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The Distillery District

...rye annually. During the 1890s the surrounding area of East Toronto by the Don River Valley boasted no less than seven competing breweries. The Mill Street Brewery is this area’s first commercial brewery to open up in over 100 years. The Mill St. Brewery has revived this proud brewing heritage with handcrafted beers since opening in 2002. ERA designed the...

Burano – Addison Motors

...Hutton and Souter Architects and constructed in 1925, the City of Toronto designated the property in December 1999. The building was methodically dismantled stone by stone, removed from the site and stored until the new super structure could be constructed. The original building was returned to the site and reconstructed exactly as it appeared previously, enveloping the new building behind....

Wild Rose Bunkie

...within an efficient 540 square feet. The interior, which is bathed in lake light and wonderful views thanks to daylighting techniques like a clerestory and walls of expansive windows, is finished with a combination of new and salvaged woods. The exterior is clad in hardy and rustic wood siding and shingles to withstand the hurricane-force winds of the location.  ...

University of Toronto St. George Campus

...of the St. George Campus, including an inventory of all University-owned built resources. It responded to existing planning frameworks, including the University’s Master Plan, as well as to cultural landscape approaches. Finalized in 2018, ERA’s assessment integrated cultural heritage within its urban context, positioning it as a potential catalyst for desirable forms of development and urban revitalization. The project’s methodology,...

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    ...

The Kiln Building (Building 16), Evergreen Brick Works

...mandate was to ensure the building (and kilns) would be less vulnerable to flooding. As a result, the building was enclosed (with large operable doors to maintain the fluidity between interior and exterior space) and the floor level raised (with a concealed drainage channel). ERA’s work during this phase also included updates to the Interpretation Strategy. The circulation routes historically...

Friends of Allan Gardens refresh cover Friends of Allan Gardens (FOAG)

Since its inception in 1858, Allan Gardens has been a distinctive part of Toronto, dedicated to offering a stimulating environment for the pleasure of Torontonians. Originating as a horticultural feature at the centre of William Allan’s Park Lot V, Allan Gardens has watched the city grow and evolve around it. ERA is pleased to be playing an active role in...

Arial view of Booth Street Booth Street Redevelopment Master Plan

...into the overall site remediation plan and redevelopment strategy. The Booth Street Complex features seven buildings comprised of 17 individual structures. Constructed between 1911 and 1952, the buildings include laboratories as well as research and office spaces designed for the use of the federal Department of Mines, which was active until the early 2000s. As Heritage Consultants, ERA worked with...

plazaPOPS

...through a collaborative design process to support and celebrate the community connections and vital small businesses that exist in these areas. By demonstrating the social, economic, and environmental benefits of trading parking spaces for people places, plazaPOPS aims to inform and inspire the long-term evolution of car-centred urban districts to include more active social space. The organization also advocates for...

Ken Sobel Tower viewed from air Ken Soble Tower

...the press release for more details. Project Team: Owner: CityHousing Hamilton Lead Architect: ERA Architects Inc. Landscape Architect: ERA Architects Inc. Mechanical Engineer: Reinbold Engineering Group Building Envelope and Structural Engineers: Entuitive Corporation Passive House Consultant: Transsolar, JMV Consulting Electrical Engineer: Nemetz (S/A) and Associates Ltd. General Contractor: PCL Construction Download the information packet on the Ken Soble Tower.  ...

Windsor Armouries

...well as music, sculpture, photography, painting and drawing studios. Students also have access to multi-use seminar and break-out rooms. For performances, a music hall that seats 140 has been added. Students that would have been previously segregated by discipline now share a multidisciplinary and multipurpose open space. The project serves as an excellent example of adaptive reuse and rehabilitation of...

The Roxy Theatre

The Allenby Theatre (also re-named the 99cent Roxy) opened in 1935 and was designed by the well-known Toronto architectural firm Kaplan and Sprachman. Kaplan and Sprachman were responsible for the design of roughly seventy-five percent of all movie theatres in Canada between the years of 1921 and 1950. At the time of the Great Depression, the Allenby stood as a...