Background This six-storey luxury boutique apartment building in Toronto’s east end, known as “The Beaches Neighborhood” holds 95 residences and a two-storey YMCA facility. This creates a synergistic residential/commercial partnership with shared facilities and green initiatives combining together to reduce the energy and environmental footprint of the building. The design includes 4 levels of belowgrade … Read More
Background To meet continued demand for their pet food, Blue Buffalo decided to build a new $150 millionmanufacturing and R&D facility in Indiana. The design team drew up plans for the almost 400,000 sqft plant that is the second Blue Buffalo manufacturing facility in America. Quickly, the team concludedthat this facility’s 4,000 PSI concrete floors … Read More
Background Envisioned to be a new cultural hub, adjacent to New York’s Meatpacking District, the historic Pier 57 is undergoing an extensive redevelopment to house the Google’s new office, as well as a dynamic mix of office, retail, entertainment, and public space, including a full wrap-around apron at water level and a landscaped rooftop park … Read More
Background Gerdau’s metal recycling plant in Whitby has been in operation for decades and still continues to this day. It’s a feat that the company could have only achieved through their focus on fostering customer trust. With this focus in mind, they made it easy and worthwhile to recycle both steel and other types of … Read More
Making Room for Alternative Fuel with Integrally Hardened Concrete Background St. Marys Cement has been producing cementitious materials at their six manufacturing plants for decades. Recently, however, the team at the company’s Bowmanville plant saw the need for a new unheated alternative fuels building. Working together with the Barry Bryan Associates team, they drew up … Read More
Offering a High-Quality Sustainable Form of Concrete Abrasion Resistance Background Chapman’s Ice Cream was founded in 1973 and has grown into a multimillion-dollar business that employs hundreds of people. However, in 2009, they experienced a setback. A fire had gutted Chapman’s creamery, and because of that, the company had to rebuild the entire facility. Luckily, … Read More
Making It Long-Lasting with a Versatile Concrete Hardening Solution Background Over time, the Decew Falls Water Treatment Plant’s spillway had eroded away, leaving the Regional Municipality of Niagara with the decision to replace it. During the original construction of the reservoir spillway, the municipality had chosen to build it using wood. However, the material had … Read More
Background The 10 Jay Street building was originally built in 1898 and housed the Arbuckle Brothers sugar refinery until 1945. Subsequently, the building was used as a warehouse until recent years when redevelopment plans were initiated. The prestigious ODA Architecture firm came up with an Adaptive Reuse design for the building, preserving the history while … Read More
Background The new Natura waste water treatment plant serves over 7,200 households recycling their waste water. The plant specifically dewaters the sludge ahead of transport and disposal. Multiple concrete water tanks and containment areas make up the treatment plant. The owner wanted a long term and durable waterproofing solution for all these concrete tanks to … Read More
Background A new luxury apartment tower and townhome complex, which will have 258 units, is being constructed in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood. The 21-storey mixed-use development has been years in the making and boasts a 22,000 sq.ft shared ‘backyard’ designed to foster a sense of community. To provide enough underground (below grade) space for parking … Read More
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