{"id":10622,"date":"2014-06-20T15:13:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T19:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eraarch.ca\/?p=10622"},"modified":"2014-06-20T16:21:17","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T20:21:17","slug":"bridgepoint-wins-two-pugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eraarch.ca\/2014\/bridgepoint-wins-two-pugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridgepoint wins two PUGs"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n Bridgepoint Active Healthcare has won\u00a0two PUG awards this year: Best Commercial + Institutional Building in Toronto, and the Paul Oberman Adaptive Reuse and Heritage Restoration Award.<\/p>\n As part of the redevelopment of the site, the Old Don Jail was rehabilitated to function as the administrative building for Bridgepoint Hospital. Completed in 1864, the Don Jail was Toronto\u2019s largest building project to date and the largest jail of its kind in North America. Designed in the Renaissance Revival style by one of Canada\u2019s most respected early architects, William Thomas, it was notable for its grand scale, heavily rusticated stone masonry, and dramatic use of light and shadow.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The Bridgepoint site redevelopment included a new landscape design, a new 10-story, 472-bed hospital dedicated to people living with complex chronic disease and disability, and the rehabilitation of the Old Don Jail. ERA contributed at several stages of the project, working together with a large team including Stantec Architecture, KPMB Architects, HDR Architecture, Diamond Schmidt, Ventin Group, and others.<\/p>\n