdonald Block buildings at 900 Bay St. Macdonald Block

Macdonald Block is a modernist government complex consisting of four office tower buildings connected by a two-storey podium that houses eleven ministries of the provincial government. These buildings are connected by an outdoor courtyard, designed in the 1960s by Sasaki, Strong and Associates, which is recognized as a significant cultural heritage landscape. The buildings dating back to 1965 to 1971...

Direct Energy Centre

The principal project created new exhibition halls, and incorporated the existing stone and brick Coliseum Complex, dating from 1922-26. ERA directed the restoration and reconstruction of the previously demolished south elevation of the Coliseum Arena and design integration at the junction of the old and new buildings. In a subsequent project, ERA advised on the heritage impact of reconfiguring the...

The McGill New Vic Project

...heritage site and an indigenous archaeological area of interest. Hersey Pavilion is also a National Historic Site of Canada. Beyond these multiple statuses, the “Royal Vic” is a site at the heart of the city and at the heart of Montrealers. Following the relocation of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) to the Glen site in 2015, the Royal Victoria...

The RAC Zone

...not have been possible without this diverse group of collaborators and stakeholders working together. It is a testament to what is possible through collaboration, and perhaps the start of new way for social agencies, local communities, architects, and the City to work together towards a brighter Toronto. To learn more about the RAC zone, visit www.raczone.ca and www.towerrenewal.com    ...