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In May 2010, ERA Architects partnered with urbanMetrics to develop a business strategy for the Ruhl Farmstead and John Willmott Farmhouse, two mid-1800s properties located in Milton, Ontario, a town undergoing rapid change. The challenge in this project was to develop a conservation strategy of the site’s built and natural heritage while responding to Milton’s growing population and urban development....

...its adaptive reuse as a new cultural center. The ensemble includes the Calvet house, an iconic building in Old Montreal and a notable example of the urban house typology of 18th century New France. In the absence of any heritage status or statement of heritage significance, the first step was to document the evolution of the site, as well as...

Carleton Village School was declared surplus by the Toronto District School Board and, with no protection through heritage listing or designation, slated for demolition in 1998. This local landmark, however, represented great symbolic value for community members of Carleton Village, the Junction neighbourhood it had served since 1913. In collaboration with Toronto Police Services (TPS) and local residents, Stantec Architecture...

...artworks, which includes influential painters and sculptors such as Anthony Caro, Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Lewis, Frank Stella, and renowned Canadian, Jack Bush, among many others. As heritage consultant, ERA is assessing the project’s interaction with local heritage and cultural resources, including a conservation strategy for the Royal Alex Theatre. We performed a similar role during Frank Gehry’s renovations for the...

...of the built and landscape resources across the St. George Campus. Drawing on ERA’s expertise and innovation in area studies, the Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment (CHRA) was designed to help ensure the conservation of significant cultural heritage resources as the campus evolves to meet current and future institutional requirements. The CHRA involved an analysis of the historic character and qualities...

...the development of Toronto’s waterfront lands. The West Don Lands were developed as the athletes village for the duration of the games, and for later use as a residential neighbourhood. ERA was retained to serve as the heritage consultant to help guide the heritage strategy of the overall neighbourhood, as well as the former industrial buildings remaining in the district....

...redevelopment, achieving balance between heritage conservation and renewal, and involving extensive community engagement. The project is considered a model for collaboration between the City, community, and developers. As heritage consultant to the project, ERA contributed extensive research, prepared Heritage Impact Assessments, Conservation Plans, a multi-faceted heritage interpretation strategy, and is also undertaking the architectural conservation scope. images courtesy of Westbank...

The Heritage Theatre, formally the Capital Theatre, has a long history within the city of Brampton. Built in 1923 to feature silent movies and then transformed into a performance theatre, it has a long legacy in being host to up-and-coming stars. The construction of the new Performing Arts Centre nearby marked the development of Brampton’s Heritage Theatre Block. In anticipation...

...work included a review of relevant heritage and planning policy documents and an assessment of the City’s heritage program and approval processes. ERA recommended a new approach that would integrate heritage policy and urban planning practice to encourage the creative and sensitive collaboration of heritage fabric with new architectural design, and intangible cultural heritage with new economies and community initiatives....

7 St Thomas integrates a sleek, undulating fritted-glass mid-rise office building designed by Hariri-Pontarini Architects with a block of heritage townhomes. The site inhabits a transitional zone between the retail and corporate fabric of Bloor-Yorkville and the quiet, leafy collegiate campus to the south. ERA was responsible for full Heritage Consultation services, from heritage planning approvals through design and construction...

One of the earliest European settlements in the Province of Ontario, Sainte Marie among the Hurons is a site of national heritage significance and international interest. The challenge of assembling a conservation plan for three fireplace ruins at this important historic site offered an opportunity to approach conservation by first asking how to best interpret and present these artifacts to...

The Lang Tannery site is an industrial complex that occupies 5.5 acres on two city blocks in the designated warehouse district of the city of Kitchener. It contains approximately fifteen interconnected industrial buildings from one to five storeys in height built between c. 1896 and 1956. The Lang Tannery complex is a significant landmark. It reflects Kitchener’s industrial history of...