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EMAAR Mosque
EMAAR MOSQUE The afore-illustrated design will provide for a spiritual home by integrating a sacred space with a plaza like no other, designed to act as a public and touristic place. It will allow people to walk seamlessly from Creek tower to the plaza, to the Mosque, to the Creek through well-integrated spiritual sanctum. An offshoot of Pendentive Courtyard dome mosque style, the Mosque form emerges from two intersecting axes, each reflecting the Linear park connecting the Creek tower with the Creek and an invisible line of direction to Mecca called the Qibla that unites the worshipper with the Ka’ba.
Dubai, UAE Location
Emaar Client
18,504 sq.m. Size
2018 Date
Vaughan Civic Centre Public Library
VAUGHAN CIVIC CENTRE PUBLIC LIBRARY On the northern outskirts of Toronto, Vaughan Civic Centre is a new administrative campus of municipal buildings within one of Canada’s fasting growing cities. With the recent completion of the Civic Centre, the next phase of development slated to take place is the construction of a new centralized Resource Library. This new library will be a standalone building with strong urban design ties to the Civic Centre, yet at the same time asserting it’s own distinct architecture and identity. The planning of the library is both outward and inward looking and is based on a courtyard typology to create a green oasis at its centre. Sustainable Features: LEED Gold
Vaughan, ON Location
City of Vaughan
Client: Vaughan Public Library
36,000 sq.m.
Size: Two-storey Building
2016 Date
Vaughan Civic Centre Public Library
Bergeron Centre York University
BERGERON CENTRE YORK UNIVERSITY The project Design Team was selected by York University in a three-stage international architectural competition that included competing teams from across North America, Europe, and Asia. The concept design for the Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence is fully rooted in the academic mission of the school and translated into a design that is bold, original and iconic. With a University mandate to create a world-class facility, the building was conceptualized as one that is rooted like a “Rock” in the landscape of the campus and yet limitless like a “Cloud”.
Toronto, Canada Location
York University Client
169,470 sq.f.
Size: Two-storey Building
2015 Date
Bergeron Centre York University
Burnhamthorpe Branch Library
BURNHAMTHORPE BRANCH LIBRARY Designed in 1974 by Raymond Moriyama, the existing building, with its distinguishable sculptural form and multitude of floor and ceiling level changes, is a significant example of Canadian modernism providing a unique combination of library and theatre services to the Burnhamthorpe community of Mississauga. Apart from accommodating program additions and functional improvements, our firm enhanced the building’s street presence and provided spatial identity to both major existing tenants - the theatre and the library, as well as the new occupant of the facility – the local community outreach agency offices.
Mississauga, Canada Location
City of Mississauga
Client: Mississauga Public Library
56,000 sq.f. Size
2010 Date
Flower City Lawn Bowling Facility
FLOWER CITY LAWN BOWLING FACILITY Our firm provided architectural services for a new phased Lawn Bowling Facility located at the Flower City Community Campus site in Brampton. The overall project is a 6,500 sq.ft. Lawn bowling clubhouse with a reception area, 2 large meeting rooms, change rooms, and a large community seating area with concession and a prep kitchen. It also has a large cedar viewing deck with pergola, and an outdoor 8-rink artificialturf bowling green with surrounding landscaped garden. The project awarded of Excellence, New Institutional Building, Brampton Urban Design.
Brampton, Canada Location
City of Brampton Client
6,500 sq.f. Size
N/A Date
Edithvale Community Centre
EDITHVALE COMMUNITY CENTRE Previously operating from an existing elementary school, the redevelopment of this site creates a 50,000 s.f. community centre within a re-vitalized neighbourhood park. Located in the North York area of Toronto, the project addressed many of the growth issues experienced by a City in transition. This being the case, the project is distinguishable for it’s attempts to mend a fragmented urban fabric both architecturally and socially, becoming a beacon that supports the City’s plans to encourage development along its Avenues. Conceptualized in a T-shaped plan form, the building provides the backdrop to an urban forecourt, as well as a contrasting neighbourhood entrance court.
Toronto, Ontario Location
City of Toronto Client
50,000 sq.f. Size
2010 Date
Gore Meadows Community Centre & Library
GORE MEADOWS COMMUNITY CENTRE & LIBRARY Located on a 143-acre rural site, the new Gore Meadows Community & Sports Centre is a unique multiprogrammed facility containing over 300,000 s.f. for the residents of a rapidly growing multicultural district in Brampton. Inspired by the agricultural and natural landscape, both the site and building design reflects a modern attitude to design, yet is mindful of its past heritage. Reminiscent of the adjacent farmers’ fields, the site design is an abstract expression of linearly planted bands of selected vegetation that include perennial flower beds, framed by grids of bushes and treed orchards.
