CREDENTIALS SIMPLIFYING THE COMPLEX Entuitive | Credentials FIRM PROFILE
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Firm Profile i) The Practice 1 ii) Approach 3 iii) Better Design Through Technology 6 Services i) Structural Engineering 8 ii) Building Envelope 10 iii) Building Restoration 12 iv) Special Projects and Renovations 14 Sectors 16 i) Leadership Team 18 ii) Commercial 19 iii) Cultural 26 iv) Institutional 33 SERVICES v) Healthcare 40
vi) Residential 46 vii) Sports and Recreation 53 viii) Retail 59 ix) Hospitality 65 x) Mission Critical Facilities/Data Centres 70 xi) Transportation 76 SECTORS
Image: The Bow*, Calgary, Canada FIRM PROFILE: THE PRACTICE
ENTUITIVE IS A CONSULTING ENGINEERING PRACTICE WITH A VISION OF BRINGING TOGETHER ENGINEERING AND INTUITION TO ENHANCE BUILDING PERFORMANCE.
We created Entuitive with an entrepreneurial spirit, a blank canvas and a new approach. Our mission was to build a consulting engineering firm that revolves around our clients’ needs. What do our clients need most? Innovative ideas. So we created a practice environment with a single overriding goal – realizing your vision through innovative performance solutions.
1 Firm Profile | Entuitive Image: Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, Toronto, Canada BACKED BY DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AS CONSULTING ENGINEERS, WE’VE
ACCOMPLISHED A GREAT DEAL TAKING DESIGN PERFORMANCE TO NEW HEIGHTS. FIRM PROFILE
COMPANY FACTS The practice encompasses structural, building envelope, restoration, and special projects and renovations consulting, serving clients NUMBER OF YEARS IN BUSINESS throughout North America and internationally. 4 years. Backed by decades of experience as Consulting Engineers. We’re pushing the envelope on behalf of – and in collaboration with OFFICE LOCATIONS – our clients. They are architects, developers, building owners and CALGARY managers, and construction professionals. But they’re more than 209 8th Avenue SW, Suite 300 Calgary, AB T2P 1B8 Canada their professions. They are the people who drive design excellence +1 403.879.1270 to new levels. And we are partners in the realization of their vision.
TORONTO 200 University Avenue, 7th Floor We earn our reputation by applying our ingenuity in a wide variety of Toronto, ON M5H 3C6 Canada sectors, including: commercial, sports and recreation, institutional, +1 416.477.5832 cultural, residential, retail, healthcare, transportation and hospitality. LETHBRIDGE What we learn in one sector, we often apply in others. SERVICES 434 7th Street South, Suite 203
Lethbridge, AB T1J 2G7 +1 403.388.9602 This learning underpins our disciplined imagination, the focused creativity and insights supported by deep technical knowledge and NUMBER OF STAFF experience we bring to each project. NO. OF LEVEL INDIVIDUALS We work in any procurement method our clients specify: conventional Principal 10 procurement and construction management, design/build and prime Associate 12 consultant arrangements, joint ventures and P3 and DBFM. Engineer (Senior & Intermediate) 24 We are dedicated to providing exceptional service on each and Junior Design Engineer 22 every project, but we especially invite projects that present unique Building Envelope challenges. That’s where Entuitive really shines. We take on a wide Specialist 11 range of work from our offices across Canada, from small-scale Technologist 17 projects to billion-dollar landmark structures anywhere in the world. Support Staff 17
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IT’S OUR COLLECTIVE ABILITY TO SIMPLIFY THE COMPLEX THAT MAKES US WHO WE ARE. WE ARE ENTUITIVE.
Entuitive | Firm Profile 2 APPROACH
ENTUITIVE BRINGS TOGETHER A HIGH CALIBRE, EXPERIENCED GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS WITH A NEW ATTITUDE.
It’s a new way of thinking that’s driving our success as we strive to build the first-choice engineering firm for exceptional clients in Canada and around the world.
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Collaborative Creative Working as Disciplined One Team Imagination
Perspective Advanced Global Knowledge Next Generation and Experience Performance Solutions
Holistic Leading Integrated Design Challenging the Approach Status Quo
Sustainable Hands-On Building a Principal Brighter Future Project Oversight SERVICES
A NEW WAY OF THINKING
COLLABORATIVE: WORKING AS ONE TEAM At Entuitive, we collaborate with architects, developers, building owners, building managers and construction clients to find the best constructible, cost-effective solutions. We also have an open approach in-house, where we share ideas, knowledge and resources across our multi-disciplinary team and between offices.
CREATIVE: DISCIPLINED IMAGINATION SECTORS
We combine our insight, experience and creativity with our technical knowledge to solve the unique challenges presented by every new project. Whether it’s a design challenge, a cost challenge or a scheduling challenge, we are problem solvers. Our aim is to exceed the client’s expectations.
Entuitive | Firm Profile 4 ADVANCED: NEXT GENERATION PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS Our commitment to using BIM puts us at the leading edge of building design, construction and operation. All projects and team members utilize the latest technology, allowing us to spot and address construction problems in advance, track costs more accurately and deliver on-time and on-budget. Advanced modeling also allows us to anticipate and facilitate the operation, maintenance and future renovation of the building. By using BIM to its fullest, we are able to maximize efficiency, lower risk and provide more value to clients.
LEADING: CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO We are constantly evaluating and implementing new technologies, processes, and ideas so that we can offer our clients next-generation solutions. We aim to add value through innovations that improve performance, lower costs, save time, save energy and reduce impact on the environment.
HANDS-ON: PRINCIPAL PROJECT OVERSIGHT Our principals take a “hands-on” approach with every project. They provide leadership to the team, work closely with the client and are totally “in the loop” to ensure the best results.
SUSTAINABLE: BUILDING A BRIGHTER FUTURE We’re committed to delivering sustainable design solutions that reduce the energy needs, minimize the carbon footprint and lessen environmental impact.
HOLISTIC: INTEGRATED DESIGN APPROACH We take a large view of the project, looking at how factors integrate within the structure as a whole. Through collaboration and drawing on the wide-ranging expertise of our team members as well as through advanced building modeling, we can create better solutions that work together.
PERSPECTIVE: GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE We have longstanding relationships with many North American architects and developers, and experience in assembling teams locally and nationally. We are also comfortable on the global stage, whether working with authorities in Dubai, Frankfurt or Shanghai or navigating the lengthy planning processes in London, UK.
