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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...

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...

Bombardier Centre for Aerospace and Aviation

...the building’s original use while maintaining the site’s ongoing affiliation with Canadian aviation history. doublespace photography The site is a unique entity within Toronto; the appropriation of land to establish CFB Downsview in 1947, and the purchase of the de Havilland properties in 1954 generated over 500 acres of land completely within the control of the Federal Government and shielded...

Adaptive re-use study in Bois-de-la-Roche

The agricultural estate Bois-de-la-Roche is a site of exceptional heritage value, with parts of its landscape and architectural elements recognized by municipal, provincial, and federal authorities. When senator and businessman Louis-Jospeh Forget established his estate between 1886 and 1908, the site already had several structures built on it. He added new buildings, some conceptualized by renown architects Edward and William...

Greenhouse at the Parkwood Estate National Historic Site. Parkwood Estate National Historic Site: Greenhouse Conservation

Oshawa’s Parkwood Estate was erected in 1915 as the home of automotive industrialist Colonel Sam McLaughlin, who had a keen interest in horticulture. Designed by the leading establishment architecture firm Darling & Pearson, the estate included five greenhouses, with additional greenhouses added over time. The estate is now a National Historic Site. After the property was transferred to a local...

Îlot Bonsecours – PHI Contemporain

...to identify its heritage values and the character-defining elements. The second objective was to understand the challenges involved in the adaptive reuse of the site and to identify the conservation guidelines and approaches for the site as a whole, as well for each building. The study was used as a reference during the international architecture competition “Phi Contemporary”, to guide...

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...

View of the Commons area with new landscaping Evergreen Brick Works

...and intervened only when necessary to make the site safer and ready to be used. Minor interventions such as selective repairs to masonry, woodwork, and rooves; stabilizations and repairs to foundations and trusses; installation of water management features such as new flashing and rainwater leaders. Site-wide collaborations with Diamond Schmidt, DuToit Alsopp Hillier (DTAH), and Claude Cormier to unite heritage...

Parkwood Estate National Historic Site

Parkwood National Historic Site was built in 1916 as the home of the late R. S. McLaughlin, founder of General Motors Canada. The building, designed by architects Darling and Pearson, now serves as a historic house museum, with a collection that includes original furniture, paintings, and tapestries. ERA was retained to provide professional conservation services, including the restoration of the...

exterior view of building with columns Ruthven Park National Historic Site

The Ruthven Park National Historic Site consists of one of Canada’s finest Greek Revival mansions, which sits on 1,478 acres of property along the Grand River in southwestern Ontario. ERA was retained as the heritage architectural consultant on a conservation management plan team restoring Ruthven Park. We provided detailed assessments and historical studies of the buildings and coordinated archival, archaeological,...

Bleau residence – Adaptive re-use study

...basis for the diagnostic of the site’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Finally, an ideation exercise with schematic graphics brought to light various programmatic scenarios to consider. The favoured uses are part of a vision for the future of the site, in which the recommended transformations take advantage of the intrinsic qualities of the house and its context.    ...

Waterworks

...floors and a residential addition above. The development pedestrianizes the courtyard and drive aisle, which are partially reinstated, providing permeability through the site. The adaptive reuse of the complex, including the food hall, YMCA, and courtyard, provide an appropriate public amenity which activates the site commensurate with its central position in the city. The adaptive reuse with the recently rehabilitated...