Archive for February, 2011

THE PARK LANE PROJECT HALIFAX

This multi use development is unique, not only in Halifax, but in the Atlantic Canada region. It contains a three level specialty shopping centre with eight cinemas and a food fair, on the lowest subgrade level.

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NATIONAL REVENUE TAXATION DATA CENTRE-SUDBURY

The poor soil conditions, requiring steel “H” piles to be driven from eight metres to twenty metres below grade, to bedrock, together with the available labour force, and the ten metre square bay sizes…

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NATIONAL BANK BUILDING – TORONTO

Developer: Oxford Developments Limited Architect: Pellow Architect Inc. This reinforced concrete office block, located at the north-west corner of York and Adelaide Streets was one of the first office buildings in downtown Toronto to employ flat slabs with modified drop panels, at the heads of the columns, as developed by this office in the mid-seventies. This office […]

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THE FAIRVIEW SHOPPING CENTRE–NORTH YORK

The original two level shopping centre was opened in 1965 with the mall extending between two anchor department stores.

In 1986, planning had begun to enlarge the mall by extending it into the former department stores, constructing a new two storey mall area, and a new food court and cinemas complex, all of which was enclosed by new skylights.

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GRANITE PLACE CONDOMINIUMS TORONTO

DEVELOPER: THE FOUR SEASONS GROUP LIMITEDARCHITECTS: THE WEBB ZERAFA MENKES HOUSDEN PARTNERSHIP The twin residential condominium blocks are located in an exclusive area, on St. Clair Avenue West in Toronto. The two reinforced concrete shear wall structures with flat slab floor plates, share a common steel framed glass enclosed lobby. The entire complex, including the […]

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WOODBINE SHOPPING CENTRE REXDALE

This regional centre at Highway 427 and Rexdale Boulevard, in Etobicoke Ontario, was completed in 1985 as a completely new two level shopping centre including two major department stores, a major food store…

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1001 BAY STREET CONDOMINIUM TORONTO

This downtown Toronto prestige residence was completed in 1989. It is a shear wall structure, with reinforced concrete flat plates, extending to a height of thirty-six storeys.

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3900 YONGE STREET CONDOMINIUM NORTH YORK

This prestigious residence located on the west side of Yonge Street. along the embankment of the Don Valley, was designed to nestle into the side of the hill at the south-west side of the valley…

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MADISON NORTH YORK

This prestige 32 storey tall condominium tower residence is part of the Madison Centre, in the core of North York. The superstructure is composed of unbonded post-tensioned concrete one-way slabs spanning 11 metres, between supporting shear walls.

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THE YONGE EGLINTON CENTRE TORONTO

The complex incorporates two apartment blocks, two office towers and a three level shopping centre over a two level subgrade parking garage at the north-west corner of Toronto’s Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue.

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