Brampton, Canada Location
City of Brampton
Client: integrated building & Library
334,000 sq.f. Size: integrated building & Library
2012 Date
Jaffari cultural centre
JAFFARI CULTURAL CENTRE Located on an environmentally sensitive site adjacent to a tributary of the East Don River, this new education and cultural centre provides an expanded community focus and centerpiece for one of the Muslim communities in the Greater Toronto Area. Our master plan design recognizes the natural beauty of the site in an attempt to create a campus of buildings, each with a unique yet complementary character. Building orientation towards Mecca was a fundamental organizing principle of the site plan development. The initial phase of campus construction is comprised all to accommodate 2000 people.
Vaughan, ON Location
Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat Client: Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto
18859.3 sq.m. Size
2010 Date
Vellore village Community centre
VELLORE VILLAGE COMMUNITY CENTRE Developed within the heart of a new suburban community, the needs of the local school board and the municipality are combined in a $45M multi-use facility that also includes a 1500 pupil secondary school, community centre, aquatic centre, and district park. The new secondary school is the largest program component of a multipartner project known as The Vellore Village Joint-Use Complex. The project’s innovation lies in taking a highly complex building program and translating those needs into a unique and innovative design solution, ensuring a distinct identity for each partner.
Vaughan, ON Location
York Catholic District School Board Client
24154.8 sq.m. Size
2005 Date
Vellore Village Public Library
VELLORE VILLAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY This new branch library was recently added to the Vellore Village Joint-Use Complex, an award winning facility - also designed by our firm - that integrates a community centre and secondary school within a 35acre district park campus. As one of the largest projects of its type in Ontario, the complex was designed to maximize the sharing of facilities, yet maintain a distinctive character and identity for each owner. The architectural aesthetic of the addition is true to the original modern style, yet evolves to become more formally dynamic through the use of curvilinear and cantilevered features.
Vaughan, Ontario Location
City of Vaughan
Client: Vaughan Public Libraries
7730 sf sq.f. Size
N/A Date
Wellesley Community centre
WELLESLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE Located on a compact urban site, this $11M multi-use facility includes a new community centre, public library and daycare, serving the residents of Canada’s highest density per capita neighbourhood. The 50,000 s.f. facility has become the community’s focal point, organized to provide a high level of access to community programs and events. Visual transparency from the street and within the building achieves dynamic results, such as the street-level windows of the gymnasium and the large corner window of the library. The building was also designed to accept a future leisure pool addition. j.v. with MJM Architects
Toronto, ON Location
City of Toronto
Client: Toronto Public Library
4645.15 sq.m. Size
2005 Date
Diplomatic Quarter Cel
Diplomatic Quarter Celebration Hall (Design Competition)
DIPLOMATIC QUARTER CELEBRATION HALL (DESIGN COMPETI TION)
ebration Hall Riyadh, KSA
The design for the Celebration Hall is situated in the socially and architecturally significant Diplomatic Quarter of Riyadh and takes into consideration the local roots of the city. The proximity of the local Aga Khan award winning landscaped edge to the Diplomatic Quarter provides direction for prestigious architecture and a high degree of creativity.
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Riyadh, KSA Location
Size 16,673 sq.m
Arriyadh Development Authority Program Client
Celebration Hall
16,673 sq.m. Size
2011 jv with Kieferle & Partner
Date
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Al Rajhi Cultural Centre
AL RAJHI CULTURAL CENTRE Located next to the infamous Al Rajhi Hail mosque, the style is reflecting the culture and incorporating design elements from the rich culture of the Hail region. The Al Rajhi endowment vision is to offer a multifunction facility for weddings, cultural events, large scale lectures etc. Within the cultural centre main hall. Two primary schools are envisaged to educate the girls and boys in the region beyond the standard curriculum. Extensive outdoor spaces cater to the neighbouring residential developments inviting them into the cultural centre premisses. Parking is placed in a three story underground structure which is linked to the mosque basement.
Hail, KSA Location
Al Rajhi Real Estate Client
23,103 sq.m. Size
2011 - 2014 Date
(PSU) Ladies Club Prince Sultan University
(PSU) LADIES CLUB PRINCE SULTAN UNIVERSITY Ladies Club offering recreational and educational facilities on 5 levels connected to the existing building on a raea of approx 6.500 sqm. Including a professional gym, swimming pool, bowling area, numerous training facilities. Educational area with classrooms, lecture hall and a 900 sq.m library.
