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ERA was retained to rehabilitate the front façade and entry of this Cabbagetown home removing its insul-brick cladding. A designated heritage property, this traditional Ontario Cottage style is commonly found throughout the Province. This renovation responds to the Cabbagetown-Metcalfe Heritage Conservation District design guidelines.

This early 20th century Eden Smith designed residence in Wychwood Park had seen many alterations, additions, and conversion to apartments when the new owners purchased it and asked ERA to consult on an authentic restoration. Sited within the Wychwood Park Heritage Conservation District, but also facing a municipal street (Alcina Ave), both the park and street side needed attention and...

This property is situated in Toronto’s historic South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District. ERA worked with the owner to design a replacement house that better complemented the streetscape, architectural forms and materiality of the neighbourhood. Taking important architectural cues from nearby Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne residences and carefully analyzing eaves lines, roof forms and fenestration, the architectural expression is a...

The Government of Yukon manages a roster of Heritage Reserves throughout the Yukon territory, a set of administrative reserves created by the territorial government over four decades to provide for a range of heritage identification and conservation activities. Most sites were first identified because they included historic resources associated with colonial themes in Yukon’s history, including abandoned sternwheelers, roadhouses, Gold...

...impacting the visual experience of the ceilings from below and served as a new precedent for plaster conservation in Canada. ERA’s heritage conservation approach combined a respect for the layers of heritage character lying beneath surfaces with innovative technical solutions, making this project an excellent example of successful adaptive reuse. Above the committee rooms, 2019 Concourse, 1912 The Senate Chamber,...

...fail. The Greenhouse Conservation project was the final phase in a long-term study of the greenhouse complex that informed the conservation strategy. This included the preservation and selective reintroduction in kind of original building fabric and the restoration of the original glass cladding and curved eave design. ERA and Heritage Restoration Inc. worked closely together to document and review the...

...all phases of the project, from pre-design to construction site administration. ERA first carried out the heritage study and the Conservation Plan for the site and the heritage buildings. The development of technical solutions for the conservation of the envelope and the interiors and finishes of interest, their upgrading to standards and the integration of the new program are currently...

...around the back and east side of the heritage building. ERA’s role included the completion of a Heritage Impact Assessment, a Conservation Plan, coordination of heritage approvals, the preparation of contract documents and site review. Project challenges/highlights include: The introduction of a new interior steel structure while the exterior walls were laterally supported; Reconstruction of the large rooftop ventilator; And...

The Downtown Built Heritage Inventory (DBHI) is a pilot project that proposes a new, Hamilton-specific methodology to understand, characterize, and map Hamilton’s downtown heritage resources. Inspired by emerging international best practices in heritage planning, this methodology aligns with the Ontario Heritage Act and Planning Act, but also utilizes other strategies for evaluating historic resources, such as the “historic context statement.”...

...lost details from the 1910 renovation based on archival photographs and drawings. The conserved building in its new context, together with the Dineen Building across the street and the Aikenhead building adjacent, contributes to an intensification of heritage fabric at the east end of Temperance Street. There are three main components to the heritage conservation approach: Masonry move and rehabilitation:...

The City of Cambridge boasts a history of high quality farmland and industrial activity along its main rivers. The potential that heritage conservation offers for community revitalization and economic development is central to ERA’s work. In collaboration with BRAY Heritage, Archaeological Services Inc., Maltby & Associates Inc. and the Tourism Company, ERA devised a Heritage Master Plan that helps to...

...of the complex. To align the geometry of the original architecture with the contemporary addition, a marquee tower was designed to mark the new entrance, revitalizing the NAC’s presence along Elgin Street. ERA served as Heritage Conservation Advisor for Diamond Schmitt Architects on the project, developing a Heritage Conservation Approach report that outlined the architectural, historical, and cultural significance of...