This community centre addition and renovation to an older building is designed to provide a new and inviting face to the community. A consolidated main entrance and reception/lobby improves control, circulation and orientation. Included within the refreshed and transformed facility is a gymnasium, a running track, a fitness facility, a climbing wall, pool and gym […]
The Church congregation approached CS&P to assist with site evaluation and design for the purpose of relocating and determining the “right-size” for a new church structure. Extensive design and programming meetings were facilitated to assist the congregation with a careful analysis of the meaning of church in the 21st Century along with a definition of […]
This residential development forms part of the North Toronto Collegiate Institute Redevelopment project in midtown Toronto. Resulting from an innovative public/private partnership between the Toronto District School Board and developer, The Republic is comprised of two high-rise condominium towers, providing a total of 500,000 sf of residential space, with a three-level underground parking garage. The […]
Lambton Hall is characteristic of the University of Guelph’s many modernist concrete structures built in the early 1970s. The mandate of this transformative renovation project was to revitalize the older building—its main entry, lobby, lounges, offices, as well as residence shared facilities such as washrooms and kitchenettes. The existing exposed concrete structure and oak slat […]
This Headquarters houses all municipal police facility and staff requirements for the City of Saskatoon. The program includes underground fleet parking, a firing range, a detention unit of 50 cells, a Forensic Identification Unit, a Property and Evidence facility, a gymnasium, training classrooms, offices for operations, investigative and intelligence staff, and a communications centre. The […]
The police station is carefully located to maximize public presence on the regional road to the north, and in massing relates to the context of the adjacent residential neighbourhood. The facility is designed with flexibility to accommodate future growth for the next 10 years. In addition to the conventional program requirements, the station houses police […]
The project consists of phased additions and renovations to the existing older Headquarters building, which houses all municipal police facility and staff requirements for the City of London. One of the design team’s key requirements was to create a welcoming, communal atmosphere at the expanded facility. It is achieved through the generous use of glazing, new […]
The Safety Village’s unique concept provides innovative methods for teaching a variety of safety and life skills to school children. The miniature village setting is complete with traffic signals, railway crossings and crosswalks, which allows children to walk, ride bikes and drive miniature cars in a simulated “real world” situation. The facility includes a Welcome […]
The renovation and transformation of the West End YMCA modernizes and reinvigorates a historic building, providing new programs and services to its patrons. A major renovation of the four-storey building creates a dramatic new lobby space that opens views to multiple activities within the facility. All of the major program spaces were upgraded, locker room […]
Increased demand and an aging infrastructure necessitated major changes to the existing Centre, the hub of sports and social activity for the community for over 35 years. The redesign’s phasing strategy had to maintain ongoing rink and aquatics operations while completely transforming those parts which were to remain and be seamlessly integrated into new facilities. […]