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...the existing buildings have undergone several modifications. The Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI), owner of Ahuntsic College, has retained ERA to conduct a heritage background study of the complex in order to provide input for the preparation of an “opportunity file” for its redevelopment. This study will serve as a reference document for the design of the redevelopment and expansion...

...a large park. This collaborative project elucidates the deep relationships between heritage conservation and sustainability, an increasingly important dimension of ERA’s practice. ERA’s ongoing stewardship of the Brick Works site includes: A master plan, produced in collaboration with Evergreen and architectsAlliance, creating a framework philosophy of “light touch” and “loose fit”. This framework conserved the heritage fabric as “embodied energy”...

Protected since 1935, Île-d’Orléans is one of the 13 declared heritage sites, the highest heritage status given by the Quebec government in recognition of its importance as a cultural landscape, its insular character and 400 years of agricultural activity, and as a place of great symbolic value and identity. Under the revised Cultural Heritage Act, the Ministry of Culture and...

...modern three-storey building to meet program needs. ERA’s scope included the preparation of a Heritage Impact Assessment Report and Conservation Plan, and leading the heritage architectural scope through approvals, demolition, stabilization, and construction. The conservation scope included restoring all the elaborately detailed woodwork on the balconies and sleeping porch, masonry repairs and repointing, and new wood windows throughout. Our work...

...working closely with the AGO and prime landscape architects, PFS Studio, on the revitalization of Grange Park. © Brett Hitchins As heritage consultant, ERA worked to conserve the cultural heritage and heritage attributes of Grange Park, including preparing the Heritage Impact Assessment, Cultural Heritage Landscape Management Plan, and provision of cultural heritage landscape services throughout all phases of the project....

Ottawa’s Booth Street Complex — bordered by Booth, Norman, Rochester, and Orangeville streets in Little Italy — was acquired in 2012 by Canada Lands Company from the federal government. The conditions of the transfer required that best efforts be made to conserve the heritage character of the former federal heritage buildings, and that the spirit of the designations be incorporated...

This Plan established a vision that included culture and heritage as essential components of future private and public investment in Toronto’s revitalized waterfront. Prepared for the City of Toronto, this plan suggests a rationale for development that includes a focus on public life, the people and the lived experience of the city. The vision of a revitalized waterfront includes a...

...and transepts and crenellated parapets enhance this impression. The church is protected by a Heritage Easement Agreement and is also designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by the City of Toronto. The work involved the conservation of the exterior of the existing church building and administrative wing, and the conversion to 24 residential condominium apartments with the...

...and the active pedestrian foot traffic along Danforth. The conservation work was challenging as the theatre was built quickly during the early 1930’s, as well the building was unoccupied for several years. As a result the conservation scope included significant masonry restoration of the façade, structural reinforcement and repair of the marquee’s structure, restoration of the vitrolite glass at the...

...the Niagara Escarpment Conversation District, the project went through a very rigorous approval process. Arriving at a suitable design solution involved a collaborative process between ERA, the client, and the municipal authorities. The design goal for this project was to ensure the house would blend in with the rural character of the surrounding farming community while providing a clean, modern,...

...important feature in an exclusive area of the city. The park became a largely neglected space when the rail yards and industrial warehouses inhabited areas adjacent to the park. As industrial uses leave the neighborhood, it transforms once again into a primarily residential and commercial area. ERA worked with the Planning Partnership to reestablish Clarence Square’s prominence within the district....

Cultural facilities are a tangible representation of Toronto’s past, present and future potential to serve the cultural needs of diverse communities. In the downtown, cultural facilities such as theatres, galleries, museums, cinemas and outdoor stages have redefined and re-energized districts such as the Entertainment District along King Street or gallery districts along Spadina Avenue and Queen Street West. Outside the...