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BETTER DESIGN THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
VERTEBRAE IS OUR FIRM’S TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION PLATFORM, OUR TECHNOLOGICAL BACKBONE THAT ENABLES US TO EXPLORE DESIGN POSSIBILITIES AND DELIVER INNOVATIVE HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS. SECTORS
Entuitive | Firm Profile 6 Developments in technology related to architecture, design and engineering have progressed significantly in recent years. Vertebrae’s core philosophy is to explore how this technology is evolving engineering and architecture to enhance collaboration, optimization and to provide exciting new possibilities. As building systems become more complex, projects more time-constrained, and architectural forms more bold, engineers are challenged to find new ways to improve building performance and maximize return on investment for our clients.
The use of computational and generative design to enhance traditional engineering processes has been an underlying driver of Vertebrae. Parametric models using software like Rhino 3D-Grasshopper and Dynamo allow for the quick study of many forms and design options.
Entuitive has been developing methods to allow engineers to explore structural solutions through real time manipulation of geometric forms all while ensuring the structural framing reflects the architectural vision.
To ensure optimization, we link modeling software with analysis software to determine a range of possible solutions to enhance the design intent, find material and cost efficiencies, and simplify construction challenges. With the introduction of generative and parametric design, the number of iterations within a solution space for building design challenges becomes unbounded. We explore creative algorithms utilizing evolutionary solvers to find the combination of variables that lead to optimized building performance solutions.
Each parametric model is tied to our structural analysis and BIM software. Performing structural analysis during conceptual phase allows the team to develop a high level of confidence that concepts which are being developed are structurally feasible and efficient. Using the links to our BIM and Steel Fabrication Software allows us to review feasibility of complex forms and details for fabrication and erection, and to share 3D models with the team to examine cohesiveness with the architectural vision and other consultant requirements.
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SERVICES: STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
AT ENTUITIVE, WE SUPPORT THE OWNER’S ASPIRATION AND ARCHITECT’S VISION WITH A FULL COMPLEMENT OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES.
Every project presents a unique set of challenges. Whether it’s a structural challenge – such as building a highrise over an operational subway station, or an art gallery with a 45-foot cantilever over a river, or an aquarium with a SECTORS
750,000-gallon shark tank – or whether it’s a timing or budget challenge, we provide clients with a range of options.
Image: Bay Adelaide East Tower, Toronto, Canada Entuitive | Services 8 Instead of recommending a single solution, we like to expand the problem and provide several solutions, varying by cost, materials, and framing systems to ensure the design and construction team can quickly find the best solution for the project with sensitivity to the local market, project schedule, programming requirements or architectural considerations.
Our team brings value and a high level of budget predictability by applying risk-analysis tools to our work. We use technology such as Tekla and Revit for the highest level of constructability and production control. Centralizing building information into the model allows for more collaborative and integrated project management and delivery.
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SERVICES: BUILDING ENVELOPE
THE BUILDING ENVELOPE SERVICES TEAM AT ENTUITIVE SPECIALIZES IN THE COMPLETE ENCLOSURE OF NEW AND EXISTING BUILDINGS, INCLUDING CLADDING, GLAZING, ROOFING AND WATERPROOFING.
Our goal is to maximize the performance of the building skin – making sure it looks better, lasts longer, and performs as a complete and efficient environmental separator. SECTORS
Image: Eaton Corporation World Headquarters, Beachwood, USA Entuitive | Services 10 We understand a wide range of materials and systems, their compatibility and how they perform over time. And we are continually evaluating new materials and ideas. By collaborating with architects contractors’ suppliers and system designers, the Entuitive team of specialists balances many criteria – aesthetic, functional, technical, performance and durability – against issues such as cost, availability, scheduling and programming requirements so we can advise on the best solutions.
Within our team, we have a breadth of experience and knowledge, and we ensure that sound building science theory and building envelope expertise are applied to every project, large and small. Also, in support of our solutions we apply computer simulations to test our ideas during design, and sophisticated field testing to verify performance during and after construction. We have the tools and experience to ensure that your building performance is optimized.
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SERVICES: BUILDING RESTORATION
RESTORING A BUILDING OR COMPONENT IS PART SCIENCE, PART ART – AND WE HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO CARRY OUT PROJECTS THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL AESTHETICALLY AND STRUCTURALLY SOUND.
Our restoration team can assess deterioration, predict future damage and develop remedial repair solutions to extend the life of the building element, ensure safety and improve aesthetics. SECTORS
Image: Old Bank of Montreal Restoration and Repurposing, Calgary, Canada Entuitive | Services 12 Our work covers building envelope systems, which includes cladding systems, windows, roofing and waterproofing structures, as well as restoration of structures, which includes parking facilities, post-tensioned structures, plaza areas, tieback anchors and suspended platforms.
At Entuitive, we operate holistically, which means our restoration experts can draw upon the expertise of our structural engineering and building envelope professionals. Our shared ideas and industry-leading knowledge of construction materials, durability and sustainability contributes significantly to restoration projects.
Each restoration project is unique. Our team works closely with the owner and contractor to develop a strategy that meets each project’s challenges, from cost-effectiveness and timing to creative solutions and minimizing disruption of operating facilities. In balancing project goals, we ensure the high quality of the restoration remains our prime objective.
We are dedicated to our projects beyond investigations and remedial design. Our range of restoration services also includes construction review and administration, and covers ongoing maintenance – we’re here for the life of the project and building.
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SERVICES: SPECIAL PROJECTS AND RENOVATIONS
WHEN AN ELEMENT OF A STRUCTURE NEEDS SPECIFIC ATTENTION, OUR SPECIAL PROJECTS AND RENOVATIONS TEAM RESPONDS PROMPTLY, WORKS EFFICIENTLY AND COMPLETES THE PROJECT WITH ACCURACY.
The Special Projects and Renovations team takes on small to modestly sized projects with critical timelines and unique constraints, including building improvements, tenant renovations, tieback anchor and suspended platforms, SECTORS
building condition assessments and public sculptures.
Image: The Bow, Wonderland Art Installation*, Calgary, Canada Entuitive | Services 14 Our Special Projects and Renovations portfolio covers a wide range of projects. Installing or removing staircases between floors. Adding heavy mechanical equipment on a roof or a compact filing system on a floor. Reconfiguring a hospital wing. Moving doorways and signage for a mall storefront. Increasing structural support for a new arena scoreboard … the list goes on and is many and varied.
We have an appreciation for the unique demands of special projects and renovations. Our team has expertise in managing the risks of expedited delivery while ensuring project success. And when projects involve operational sites, we’re experienced in minimizing disruption to building occupants and ensuring public safety.
Our team has a solid reputation for collaborating with building owners and managers, architects, subconsultants and constructors. It allows us to navigate through the access and timing challenges of working in operational facilities, public areas and construction sites. Also, collaboration with our partners helps us formulate the innovative design and construction solutions we bring to each project.
