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What our architects can do for you

Our Architects, Interior Designers, dedicated Staff, and Consultants offer your project professional attention, creating imaginative, vision-directed design solutions to meet your project requirements. Architectural services include design, preparation of construction documents & construction administration.

We provide a wide variety of complementary services, including:

project management / feasibility studies / site selection / building condition audits / programming / sustainable design + LEED® Coordination / interior design / renderings, 3D models + promotional materials / full time site representation / multiple contract preparation

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A selection of projects from our portfolio...

  • Lakeside Park Rejuvenation Project

    Bringing life back to the park! Renovated Washrooms & Vending Bldg. | New Picnic Pavilion | New Performance/Events Pavilion | New Playground Equipment | New Site Lighting | New Accessible Beach Access | New Power Supply 'Lakeside Park' is the name of a single from RUSH's third album 'Caress of Steel'. The song details Peart's memories of many summers spent at the park... "In my early teens I achieved every Port kid’s...
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  • Niagara Regional Council Chamber

    Originally constructed in 1983, the Regional Municipality of Niagara headquarters building, now known as Campbell West, included offices, meeting rooms, and a Council Chamber to accommodate the public, media, Regional Councilors, Commissioners and staff for council meetings. The Chamber was conceived as an 'amphitheatre', seating the public, Councilors, Commissioners and staff in terraced, angled rows focused on the Regional Chair, s...
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  • Thorold Seniors' Centre

    This renovation / adaptive re-use project converted the vacant L.G. Lorriman Public School  into a seniors activity centre. Designed in 1914 by Wilson & Summers as an 8-room school house, Central School, later renamed L.G. Lorriman Public School, has certainly stood the test of time. Following its closure in 1981, due to declining enrolment, the first transformation occurred in 1982, when the Town of Thorold move...
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  • Municipal Parking Facility

    The City of St. Catharines demolished a failing 1975, 500 car parking garage, with the requirement to replace it with a multi-use facility.  The new 600 car capacity Carlisle St. Parking facility includes 1,200sm leasable commercial space, and demonstrates sustainable design principals.  The project is registered with the Canada Green Building Council, and is targeted for LEED Silver Certification. 6 sustainable design...
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  • St.Catharines Market Square

    Whether for a fresh food or art market, a film screening or community event, Market Square provides a well-visited venue in the heart of Downtown St. Catharines. Completed in 2001 with a project value of $1.5 million, the design of the Market was intended to complement the architecture of the adjacent mid-19th century Lincoln County Courthouse. The new structure replaced a fabric canopy-covered walkway that had served t...
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  • Walker Family YMCA

    The Walker Family YMCA of St. Catharines, was constructed in 1994 as a joint venture with Shore Tilbe and Partners, Toronto. The 98,000 sq.ft. $10 million facility, replaces a classic 1928 structure unsuited for modern programming. The St. Catharines branch was built during a wave of new YMCAs across Southern Ontario in the 1990s. The large, open expanses in this building are unique to those built at the time, achieved through the sprinkle...
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We provide proper project planning, suggest numerous design considerations, material selections, and durable detailing to all of our Clients. If there are changes to the scope of the project they are more easily done while on paper than on the job site. We often provide 3D modelling as a tool to clearly communicate with our Clients throughout the design process. Our final design drawings and project specifications capture the full scope of a project and provides the opportunity for competitive tendering to qualified Contractors. 

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