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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...

Church of the Redeemer

...Phase two of the project focused on heritage restoration of the building. This work included stabilizing and rebuilding the Church’s iconic open bellcote, restoring the functionality of the bell, and restoring the stained glass windows facing Bloor Street. The first and second phase of construction were completed in December 2015. ERA has begun planning for the third phase of construction...

Sisters of St. Joseph: Taylor House

...plasterwork, and design of new elevator addition. Of significance in the renovation, ERA was enlisted to design replacements for stained glass windows that were missing from a principal elevation of the house. The simple design drew on colours and patterns from the remaining and original transom panes and merged with clear panes to open up an axial view and brighten...

Ojibway Island

The Ojibway Club is a rare surviving example of the wooden resort hotel once common in the Muskoka region and along Georgian Bay. In the mid-20th century, this complex of nineteen rustic Shingle Style buildings had been converted to a community centre for the archipelago’s cottagers. The site included a main three-storey hotel structure with a tower and open viewing...

A rendering of a revitalized Moss Park in Toronto. Moss Park Revitalization

...opportunities. ERA investigated the neighbourhood’s history and its social characteristics, existing built and open space form, and developed architectural, landscape, and urban design strategies and infill development scenarios. These complemented technical building condition audits, thermal modelling, waste and water assessments, renewable energy investigations, and financial modelling for the site. A three-tiered renewal program organized around a foundational community engagement programme...

Photo of cottage Off-Grid Island Cottage

This family had summered at Pointe au Baril for decades, enjoying much of this Georgian Bay island. On a ruggedly beautiful site with expansive lake views, ERA designed a simple set of airy spaces that responded to the landscape, while leaving a light ecological footprint in this new, off-the-grid cottage. Living spaces are cool and open with exposed rafters and...

University of Toronto St. George Campus

...richly-layered campus, which includes some of Toronto’s most prominent buildings and complexes, significant open spaces, and sustained patterns of use. The University, which has played a defining role as the area’s major landowner, initiated a multi-year process to revise the municipal land use plan for the St. George Campus in 2014. Replacing the existing plan from the late 1990s, the...

Stories

People per Hectare _ Installation Documentation

by ERA Architects

...471 ppl/ha 8957 people in 19 hectares. Soho (Little Italy) _ New York, USA 19. 638 ppl/ha 14665 people in 23 hectares. St. Jamestown _ Toronto, Canada 20. 744 ppl/ha 26801 people in 36 hectares. Upper East Side (Yorkville) _ New York, USA 21. 1032 ppl/ha 18580 people in 18 hectares. Mong Kok _ Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China...

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Open Doors for Doors Open

by admin

...adaptive reuse studies of the oft-neglected R.L. Hearn Generating Station. Be sure and drop in while you’re out exploring the built environment this weekend. Open Doors An Exhibition Inspired by Doors Open May 26th – June 9th 2010 Reception May 27th 6:30-10pm Gallery 1313 1313 Queen St. West Gallery Hours Wed – Sun 1-6pm www.g1313.org Above graphic by ERA Architects....

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What’s on This Week: The Ward Book Launch, Toronto the Good, TCLF Conference, and Doors Open Toronto

by ERA Architects

...fellow architects, designers, thinkers, and urban-minded people. This year, TTG will be hosted in partnership with the TCLF conference. Join us at the Fermenting Cellar in the Distillery District, 28 Distillery Lane. Doors Open Toronto: The 16th annual Doors Open Toronto presented by Great Gulf returns on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, offering free and rare access to...

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Doors Open at ERA: Sat. May 26, 2012

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Doors Open Toronto is an annual event that celebrates the city and its rich history of architecture and urban design, providing access to buildings that are otherwise inaccessible. This year, ERA Architects is excited to be taking part in the Architect’s Studiotour organized by the Toronto Society of Architects. We would be pleased if you’d join us on Saturday May...

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Heritage and Democracy Workshop: Registration Now Open!

by ERA Architects

Friday May 6 2016, 9am-5pm Heritage and Democracy: Bringing Heritage out of History and into the City $12 STUDENTS $15 MEMBERS $20 GENERAL All Jane’s Walks are free and open to the public Heritage and Democracy: Bringing Heritage out of History and into the City is a one-day workshop presented by ICOMOS Canada – the Canadian committee of the International...

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