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COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRY LEADERS AT WORK Our structural engineering and building envelope experience includes landmark towers and corporate headquarters in Canada, the United States and internationally.
CULTURAL: A PASSION FOR PERFORMANCE
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unique structural challenges of cultural venues.
Image: Manhattan West Platform, New York, USA Entuitive | Sectors 16 INSTITUTIONAL: BUILDING COMMUNITY SPIRIT We are proud to work on buildings that serve community – schools and universities, libraries, community centres, government offices, police stations, courthouses.
HEALTHCARE: EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST MEDICINE At Entuitive, we know that healthcare facilities must meet the sophisticated needs of today and the evolving needs of tomorrow.
RESIDENTIAL: THE HOME OF APPLIED IMAGINATION With every solution, we keep in mind that the project’s success will be measured by the satisfaction of the residents.
SPORTS AND RECREATION: WE KNOW THE SCORE At Entuitive, we understand the business of sport – recreation centres, arenas and stadiums are designed for function and flexibility.
RETAIL: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN STORE At Entuitive, we deal with all types of retail projects, from expansions and new construction to renovations and repositioning.
HOSPITALITY: ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE We always keep in mind the practical and aesthetic effect our solutions will have on the ultimate users – the guests.
MISSION CRITICAL FACILITIES/DATA CENTRES: PROTECTING YOUR DATA IS OUR MISSION The vast and constantly increasing amount of data generated in today’s connected and information hungry environment has made the gathering, processing and safeguarding of data absolutely critical.
TRANSPORTATION: WE UNDERSTAND THE JOURNEY Each transportation project presents its own challenge – to control costs, shorten the timeframe for construction, or to develop an innovative, buildable solution to a challenging infrastructure project.
17 Sectors | Entuitive Image: Trump Tower*, Toronto, Canada LEADERSHIP TEAM FIRM PROFILE
We believe in a “One Company” philosophy, where sharing ideas, knowledge, and resources across the company is the norm. We leverage each other’s skillsets and experience to create the best value for our clients’ projects.
COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, AND SPORTS AND REC MISSION CRITICAL AND RESIDENTIAL DIRECTOR OF MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SECTOR LEADER SECTOR LEADER OPERATIONS DIRECTOR PEOPLE & CULTURE
BARRY CHARNISH DAVID WATSON DAVID STEVENSON BROCK SCHROEDER SEAN SMITH P.Eng. P.Eng. P.Eng. P.Eng., LEED® AP M.Eng., P.Eng., PE SERVICES
INSTITUTIONAL TRANSPORTATION HEALTHCARE BUILDING ENVELOPE BUILDING ENVELOPE SECTOR LEADER SECTOR LEADER SECTOR LEADER SERVICES LEADER SERVICES LEADER
ERIC GORDON MICHAEL MESCHINO ROBERT ELLIS DAVID THOMPSON MICHAEL LEMBKE M.Sc., P.Eng., LEED® AP M.A.Sc., P.Eng. P.Eng. Dipl. Arch. Tech., M.A.A.T.O. B.Arch.Sc., P.L. (Eng.), LEED® AP
INSTITUTIONAL AND HEALTHCARE RESIDENTIAL RESTORATION INSTITUTIONAL SECTOR LEADER SECTOR LEADER SERVICES LEADER SECTOR LEADER SECTORS
BRIAN VAN BUSSEL ANTHONY MIRVISH RANDY THESEN DAVID FOX M.Eng., P.Eng. M.A.Sc., P.Eng. M.Eng., P.Eng. B.Eng, P.Eng, LEED® AP
Entuitive | Sectors 18 COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRY LEADERS AT WORK
OUR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING ENVELOPE EXPERIENCE INCLUDES LANDMARK TOWERS AND CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN CANADA, THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY.
In commercial buildings, we have an appreciation for the need to maximize the usable floor area, which we achieve through various measures, from minimizing the core to reducing column size. Sustainability is also key. We have experience in buildings that have attained LEED® Platinum certification, particularly beneficial for commercial buildings in the reduction of energy required for temperature control and lighting.
19 Sectors | Entuitive Image: Brookfield Place Calgary, Calgary, Canada Tight construction timelines are also a factor, and we often assist by developing structures incorporating new technologies FIRM PROFILE that speed construction. Our designs are informed by our
understanding of construction processes and we integrate systems such as the automated climbing and hoist jumping systems, right from the start.
Our firm is recognized for developing innovative solutions, which we draw upon when faced with special challenges. Examples include creating a customized framing system to accommodate a heritage structure; designing a complex, multi- faceted transfer system for a large column-free ground floor; and engineering a radically new lateral load resisting system for a unique architectural form. SERVICES
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Image: RBC Centre*, Toronto, Canada Entuitive | Sectors 20 OUR KEY TEAM MEMBERS HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WORKING ON COMMERCIAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
50 Hudson Yards, New York, USA Manitoba Hydro*, Winnipeg, Canada 16 York Street, Toronto, Canada RBC Centre*, Toronto, Canada 1601 Wewatta Street, Denver, USA The Bow*, Calgary, Canada Bay Adelaide Centre East Tower, Toronto, Canada TransCanada Tower*, Calgary, Canada Brookfield Place Calgary, Calgary, Canada Xerox Centre (33 Bloor East)*, Toronto, Canada Deloitte Tower, Montréal, Canada Maritime Life Tower, 2 Queen Street East*, Toronto, Eaton Corporation Headquarters, Cleveland, USA Canada * Eighth Avenue Place West Tower, Calgary, Canada 180 Queen Street West , Toronto, Canada * First Canadian Place Recladding, Toronto, Canada Quantum Towers , Toronto, Canada * The Globe and Mail Headquarters, Toronto, Canada Thompson Reuters Building at Kennedy and 401 , Toronto, Canada GWL Campus Development Study, Edmonton, * Canada One Queen East , Toronto, Canada * York Region Administrative Centre Annex, Two Queen East , Toronto, Canada Newmarket, Canada Exchange Tower*, Toronto, Canada 20 Fenchurch*, London, United Kingdom Waterpark Place Phase Two*, Toronto, Canada 200 West Street*, New York, USA 18 York Street*, Toronto, Canada Bay Adelaide West Tower*, Toronto, Canada 70 York Street*, Toronto, Canada Eau Claire Tower*, Calgary, Canada 105 Adelaide Street West*, Toronto, Canada Battery Park City Site 26, Commercial Tower*, Corus Headquarters*, Toronto, Canada New York, USA Bell Trinity Square Office Tower*, Toronto, Canada * World Financial Center Tower One and Three , Bank Computer Centre*, Toronto, Canada New York, USA Harbour Centre*, Vancouver, Canada Brookfield Place*, Toronto, Canada Shell Centre*, Calgary, Canada Canary Wharf, 10 Upper Bank Street*, London * United Kingdom 131 Queen Street , Ottawa, Canada * Canary Wharf, 25 Bank Street (JP Morgan Tower)*, Phase Two World Exchange Plaza , Ottawa, Canada London United Kingdom Commerce Point*, Richmond Hill, Canada Canary Wharf, CitiGroup Tower*, London United Commerce Place Stage I & II*, Hamilton, Canada Kingdom One King West*, Hamilton, Canada Canary Wharf, Riverside South (Scheme Design)*, Seven King West*, Hamilton, Canada London United Kingdom CIBC Recovery Centre*, Hamilton, Canada Camana Bay Block 10A*, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Barrie Computer Centre*, Barrie, Canada Durham Administration Headquarters*, Whitby, China Overseas Shipping Building*, Shanghai, China Canada Shanghai Commercial Centre*, Shanghai, China * ADNOC Headquarters , Abu Dhabi, UAE 55 Hudson Yards*, New York, USA
