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ERA Architects

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Maple Leaf Gardens

Recognized as a National Historic Site, Maple Leaf Gardens was home to the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club until 1999 and served as a hub of civic life continuously since it opened in 1931. The arena hosted a wide variety of large-scale public gatherings, from operas to political rallies. It is one the oldest and most recognizable landmarks associated with...

Heaslip House, the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

...construction of O’Keefe House represents a corporate re-investment in the Canadian brewing industry after several decades of prohibition. The site was used for beer brewing since the early days of Toronto. The building was later transferred to Ryerson University. ERA was engaged by RDH Architects Inc. to provide heritage architectural services for the conservation of the heritage masonry street façade....

Sharon Temple in autumn Sharon Temple

...careful rebuild of the foundation wall, partial replacement of the sill plate, introduction of minimal steel supports where timber joints had failed, installation of tension cables to prevent future lateral movement, and complete exterior repainting to match previous colours. Returned to its former grandeur, Sharon Temple is today a proud National Historic Site, a functioning museum, and a venue that...

Sturgeon Bay Cottage

...away allowed for a lower level to be nestled into a hollow on the site. Building in a remote context always presents the challenge of using appropriate materials; things that can be sourced locally and mindful of budget. This plays into our design approach, coming at the proposal with a sensibility that allows buildings to be realized in this context....

7 St. Thomas St.

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...

Collingwood Farm

This Collingwood farmhouse was built on the site of a former 1950s ski-chalet located within the grounds of a private rural farmstead. Our client set the brief of creating a new modern family home; large enough to accommodate their growing family, yet small enough to appear fitting and sympathetic to the surrounding landscape and its neighbouring agricultural buildings. Located within...

Sudbury Court House

ERA provided research and consultation on the heritage resources that could be affected by the proposed alterations and additions, 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...

Massey Tower / 197 Yonge St.

...the historic focus of the major redevelopment of the site led by MOD Developments in collaboration with ERA and Hariri Pontarini Architects. The 1905 building was conserved, renovated, and integrated into a new mixed-use tower. The tower and podium of the new construction are set back from the street, allowing this important heritage building to maintain its prominence on Yonge....

University of Toronto, Department of Economics

...Bloor Street West. The property is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by the City of Toronto and is protected by a Heritage Conservation Easement. When the site was redeveloped with a new addition by Hariri Pontarini, ERA was responsible for the conservation of the exterior envelope of Crowther House, including masonry, windows, doors, roofs, flashings, and...

Victoria Memorial Square

...at the cemetery which was closed in 1863 when it was deemed to be full. ERA worked with a multi-disciplinary team of consultants, City staff, and the Wellington Place Neighbourhood Association to revitalize and interpret this two-acre National Historic Site. The project includes new footpaths, benches, lighting, interpretive panels and a granite monument wall that showcases the remaining grave markers....

GoodLot Farmstead Brewing Co.

...the Oast Barn. Supporting the owners’ eco-forward vision, ERA provided architectural consulting services, coordinating with engineers, building suppliers, and trades, to repurpose salvaged materials and retrofit the existing mass timber structure into an airtight building envelope. Ultimately, the owners were able to leverage existing assets to draw users to the site, capitalizing on the community’s growing interest supporting local entrepreneurs....

Commissioner’s Park

...able to absorb the demand of recreational sport facilities, and incorporate traditional passive uses of a large urban park, within what is planned to be a dense, mixed-use neighbourhood. ERA assessed the existing heritage structures as well as the industrial heritage of the site, including the Keating Channel and consulted on their heritage value and potential for interpretation in both...