Riyadh, KSA Location
Prince Sultan University Client
6,300 sq.m. Size
2013 Date
Hershey Community Centre
HERSHEY COMMUNITY CENTRE This $35M international caliber sports complex is a separate building to complement the award winning facilities of the adjacent Hershey Centre. Designed as a multi-purpose facility to accommodate Citywide recreation programs and sports tournaments, its largest program component is a FIFA sized indoor soccer field with a 60 ft clear ceiling height. Other major program spaces include a triple gymnasium, and a competition quality gymnastics facility for amateur and elite athletes. The main entrance to the 3 storey building occurs from the midlevel, creating a spectator concourse area that boasts simultaneous views into the three major areas of play.
Mississauga, ON Location
City of Mississauga Client
17837.4 sq.m. Size
2008 Date
Ken Cox Community Centre
KEN COX COMMUNITY CENTRE Located within Colonel Samuel Smith Park adjacent Lake Ontario, this new secondary school and community centre is a jointly planned facility for the local School Board and City. This historic park is currently undergoing an extensive transformation and adaptive re-use of heritage building structures for cultural, educational and recreational public uses. The design concept for the 130,000 s.f. school is distinguishable by its compact form, and an attempt to create a series of smaller building components or “pods� that pin-wheel internally around a three-storey student forum.
Toronto, Canada Location
Toronto Catholic District SB
Client: Toronto Catholic District SB City of Toronto
12077.4 sq.m. Size
2007 Date
Bill Crothers School for Athletics
BILL CROTHERS SCHOOL FOR ATHLETICS This unique $36M facility addresses the needs of high performance athletes, as well as those students pursuing a life-style regimen based on a healthy, active lifestyle. The 1500 students attending this 220,000 s.f school are supported by extensive athletic facilities that include three double gymnasiums, varsity calibre training facilities, plyometrics and aerobics studios, coaching centre and physiology labs. Exterior facilities include an 8-lane synthetic surface track, artificial turf football field and Soccer fields capable of hosting provincial calibre events within the 30-acre site.
Markham, ON Location
York Region District School Board Client
20,438.67 sq.m. Size
2008 Date
Charles W. Stockey Centre (performing arts)
CHARLES W. STOCKEY CENTRE (PERFORMING ARTS) This unique $10M cultural facility combines programs for a new 475- seat concert hall and a sports gallery/entertainment centre highlighting the career of professional hockey star Bobby Orr. The design evokes cottage imagery and capitalizes on the scenic beauty of the Town’s waterfront overlooking Georgian Bay. The multi-level concert hall/theatre is now the permanent venue for the renowned “Festival of the Sound” and has achieved numerous accolades for its world class acoustic excellence. Alternatively, The Hall of Fame is a multilevel room with a gallery on the main floor and an interactive display area on the mezzanine above.
Parry Sound, ON Location
Town of Parry Sound Client
2,508.38 sq.m. Size
2003 Date
Milton Performing Arts Centre
MILTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE Our firm provided concept design/bridging services leading towards the design-build development of a new performing arts/visual arts centre and central library in this highgrowth suburban community. Located at a prominent intersection, our concept design capitalizes on its’ gateway location to create a substantial and powerful Civic Campus for its citizens. To realize the potential of the site, our building design is conceived as a series of public rooms linked by an open and transparent Civic Lobby that engages this corner site. The openness of this lobby is symbolic and highly functional, providing a major assembly space that all building entrances converge upon.
Milton, ON Location
Town of Milton Client
82,000 sq.f. Size
2009 Date
The Hershey Centre
THE HERSHEY CENTRE This multi-award winning complex serves as the home venue for the Ontario Hockey League’s Mississauga Ice Dogs. It is also the flagship component of a high performance sports park, which includes the main stadium arena and three community ice rinks. Within the 5400-seat main stadium are 27 private box suites, club lounge, central public restaurant, offices and various retail shops. Designed to accommodate major sporting events, trade shows and entertainment activities, this facility was designed and constructed in 12 months using a fast-track mode of construction management.
Mississauga, ON Location
City of Mississauga Client
16,723 sq.m. Size
1998 Date
FAMILY HEALTH CLINIC HOSPITAL Toronto East General Hospital hired our firm to expand their existing. Family Health Centre in order to create a Family Health Team (FHT). As a teaching unit affiliated with the Department of Family and Community Medicine teaching program at the University of Toronto, more space was required in order to accommodate the increased undergraduate and postgraduate on-site medical training needs. Through a direct consultation process with the doctors, a total of 4300 sqft of the existing building was renovated.