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Location Brookfield Place Calgary Calgary, Canada
Calgary’s two Sixth Avenue office towers will soon tower over most SERVICES Architect
of their neighbours. The 42-storey West Tower join the phase-one Woods Bagot, Design Architect; Dialog, Executive Architect 57-storey East Tower, set to be Calgary’s tallest office building and second only to Toronto’s First Canadian Place in all of Canada. Client Brookfield Office Properties The two towers will be connected via ground floor and mezzanine space contained in a 63-foot-high Winter Garden Pavillion. This Size jewel-box-like structure will take on the appearance of a glass box East Tower, 153,166 m2 (1,648,665 ft2) softened by rounded corners and edges. Mullion sections measuring at 51 storeys; West Tower, 85,100 m2 (916,009 ft2) at 41 storeys. Linking the 13 inches by 3 inches will support the Pavillion’s glass envelope. two towers is a large Winter Garden, The development will connect to neighbouring buildings via Calgary’s 2,600 m2 (27,986 ft2) “plus-15” pedestrian walkway. Both the ground floor and “plus-15” Role levels will feature lobby and retail space. Structural Engineering Consultant and Building Envelope Consultant The two towers will contain reinforced concrete cores with structural steel floor framing and exterior columns. The below-grade structure LEED Certification consists of reinforced concrete columns, slab and wall construction. LEED® Gold
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accommodate the East Tower’s footprint and five-storey basement, a hole that will take five months to excavate. Developing back up to grade will take six to seven months.
Entuitive | Sectors 22 Location Deloitte Tower Montréal, Canada The first privately funded commercial development built in Architect downtown Montréal since the early 1990s, the 26-storey Deloitte KPF Design Architect; Tower will be completed in 2015. B+H Executive Architect Nestled between the historic Windsor Station and the Bell Centre, Client the Deloitte Tower incorporates a portion of the heritage Bush Cadillac Fairview Corporation Shed structure into its design. The tower will incorporate an open
Size atrium space with a cantilevered feature stair through the floors 48,310 m2 (520,000 ft2) used by Deloitte.
Role The tower includes a single basement below, 3 levels of Structural Engineering Consultant underground parking adjacent to the tower, street level retail space and supporting building service spaces. Unique open roof screens Budget conceal rooftop services and cooling towers from view. $165 M Challenge: Structural elements must accommodate design choices LEED Certification such as access floors, tight floor-to-floor heights, the Bush Shed LEED® Platinum structure and a passenger drop-off area at street level.
Solution: The reinforced concrete structure incorporates a unique two-way slab band floor framing system. This economical design accommodates columns that slope through the height of the tower. Columns vary in strength from 60 MPa to 80 MPa and use 500 MPa reinforcement to reduce column size and increase the rentable floor area. Other sloped columns will avoid the Bush Shed structure and a passenger drop off area at street level.
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Location Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower Toronto, Canada At 47 storeys plus an eight-storey podium, Toronto’s Bay Adelaide SERVICES Architect Centre East is a LEED® Platinum project that demands significant
KPMB; Adamson Associates structural innovation to bring to fruition.
Client The tower core is being built using an ATR self-climbing system – so- Brookfield Properties called because it climbs on rails up the building by means of hydraulic jacks – so construction can proceed without the use of a tower crane. Size 2 Tower is approximately 980 000 ft To mitigate noise and vibration from an adjacent subway line, crews Podium is approximately 100 000 ft2 will build the ground floor of the podium so that its core floats 100
Role millimetres above the existing B1 level. It will be supported on existing Structural Engineering Consultant columns and foundation walls using isolation pads.
The tower is being built above an existing four-storey below-grade Budget $275 M parkade. Crews will partly demolish existing parking slabs within the tower’s footprint to build the tower’s core and concrete columns. LEED Certification LEED® Platinum Challenge: The existing parkade, tenant space and adjacent underground pedestrian tunnel all had to remain operational during construction. SECTORS
Solution: We prevented disruption to tenants, cars and PATH users by locating tower columns so the structure could clear span the main areas. Where necessary, built-up structural columns were “needled” through small openings in the existing slab so column erection could occur during short off-peak periods of time for parkade and tenant use.
Entuitive | Sectors 24 Location Hudson Yards East New York, USA Currently under construction, Hudson Yards East – the largest real Architect estate project in U.S. history – includes a two-level platform structure KPF over the Amtrak and Long Island Rail Road commuter and storage yards. The Hudson Yards project expands and revitalizes the midtown Client area of Manhattan, creating a new residential and retail environment Related/ Oxford Properties to complement the commercial office buildings of the development.
Size The project scope includes a thirteen storey retail building and plaza Approximately 13 Million ft2 constructed above the platform, partially supported by the latter as a transfer structure. The project also includes a 1295-foot-high Role office tower which is partially constructed on terra firma and on Peer review of the structure the platform. Entuitive is responsible for performance review of the structure and the basis of the design criteria, including impact of Budget vibration from trains, derailment provisions, security and fire rating $20 B issues, and impact to aesthetics and overall costs. Additionally, our team is responsible for managing contractual issues associated with the trade contracts.
Challenge: The project utilizes terra firma areas between the tracks and platforms of the storage yards. As a result, the transfer structure required design strategies to address both exposure to an uncontrolled exterior environment and risks associated with the train storage yard environment.
Solution: Structural steel framing was utilized to facilitate construction logistics with precast concrete, and intumescent paint provides fire separation. Concrete-encased steel is designed to resist security concerns and fire separation.
