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

...Montreal Urban Community (MUC) in 1991 to create an agricultural park. Over time, several projects were presented, none of which came to fruition. The residences on the MUC site are currently rented, notably to certain descendants of Senator Forget. ERA’s scope of work focused on some residential buildings on the site currently owned by the City of Montreal: the former...

Osgoode Hall

...1998, ERA has provided a wide range of architectural services for the Law Society of Upper Canada, including exterior masonry repairs; renovations in public areas to ensure consistency, such as improving finishes, designing new light fixtures, replacing doors and mill work; restoring the mahogany Robing Room and lounge; and preparing a fireplace conservation plan and recommending how to fix them....

Loblaws Groceteria at West Block

...By the 2010s, major conservation work was required to save the building. Working with the owners over many years, ERA and the rest of the design team reimagined the site as a combination of retail, office, and residential uses. The one-storey warehouse, extending below the Gardiner Expressway at the north end of the site, would be replaced with a pair...

Royal Ontario Museum

...in a fine building that displays the regional development of early 20th century Romanesque style, as well as bold modern interventions. ERA was retained as the heritage consultant for the ROM Renaissance renovation. This work involves historical studies, municipal approvals, exterior masonry and window restoration, detailing connections between old and new building fabric, and the restoration of original interior spaces....

St James’ Cathedral

...of 305 feet, the bell tower of St. James’ is one of the City of Toronto’s oldest and most significant landmarks. In 2007, ERA was engaged to conduct a condition assessment of the masonry structure, which resulted in a 10-year conservation plan. ERA has undertaken several phases of the masonry conservation work, including unit repairs and replacement to the pinnacle...

Maple Leaf Gardens

...the history and sport of hockey. When the Maple Leafs relocated to more modern facilities at the Air Canada Centre (now Scotiabank Arena) the opportunity to reimagine the Gardens was embraced by Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) and grocery chain Loblaw. ERA Architects served as heritage consultant and worked with Turner Fleischer and BBB Architects to install a high...

The Crosstown: EGLINTONconnects

...use and development guidelines for properties lining many kilometers of the avenue. Special thanks to all of our partners: Brook McIlory, planningAlliance, City of Toronto, HDR, Public Work, Antoine Grumbach & Associates, Swerhun Facilitation and Decision Making, Public Workshop, N. Barry Lyons Consultants. View the project summary here. For more information on the Canadian Institute of Planners Award, visit here....

Paradise Theatre

...value as an anchor building to this section of Bloor Street. To this day, the theatre is one of a collection of commercial buildings highly visible in the Dovercourt neighbourhood, along with the Bloor-Gladstone library. As the heritage architects on the project, ERA worked to restore elements of the theatre lost over time, including the recreation of the Paradise blade...

Sharon Temple in autumn Sharon Temple

...which the entire community was invited. The unique architecture of Sharon Temple resists categorization, but its basic square form resembles other buildings in the Quaker tradition, and its ziggurat-like tiers were inspired by Solomon’s Temple of pre-Christian Jerusalem. Over the course of several years and stages of work, ERA worked to assess and resolve several serious issues with Sharon Temple’s...

7 St. Thomas St.

...phases. This included documentation, conservation and reconstruction drawings and specifications, design input and coordination for the retention process, protection measures, reintegration with the new structure, and contemporary components like curtain wall systems and green roof. The late 19th-century three-storey red-brick houses are excellent examples of the Romanesque Revival style. Heritage conservation work included restoring the masonry, windows, trim, dormers and...

Cultural Mapping

Working with the City of Toronto and the Martin Prosperity Institute, ERA is developing a series of maps visualizing the creative economy in Toronto. These maps build on ERA’s previous work mapping cultural facilities, cultural corridors, the distribution of public and private institutions, and historic formal development in Toronto....

Sudbury Court House

...designed by Castellan James Architects, to the Sudbury Courthouse. The building needed modifications to address long-standing issues related to program and space requirements on the site, provision of a sallyport entrance, and renovation and expansion of the holding cells. The scope of ERA’s work involved preparation of a Heritage Impact Statement and Class Environmental Assessment for the Ontario Realty Corporation....