Toronto, ON Location
Toronto East General Hospital Client
15,000 sq.f. Size
2006 Date
WOMEN’S WELLNESS CENTRE Located in Dubai Health Care City, this Mediterranean-style building is conceived and configured for the specific private health care needs of women. The centre concentrates in a single site private outpatient consultations, spa and relaxation services as well as complementary services like restaurants, cafeteria, roof garden, and retail. The design aims to deliver on a consistent basis the highest standards of care and service dedicated to the needs and convenience of women in an environment designed purely for them. j.v with Jung Brannen Associates, Inc.
Dubai, UAE Location
Lootah Real Estate Developments Client
9,684 sq.m. Size
2005-2009 Date
Lootah Medawi Hospital
LOOTAH MEDAWI HOSPITAL Medawi hospital - a family owned general hospital – is located at the heart of AlMuheisna. The hospital design reflects a blend of traditional Arabic culture influences and modern functionalism. The site includes the main hospital building, nurses hostel and 2 service buildings. These buildings accommodate 16 specialty clinics for out-patients, 52 room + 5 VIP suits for in-patients, 5 operating theatres, pharmacy, health club, 74 rooms for staff accommodation, underground parking and other supporting medical and non-medical facilities and services.
Mississauga, ON Location
Saeed Ahmed Lootah Client: Sons Group PJSC
31,000 sq.m Size
2004-2012 Date
Beauty Branch Library - Milton
BEAUTY BRANCH LIBRARY - MILTON The creation of this new branch library represents the first step in the creation of a multi-branch system within the municipality. Located within an emerging New Urbanistinspired residential neighbourhood, the 11,300 s.f. branch is situated on a compact site that borders a stormwater and naturalized greenbelt. To capitalize on this natural feature, the single-storey library stretches across the breadth of the site with an arching, glazed façade supplying abundant natural light to the library collections area. A central program room punctuates this elevation, it’s wood-clad frame marking the suggestion of an aperture with views in and out of the library.
Milton, ON Location
Milton Library Board Client: Town of Milton
11,300 sq.f. Size
N/A Date
Churchill Meadows Library & Community Centre
CHURCHILL MEADOWS LIBRARY & COMMUNITY CENTRE The creation of this new branch library represents the first step in the creation of a multi-branch system within the municipality. Located within an emerging New Urbanistinspired residential neighbourhood, the 11,300 s.f. branch is situated on a compact site that borders a stormwater and naturalized greenbelt. To capitalize on this natural feature, the single-storey library stretches across the breadth of the site with an arching, glazed façade supplying abundant natural light to the library collections area. A central program room punctuates this elevation, it’s wood-clad frame marking the suggestion of an aperture with views in and out of the library.
Mississauga, ON Location
City of Mississauga, Client: Mississauga Public Library Town of Milton
194,490 sq.f. Size: School & library
N/A Date
Norton Place Park Community Center
NORTON PLACE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER The project is a combined Parks Depot and Recreation/Education Centre facility at Norton Place Park in Brampton, Ontario. The project presents a unique challenge as it endeavors to accommodate 3 distinct programs: a Parks vehicle depot with a community centre. The Recreation Department functions such as educational summer programs for children. The Centre is part of an existing city park that is undergoing the process of revitalization due to under-used and perceived existing safety issues.
Mississauga, ON Location
City of Brampton Client: Mississauga Public Library Town of Milton
12,000 sq.f. Size
N/A Date
Mountainside Arena & Pool
MOUNTAINSIDE ARENA & POOL The Mountainside Arena and Pool has served the recreational needs of the Burlington community since 1974. Due to the age of the facility, comprehensive expansion and renovation were required to modernize the facility to current standards and user expectations. To achieve this, the separated arena and pool buildings were merged by the creation of a link consisting of a new main entrance, lobby, administration offices, concession, two community rooms, public washrooms and heated arena viewing area. The existing arena was completely renovated including new refrigeration system, arena slab and dasher boards.
Burlington, ON Location
City of Burlington
Client: Department of National Defence
40,000 sq.f. Size
2014 Date
Halton Hills Public Library Acton Branch
HALTON HILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY ACTON BRANCH The new Acton Library was constructed to address accessibility issues with the former facility, and to increase space for collections, programming and services. In addition to ensuring universal accessibility throughout the library, our firm’s design of the interior is welcoming to all, acting as a public living room for the community. By limiting fixed walls and utilizing mobile partitions and furnishing, the facility has the flexibility to accommodate changing needs well into the future. Intuitive layout and wayfinding allow for seamless navigation of the facility.
Acton, ON Location
Acton Public Library Client
9,400 sq.f. Size
2014 Date
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