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CULTURAL: A PASSION FOR PERFORMANCE
OUR DESIGNS CONTRIBUTE TO THE AUDIENCE’S ENJOYMENT WHILE ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES OF CULTURAL VENUES.
As iconic buildings in the community, cultural and performing arts centres are designed to inspire awe inside and out. Each venue is an original creation and we bring our innovative design and structural solutions to support the SECTORS
architect’s unique vision.
Image: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts*, Toronto, Canada Entuitive | Sectors 26 Our experience includes structural engineering, building envelope services and restoration in a wide range of award- winning buildings, from theatres, opera houses and ballet schools, to concert halls, art galleries and an aquarium.
We understand that collaboration is key. Our ingenuity and expertise help architects, designers and subcontractors to achieve such qualities as optimum acoustics in a concert hall, uninterrupted views, floor to ceiling glass in a gallery, vast column-free spaces in a lobby, and flexibility to form various configurations in a performing arts centre.
In many cases, it is our work that is showcased. The refined and aesthetically exposed structure called for by the architect: a tunnel that takes patrons to an adjoining building, or a structural glass stair that’s on display.
27 Sectors | Entuitive Image: Ismaili Centre and Aga Khan Museum*, Toronto, Canada OUR KEY TEAM MEMBERS HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WORKING ON CULTURAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: FIRM PROFILE
New Central Library, Calgary, Canada Barrie, Canada Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan, The National Ballet School*, Toronto, Canada Saskatoon, Canada Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts*, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada National Music Centre Exhibit Design, Calgary, Lethbridge Community Arts Centre*, Lethbridge, Canada Canada Massey Hall Revitalization, Toronto, Canada Mississauga Living Arts Centre*, Mississauga, Canada Art Gallery of Ontario, Transformation*, Toronto, Canada Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort*, Niagara Falls, Canada Art Gallery of Ontario, Weston Family Learning Centre*, Toronto Canada Centre for the Performing Arts*, Vancouver, Canada Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Oriental Theatre*, Chicago, USA Sciences, Lubbock, USA Hilton Theatre (former Lyric / Apollo)*, USA TELUS Centre Royal Conservatory of Music*, Panasonic Theatre*, Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada SERVICES *
Sony Centre , Toronto, Canada Aga Khan Museum and Ismaili Centre*, Toronto, Canada Pantages Theatre*, Toronto, Canada The Design Exchange*, Toronto, Canada New Mariinsky Theatre*, St. Petersburg, Russia Ryerson Image Arts Building*, Toronto, Festival Theatre*, Stratford, Canada Canada Shaw Theatre*, Niagara on the Lake, Canada Bloor Cinema Revitalization*, Toronto, Canada Canadian Museum of Human Rights*, Winnipeg, Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery*, Canada Markham, Canada Silver City at Yorkdale*, Toronto, Canada Waterfront Interpretive Centre*, Toronto, Rama Sports and Entertainment Centre*, Rama, Canada Canada Ontario Science Centre, Weston Family Niagara Butterfly Conservatory*, Niagara, Canada Innovation Centre*, Toronto, Canada Clouds Park at Bay Adelaide Centre*, Toronto, Bahai World Centre*, Haifa, Israel Canada Casino Rama*, Orillia, Ontario National Music Centre*, Calgary, Canada * MGM City Centre , Las Vegas, USA * Mount Royal University Conservatory , Calgary, SECTORS * Point Edward, Point Edward , Canada Canada McLaren Art Gallery and Community Centre*, Lethbridge Performing Arts Master Plan*, Lethbridge Canada Jaume Plensa’s Bent Wire Sculpture*, Calgary, Canada
*Projects experience undertaken with previous employers. Entuitive | Sectors 28 Location Calgary New Central Library Calgary, Canada The New Central Library, located in the vibrant East Village in Architect downtown, will be one of Calgary’s most important and distinctive Snøhetta and DIALOG cultural institutions with signature design led by renowned international architecture firm Snøhetta. Client Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, The New Central Library will occupy 278,000 square feet, including Calgary Public Library and the public space, and 40,000 square feet for future library expansion. The City of Calgary building structure will be built over Calgary’s busiest LRT line which bisects the site and occupies approximately 40% of the site area. The Size Library’s design will put a strong emphasis on public accessibility 278,000 ft² and community-oriented spaces with 80% of the building, including collections areas, allocated to public space. Role Structural Engineering Consultant Challenge: Build a new landmark civic building with an anticipated high level of community engagement over an existing, busy LRT line that Budget bisects the site on a radius with minimal disruption to its operation. $245M Solution: Entuitive developed a transfer system that creates the opportunity for a contiguous floor plate above the LRT line with a regular grid system that maximizes future flexibility. This forms the basis for the Encapsulation – a new concrete structure that will clear span approximately 12 meters across the existing Calgary Transit South East corridor LRT tracks just north of the exiting CP Rail tunnel. It is the first time in Calgary’s history that an active LRT line has been encased to enable an above-grade development project – an achievement which Calgary Municipal Land Corporation refers to as “a real feat of engineering.”
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Location Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Canada The Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan is situated in River SERVICES Architect Landing, a developing cultural and community hub in Saskatoon’s
KPMB; Smith Carter south downtown. It more than triples space for temporary and collection-related exhibitions and includes a community gallery, studio Client classrooms, a film and lecture theatre, meeting rooms, and spaces for The City of Saskatoon receptions and other public events.
Size The striking building features a unique composition thanks to four 19,000 m2 (205,000 ft2) stacked horizontal volumes that overlook the South Saskatchewan River.
Role The project meets rigorous gallery standards required to host world- Structural Engineering Consultant class national and international touring exhibitions, previously unavailable to the city. It also exceeds some of these standards, thanks Budget to project goals like designing for 50 percent lower energy consumption $81.8 M compared to international gallery standards. Energy efficiency contributes to the project’s LEED® Silver certification target. Awards 2011, Award of Excellence, Challenge: The Gallery needed structural framing for stacked horizontal Canadian Architect volumes that cantilever up to 45 feet while providing unobstructed views of the river. Vierendeel trusses met this need but presented LEED Certification an additional challenge: since the Gallery’s multipurpose room will ® SECTORS Target of LEED Silver foreseeably host large crowds dancing near where other people may
sit and eat, excessive vibration of the room’s Vierendeel truss structure must be prevented.
Solution: A vibration analysis was performed, and a tuned mass damper was provided in the floor of the room to keep vibration below an acceptable level.
