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The Brighthouse Farm The Brighthouse Farm
Wellington, Ontario

The 100-acre Anderson-Brighthouse farmstead contains a farmhouse and barn built in 1867, a series of out buildings, and an eight-acre clearing nestled amongst a dense forest. After a successful interior renovation of the farmhouse, the owners engaged ERA as lead architects to convert the barn into a 100-person multi-purpose event space, that, according to the owners, “felt more like an outdoor Cali bar than a venue.” A fresh coat of paint and enlarged openings revitalized the exterior of the structure...

GoodLot Farmstead Brewing Co. Phil Winters, GoodLot Farm and Brewery
Caledon, Ontario

What started as a hops farm in 2009, evolved eight years later into the GoodLot Farmstead Brewing Co., and with that came the need to adapt some of the existing barn buildings. With sustainability at the forefront, ERA led the renovation of one of the barns on the 28-acre farmstead property, converting the vacant building into a solar-powered brewing facility. The structural stabilization scope included a new concrete perimeter beam, footings, and concrete floor. Once the structure was stabilized, we...

Yonge and Charles (Shoppers Drug Mart) Loblaws Companies Ltd.
Toronto

Rehabilitated and updated for its continued commercial use, the Shoppers Drug Mart building at Yonge and Charles Streets combines a new timber structure with a renewed and rehabilitated heritage façade. The original Barron’s Grocery building has long been part of an established commercial area in central downtown Toronto. Designed by G.W. Gouinlock for grocer Robert Barron in 1889, the original building began as a one-bay frontage on the corner of Yonge and Charles Streets before expanding and merging with neighbouring...

The Kwong Centre for Mental Health & Wellness The Kwong Family/Mount Sinai
Toronto

In 2010, ERA was retained by ARK Inc. as Heritage Consultant for the adaptive reuse and integration of the Thomas Wilson House (1889–1890) into a modern-day facility for mental health and wellness. The conservation approach included the retention and restoration of the original portion of the Thomas Wilson House, and the removal and replacement of the rear addition with a modern three-storey building to meet program needs. ERA’s scope included the preparation of a Heritage Impact Assessment Report and Conservation...

Canadian Pacific Railway Building H&R REIT
Toronto

ERA is collaborating with Partisans and H&R REIT to envision the reinvention of the 1913 heritage-designated Canadian Pacific Railway Building at 69 Yonge Street, part of Toronto’s first skyscraper ensemble at the corner of King and Yonge streets. Designed by the renowned architects Darling & Pearson, the building housed company offices, a topmost telegraphy floor, and a grand ground floor public hall to serve people’s intermodal ticketing needs. Upper floors accommodated income-producing rentable floor space. The resulting 15-storey building significantly...