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100 Spadina Road

...balconies at 100 Spadina were handled differently. Unique amongst Prii buildings, the guardrails at 100 Spadina Rd were constructed of identifiably ‘60’s era perforated concrete blocks. Not only had the blocks been deteriorating (largely due to corroding rebar), but also the guards no longer met the requirements of the building code, which prohibits ‘climbable’ configurations. In lieu of pure conservation,...

100 Yorkville Avenue

...building, which has been repaired and made weather-tight with the assistance of ERA. The stabilized structure was moved onto the sidewalk of Yorkville Avenue in 2006, while the new foundations for 100 Yorkville were constructed. It was moved back to its final location in 2008 and now houses Teatro Verde. 100 Yorkville is a residential/retail development with underground public parking....

Mirvish Village

Honest Ed’s and Mirvish Village have been fixtures of Toronto’s Bloor and Bathurst neighbourhood for more than 60 years. The famed discount retailer, and public realm created by Markham Street’s adaptive reuse as a cultural and commercial enclave in the 1960s, evolved through the influence of the Mirvish Family and neighbourhood communities, including the Afro-Caribbean community. ERA is part of...

The Distillery District

...a change of use permit for transitioning the facility from its exiting retail designation to a mixed-use facility with both retail and industrial programming. Client: Cityscape Development Corporation & Dundee Realty Photo credits: Kayla Rocca and Arthur Mola ERA’s Michael McClelland has written about the adaptive reuse strategy of the Distillery District in Canadian Architect and Heritage Magazine. http://www.thedistillerydistrict.com/ http://www.distilleryheritage.com/...

The Brighthouse Farm

The 100-acre Anderson-Brighthouse farmstead contains a farmhouse and barn built in 1867, a series of out buildings, and an eight-acre clearing nestled amongst a dense forest. After a successful interior renovation of the farmhouse, the owners engaged ERA as lead architects to convert the barn into a 100-person multi-purpose event space, that, according to the owners, “felt more like an...

Richmond Adelaide Centre

The Richmond Adelaide Centre consists of a large block of commercial buildings in downtown Toronto. Significant heritage buildings, from the 1920s through to the 1960s exist on the site including the Concourse Building (100 Adelaide St. W.) of 1929, an important heritage property designated by the City of Toronto under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. 100 Adelaide St....

Art Gallery of Ontario

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is an important cultural institution both locally for the City of Toronto and internationally as one of Canada’s most important cultural showplaces. The AGO is one of Toronto’s foremost institutions and has a rich historical and architectural background. Since its inception nearly 100 years ago, the Gallery has undergone many significant and distinct additions...

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    ...

night photo of hotel in 2016 King Edward Hotel

...and had been unoccupied for the past twenty years. They were subsequently stripped back to their bare steel columns and concrete floors. ERA oversaw the construction of 140 residential suites within these existing spaces, with a total floor area of approximately 100,000 square feet. All 1970s metal windows were replaced with new wood sash windows and residential balconies were added...

View of the entrance to Lawrence Orton apartment Lawrence-Orton

...project includes a new 54-child daycare and adjacent site works to create safer, more inclusive spaces around the tower. Slated for completion by the end of 2019, phase two will bring a state-of-the-art facility to the campus. In the final forthcoming phase of work, the community courtyard and facing community facilities will be reinvisioned and expanded and 100 units of...

Gorsline House

...and re-incorporated the salvaged woodwork back to its historic locations while the newly-designed staircase incorporated the original newel and spindles. The kitchen and bathrooms were given complementary upgrades to ensure the ideal contemporary lifestyle meshed seamlessly with the restored historic house The owners tracked the restoration project on their personal blog showing their passionate stewardship of this historic 100-acre property....

Dragon Centre Stories

...that sprung up in the Agincourt area in the following years. In October 2019, in anticipation of the mall’s redevelopment, a group of collaborators hosted a commemoration and story-sharing event at the mall. Over 100 people came to remember, honour, and process the pending loss of Dragon Centre and its place in Scarborough’s history. Collaborators included Howard Tam of ThinkFresh...