Entuitive | Sectors 30 Location Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada Toronto, Canada Located at the base of the CN Tower in Toronto, Ripley’s Aquarium of Architect Canada is expected to attract millions of visitors annually. The two-level B+H Architects aquarium includes exhibits containing more than 1.5 million gallons (5.7 million litres) of water to create marine and freshwater habitats Client Ripley’s Entertainment Inc. from around the world. These habitats will feature more than 13,500 exotic sea and freshwater creatures. Prominent among these habitats Size is the 750,000 gallon (2.84 million litre) Shark Lagoon, which features a 12,500 m2 (135,000 ft2) 315-foot (96-metre) long moving walkway through an acrylic tunnel.
Role The aquarium’s dramatic, angular sweeping form and wide variety of Structural Engineering Consultant interior spaces presented a number of unique features and challenges. The architectural form, for instance, consists of a multi-faceted shell Budget clad in large aluminum panels. This is but one of the design details $130 M that makes the aquarium geometrically complex and necessitated the development of a sophisticated steel and concrete structural system.
Challenge: Satisfy a variety of unique architectural design and programming requirements, both interior and exterior.
Solution: The challenges this project presented lent themselves well to BIM technologies. The design team used SketchUp, REVIT, TEKLA and other software to develop contract documents and carry out interdisciplinary design coordination. Also, the release of various digital models and construction simulation animations helped to communicate design intent to building contractors.
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Location AGO Transformation Toronto, Canada Project design led by Eric Gordon while employed at a previous firm. SERVICES Architect
Transformation AGO is an innovative architectural expansion, Gehry International Architects Inc. by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, to one of North Client America’s premier cultural destinations, the Art Gallery of Ontario. Art Gallery of Ontario Transparency, city views and a relationship to the historic Grange Park characterise the project. Size 97,000 ft² Addition, Transformation AGO dramatically enhances the capability of the 200,000 ft² Renovation AGO for art display, programming, conservation, storage, creation
Role and research. The project includes the addition and renovation of Structural Engineering almost 100,000 ft² and 200,000 ft², respectively, for an almost 50% increase in dedicated art-viewing space. The scope of work includes Budget updates to the original building, most notably the striking Galleria $276 M Italia atrium at the front of the AGO, and the revised entry experience that leads to the iconic spiral staircase joining the gallery’s first two levels to the three new floors above.
Challenge: Design the new spaces of the art gallery to sit over the SECTORS existing building.
Solution: A limited number of strategically located steel columns were threaded through the existing structure to support the new superstructure. The new columns were founded on a system of mini piles suitable for installation in low headroom locations.
Entuitive | Sectors 32 INSTITUTIONAL: BUILDING COMMUNITY SPIRIT
WE ARE PROUD TO WORK ON BUILDINGS THAT SERVE COMMUNITY – SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES, LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY CENTRES, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, POLICE STATIONS, COURTHOUSES.
Educate. Inspire. Protect. On government-funded projects, buildings fulfill a noble purpose while meeting the objectives of functionality and economy. These multiple objectives guide our work as structural engineers on institutional projects – we develop creative structural solutions that realize the architect’s vision in ways that are highly constructible and cost-efficient.
33 Sectors | Entuitive Image: University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management*, Toronto, Canada In our experience, sustainability plays a large role in the development of public buildings, and we work closely with FIRM PROFILE architects, design professionals and subcontractors to meet
sustainability objectives. From utilizing chilled structural slab to optimizing available daylight to exposing radiant concrete ceilings, Entuitive Principals and staff have contributed to achieving LEED® certification for numerous institutional buildings, including LEED® Platinum certification.
We have also contributed in a variety of specialized ways to the success of institutional projects, including integrating an existing heritage structure in a building expansion, developing a unique structural design for a showcase stair, and developing design management systems to control costs. SERVICES
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Image: University of Calgary, Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, Calgary, Canada Entuitive | Sectors 34 OUR KEY TEAM MEMBERS HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WORKING ON INSTITUTIONAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
Post-Seconday Institutions University of Toronto Varsity Pavillion*, Toronto, Canada University of Lethbridge Project Destination, Lethbridge, Canada University of Toronto Fields Institute of Mathematics*, Toronto, Canada Memorial University of Newfoundland Core Science Building, St. John’s, Canada University of Toronto Arts Classroom and Administration Building*, Scarborough, Canada University of Scarborough Campus (UTSC) Highland Hall Revitalization, Scarborough, Canada University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC), New Science Building*, Scarborough, Canada Humber College Learning Resource Commons, Toronto, Canada University of Toronto E.J. Pratt Library Renovation at Victoria Mohawk MSA Lobby, Hamilton, Canada College*, Toronto, Canada Mohawk College Student Athletic Centre, Hamilton, Canada University of Toronto, Gerstein Library Addition*, Toronto, Canada Mohawk College Link Connection at Student Centre, University of Toronto at Mississauga Academic Learning Centre*, Hamilton, Canada Mississauga, Canada Mohawk College Safety & Security Building, Hamilton, Canada York University Computer Science Building*, North York, Canada University of Toronto Daniels Faculty of Architecture, York University Technology Enhanced Learning Centre*, Landscape and Design, Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Mississauga Institute for Management & York University Honour Court*, Toronto, Canada Innovation, Mississauga, Canada York University Central Square Reuse Feasibility Study*, University of Calgary Taylor Institute for Teaching and Toronto, Canada Learning, Calgary, Canada Huron College Library at Western University* London, Canada Lethbridge College Trades and Technologies Renewal and Innovation Project (TTRIP), Lethbridge, Canada University of New Brunswick Richard Currie Centre*, Fredericton, Canada University of Lethbridge Tunnel and Plaza Rehabilitation Project, Lethbridge, Canada Ryerson University George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre*, Toronto, Canada Western University Student Recreation Centre*, London, Canada University of Guelph Athletic Master Plan*, Guelph, Canada Western University, Biotron Research Laboratory*, London, Canada Drexel University Constantine N. Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building*, Philadelphia, USA Western University, Brescia College Library Expansion*, London, Canada University of Windsor Medical Education Building*, Windsor, Canada Western University, Brescia College Classroom Addition*, London, Canada University of Windsor Multimedia Building*, Windsor, Canada Mohawk College Learning Exchange, Fennell Campus*, University of Windsor Jackman Dramatic Arts Building*, Hamilton, Canada Windsor, Canada McMaster University David Bradley Athletics Centre*, University of Ontario Institute of Technology Science Building*, Hamilton, Canada Oshawa, Canada McMaster University Ronald V Joyce Stadium*, Trent University Bata Library Refurbishment*, Peterborough, Canada Hamilton, Canada Trent University Athletic & Recreation Centre*, Peterborough, Canada McMaster University Engineering Technology Building*, University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy*, Kitchener Hamilton, Canada Waterloo, Canada Queen’s University, The Queen’s Centre*, Kingston, Canada University of Waterloo Centre for Environmental and Information Queen’s School of Physical & Health Education*, Technology*, Waterloo, Canada Kingston, Canada University of Waterloo Addition to Lyle S. Hallman Institute for University of Toronto Rotman School of Management*, Applied Health Sciences*, Waterloo, Canada Toronto, Canada Humber/Guelph Institute for Technology and Advanced Learning*, University of Toronto Leslie Dan Pharmacy Building*, Etobicoke, Canada Toronto, Canada Sheridan College, Centre for Computer Animation and Emerging University of Toronto Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular Technologies*, Oakville, Canada and Biomolecular Research*, Toronto, Canada Phase 2 Hazel McCallion Campus Academic Building, Sheridan University of Toronto Varsity Stadium*, Toronto, Canada College (PDC)*, Mississauga, Canada MaRS Phase 2*, Toronto, Canada
35 Sectors | Entuitive Primary and Secondary Schools McMurrich Junior Public School*, Toronto, Canada Swansea Public School, Toronto, Canada Loretto College School*, Toronto, Canada
Saskatchewan School Bundle, Saskatchewan, Canada Bishop Allen Academy*, Etobicoke, Canada FIRM PROFILE Calgary Arts Academy, Calgary, Canada St. Timothy Catholic School*, Toronto, Canada
Cappy Smart School Slab Review, Calgary, Canada Our Lady of Sorrows School*, Etobicoke, Canada Willow Park School Equipment Frames, Calgary, Canada Our Lady of Lourdes School*, Toronto, Canada Altadore School Slab Settlement Review, Calgary, Canada St. Robert Catholic Elementary School*, North York, Canada Mount Royal University Stair Condition Assessment, St. Mary’s Secondary School*, Kitchener, Canada Calgary, Canada Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School*, Waterloo, Canada Mount Royal University Pre-Cast Assessment, Calgary, Canada Sir William Muloch Secondary School*, Newmarket, Canada University of Calgary Hotel Alma Fencing, Calgary, Canada Langstaff Discovery Center*, Richmond Hill, Canada University of Calgary Cogeneration Screen, Calgary, Canada King City Public School*, King City, Canada University of Calgary Way Finding Signage, Calgary, Canada Thornhill Woods School*, Thornhill, Canada University of Calgary Mechanical Engineering Building Chiller McDowell Drive Public School*, Mississauga, Canada Installation, Calgary, Canada Springdale Elementary School*, Brampton, Canada SAIT TTC Canopy Support Structure, Calgary, Canada J. Clark Richardson and Notre Dame Catholic S.S.*, Ajax, Canada Three Hills School Slab Settlement Review, Three Hills, Canada Queen Elizabeth Public School*, Oshawa, Canada Three Hills School (GHSD) – Recladding, Three Hills, Canada Holy Family School*, Brampton, Canada Notre Dame Collegiate Institute (CTRSD) – Recladding and Window Replacement, High River, Canada Father Michael McGivney School*, Brampton, Canada Holy Spirit Academy (CTRSD) – Recladding, High River, Canada Holy Spirit School*, Bolton, Canada Harbour Landing School (Catholic & Public), Regina, Canada St. Theresa Catholic Secondary School*, Belleville, Canada *
Regina Northwest School (Catholic & Public), Regina, Canada St. Joseph’s Catholic Elementary School , Guelph, Canada SERVICES *
St Dominic School Addition , Calgary, Canada
Greens on Gardiner School (Catholic & Public), Regina, Canada Rosewood School (Catholic & Public), Saskatoon, Canada Wheatland Elementary (GHSD) – Recladding, Window Replacement and Roofing (Phase 1 & 2)*, Strathmore, Canada Hampton Village School (Catholic & Public), Saskatoon, Canada Taradale School (CBE) – Water and Air testing for Windows*, Evergreen School (Catholic & Public), Saskatoon, Canada Calgary, Canada Stonebridge School (Catholic & Public), Saskatoon, Canada James Fowler High School Equipment Platform*, Martensville School (Catholic & Public), Martensville, Canada Calgary, Canada Warman School (Catholic & Public), Warman, Canada John G. Diefenbaker High School Structural Repairs*, Calgary, Canada Jeunes sans Frontier Secondary School*, Brampton, Canada Lord Beaverbrook High School Bridge Assessment*, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest*, Calgary, Canada Barrie, Canada Ramsay School Stair Repairs*, Calgary, Canada École Secondaire Gabriel Dumont*, London, Canada Calgary Girl’s School Brick Cladding Review*, Calgary, Canada École Secondaire Michel-Gratton*, Windsor, Canada Calgary Science School Cladding Repairs*, Calgary, Canada McKee School*, North York, Canada Senator Patrick Burns School Exterior Cladding Repairs*, Glen Park Public School*, North York, Canada Calgary, Canada Cosburn/Diefenbaker Schools*, Toronto, Canada Cardston Elementary School Modernization*, Cardston, Canada Crescent Town School Additions*, Toronto, Canada Cardston Jr. High Library Renovation*, Cardston, Canada Corvette Public School*, Toronto, Canada Eastbrook Elementary Modular Addition*, Brooks, Canada Earl Haig Secondary School*, Toronto, Canada Griffin Park Elementary Modular Addition*, Brooks, Canada * Elmbank Junior Middle School , Etobicoke, Canada * St. Patrick’s Elementary Modular Addition , Lethbridge, Canada SECTORS Fairglen Junior Public School*, Toronto, Canada G.S. Lakie Middle School Theatre Booth*, Lethbridge, Canada Fern Avenue Junior and Senior Public School*, Toronto, Canada Westwind School Division Office Renovation*, Cardston, Canada Kipling Collegiate Institute*, Toronto, Canada Siksika Nation High School*, Siksika, Canada Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute*, Toronto, Canada
*Projects experience undertaken with previous employers. Entuitive | Sectors 36 Location Memorial University Core Science Facility St. John’s, Canada Memorial University of Newfoundland, Atlantic Canada’s largest Architect university with over 18,000 students, is building a new Core HOK Architects / Hearne Fougere Science Facility to address the Faculty of Science’s growth needs with a state-of-the-art research, laboratory and teaching facility. Client Memorial University of Newfoundland The 5-storey, 440,000 ft2 new Core Science Facility will house modern research and teaching facilities, wet and dry laboratories Size 43,665 m2 (470,000 ft2) facilities, and office administration areas to support advanced fundamental and applied research in biochemistry and Role molecular biology (including genomics, proteomics, cell biology, Structural Engineering Consultant biotechnology and biophysics), physical sciences (chemistry, in association with DBA Consulting physics and earth sciences) and encourage collaboration and multi-disciplinary research. Budget $160 M Challenge: Provide a structural system compatible with research and teaching laboratory space and local construction practices. LEED Certification Targeting LEED® Silver Solution: Entuitive investigated structural systems in steel and concrete for various grid spacing options based on a multiple of a standard lab bench module. Appropriate vibration criteria were incorporated into typical bay studies. In addition, local contractors were consulted on preferred systems based on the project size and schedule and a comparative costing of the systems considered was undertaken. A structural system was selected which best met the multiple criteria applicable to the project.
