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ERA Architects

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house shielded by trees Randwood

...aimed at ensuring that historic elements are meaningfully conserved while allowing the site to support the future needs of the community. Diagram showing foundations of the Rand Estate’s structure. At the heart of the contributions made by ERA and Brendan Stewart, our Senior Advisor on Landscape Practice, is a cultural landscape approach that transcends the estate’s individual elements and property...

Silver Birches

...were upgraded and made comfortable and robust for 21st century use they retained their historic character. ERA led the restoration and design work with support from a local firm. ERA developed plans, details and selected sympathetic material finishes for the buildings. ERA coordinated consultants, met regularly with the owner and the project team, and reviewed construction progress to ensure the...

The Drake Hotel Annex Project

...at 1140-1148 Queen Street West. ERA has been retained as lead architects for this expansion, providing full architectural and heritage consultation services. Main components of this project include restoration of the exterior brick facades, an addition on the ground floor, renovation and reconfiguration of the interior to accommodate additional hotel rooms and support facilities, and a landscaped green roof area....

Sunnybrook Cenotaph

Sunnybrook evolved from its origin in 1948 as Sunnybrook Military Hospital into an internationally recognized health sciences centre and home to Canada’s largest veterans’ care facility. Originally designed as a gateway monument framing the entrance to Sunnybrook Military Hospital, the Sunnybrook Cenotaph today is a fixture in the hospital’s identity for passersby on Bayview Avenue and features prominently in the...

Allstream Centre / Automotive Building

...convention centre, including a 45,000 square feet ballroom, 20 multipurpose conference rooms as well as associated pre-function and support spaces. The interior work proposed a ground floor layout that was similar to its original configuration, though with new functional spaces. The design focused on restoring the qualities and features of the original Art Deco building in the service of the...

Wateridge Village / Village des Riverains: Commemoration Program

...Secondary Plan (both 2015), and supports Canada Lands’ mandate to imbed the histories of its sites within the fabric of new developments. ERA and its consultant team – Department of Words & Deeds (stakeholder engagement), Lisa Prosper (Indigenous cultural heritage), and Dr. Craig Mantle (military history) – worked collaboratively with Canada Lands and the AOO to develop the Commemoration Program....

5 St. Joseph

...the third was given an Art Deco overhaul in the late 1920s. Each of the buildings – including the existing deteriorating walls, foundation, and roofs – was retained in situ and temporarily shored to accommodate new, non-combustible floor structures on the inside to support mixed occupancies. Alongside prime consultant Hariri Pontarini, ERA’s work included cleaning and restorative treatment of the...

North York’s Modernist Architecture

...and private awareness in support of conserving these rich resources, ERA Architects published two books in 2009 and 2010 respectively: North York’s Modernist Architecture and North York’s Modernist Architecture Revisited. Copies of both books were printed and made available respectively at the 2009 and 2010 North York Modernist Architecture Forums. These events were organized by the North York Community Preservation...

University of Toronto St. George Campus

...Secondary Plan, together with a first phase of the Urban Design Guidelines. Though City Staff are the authors of the final documents, ERA’s heritage assessment was key to informing the Secondary Plan that is now in force. The combined result is a framework to support the University’s prestigious role, status, and identity in a layered campus that balances stewardship with...

King Edward Precinct Study

The residential buildings within the King Edward precinct of Ottawa were constructed between 1880 and 1921. A large number of these structures has been identified by the city of Ottawa as contributing to the heritage character of the neighbourhood. ERA was retained by the University of Ottawa to prepare a heritage impact report with respect to proposed development sites within...

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

...as for the adaptation and enhancement of heritage properties. A number of local stakeholders and potential partners were also consulted to identify trends and needs in contemporary agritourism operations. With this in mind, ERA and l’Enclume formulated an overall picture of the site’s potential, presenting programmatic scenarios and illustrating development schematic proposals for the four buildings and their surroundings. The...

Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Signage

...echoed the family-oriented activities of the Toronto Islands. We designed a simple channel letter sign that glows with soft white light, and we proposed to calm some of the existing signage and colour scheme of the Pavilion. We also proposed and helped design new banners to decorate Harbour Square Park with the colourful drawings of a number of local schoolchildren....