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Location University of Toronto, Daniels Faculty Toronto, Canada of Architecture Landscape & Design SERVICES Architect
The Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscaping and Design will soon Design Architect: NADAAA Inc; Executive Architect: Adamson and Associates; have a new home: the historic Knox College building on the southwest Heritage Architect: E.R.A. Architects Inc. edge of the downtown University of Toronto (UfT) campus.
Client The university will retain the building’s grandeur as it demolishes a University of Toronto number of additions to return the building to its 1874 appearance, and builds an addition to accommodate its new tenants. UfT will also restore Size the roof, windows and walls to their original state while enhancing the 10,000 m2 (100,000 ft2) performance of the building so that it provides a comfort level matching
Role today’s standards for the occupants. Building Envelope Consultant and Structural Engineering Consultant Challenge: UfT’s stringent schedule dictates that a portion of the building must remain occupied during the demolition phase and the Budget construction of the new addition. $44M Solution: Entuitive will help orchestrate the work schedule so that the building envelope for the occupied area is not compromised during any
phase of the project. Also, the plan will keep large portions of the budget SECTORS
from being spent on temporary construction.
Entuitive | Sectors 38 Location Lethbridge College Trades and Technology Lethbridge, Canada Renewal and Innovation Project (TTRIP)
Architect The Trades and Technology Renewal and Innovation Project (TTRIP) Diamond Schmitt Architects dramatically updates Lethbridge College’s Trade and Technology program facilities with modern shop spaces, classrooms, offices, Client labs, and applied research spaces. The main objectives of TTRIP is Lethbridge College to showcase the school’s current and emerging programs, as well as emerging technologies – to this end, the school has been designed with Size flexibility in mind to accommodate future functional space requirements. Approx. 15,500 m2 (166,840 ft2) TTRIP will bring all trades programs under the same roof including Role Crooks School of Transportation, programs such as Agricultural Structural Engineering Consultant and Heavy Equipment technology, Wind Turbine technology, and engineering technology disciplines, as well as various apprenticeship Budget training programs. $54.6 M Challenge: To create a flexible space that could be adapated to meet the LEED Certification ever-changing needs of technology programs – in terms of enrolment Targeting LEED® Silver numbers, industry needs, and emerging technologies – and to provide structural elements complementing the architectural features.
Solution: Entuitive’s engineers chose structural systems that achieve open concept spaces through economy of material. Of note is the two- storey hub of classrooms and offices, which employs the first-known use of spherical-voided slab – or, “bubbledeck” – in Alberta. It allows for floor spans greater than 13 metres long with minimal slab depth, in comparison to conventional cast-in-place concrete or steel systems. Finally, the desired wave-form roof was achieved using glued laminated timber – “glulam” – a low cost and sustainable wood product suitable for curvilinear forms.
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Location University of Calgary, Taylor Institute for Teaching Calgary, Canada and Learning SERVICES
Architect th
To help celebrate its 50 anniversary, the University of Calgary is Diamond Schmitt Architects & building the Institute for Teaching and Learning. Gibbs Gage Architects To be realized on the site of the former Nickle Arts Museum, the Client two-storey 4,000-square-metre building will be refurbished to University of Calgary accommodate the needs of the Institute. It will feature the latest
Size advances in teaching technology, mock classrooms, a simulation Approx. 15,500 m² (166,840 ft²) centre for teaching, public lecture space and multi-purpose facilities.
Role Significant portions of the existing structure will be preserved, Structural Engineering Consultant including the foundation, below-grade structures and many superstructure elements. A second level will be added to the existing Budget single-storey portion of the building to enable mezzanine spaces in $21 M the main floor areas. A new central spine will support a translucent second level veranda that cantilevers up to 24 metres from the LEED Certification Targeting LEED® Platinum building face.
Challenge: The University wanted to develop a facility that is flexible
and adaptable for multiple functions and future needs. SECTORS
Solution: The overall design is flexible so walls, floors and furniture can adapt to the learning needs of students using the space. Columns are being removed and mezzanines added to the high volume ground floor level. This latter initiative will enhance the facility’s usefulness for a range of activities.
Entuitive | Sectors 40 HEALTHCARE: EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST MEDICINE
AT ENTUITIVE, WE KNOW THAT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES MUST MEET THE SOPHISTICATED NEEDS OF TODAY AND THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF TOMORROW.
Effectively engineering healthcare facilities, whether hospitals, health clinics or long-term care facilities, calls for effective collaboration between all design disciplines involved, from architecture to structural to mechanical to electrical.
41 Sectors | Entuitive Image: Juravinski Hospital*, Hamilton, Canada Our decades of experience working on new construction, expansion and renovation of healthcare facilities, has earned us a thorough understanding and anticipation of what each design discipline needs. FIRM PROFILE
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM’S EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
Saskatchewan Hospital North Foothills Hospital McCaig Tower*, Chatham-Kent Hospital*, Chatham, Battleford, North Battleford, Canada Calgary, Canada Canada Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Mars Phase 2 Research Building*, Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital*, Health and Wellness, Brampton, Toronto, Canada Burlington, Canada Canada Sick Kids Hospital Research and Trenton Memorial Hospital*, Trenton, Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan, Education Building*, Toronto, Canada Canada Saskatoon, Canada Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital*, Windsor, Ontario Institution for Cancer Research, Hospital*, Toronto, Canada Canada Toronto, Canada Juravinski Hospital*, Hamilton, Canada St. John’s Rehabilitation Hospital*, Tom Baker Cancer Centre*, Calgary, Toronto, Canada Hopital Montfort*, Ottawa, Canada Canada Runnymede Healthcare Centre*, Quinte Health Centre Belleville Windsor Cancer Treatment Centre*, Toronto, Canada General Hospital*, Belleville, Canada Windsor Canada West Park Long Term Care Facility*, Southlake Regional Health Centre*, Hellenic Home Long Term Care*, Toronto, Canada Newmarket, Canada Toronto, Canada William Osler Health Centre*, Trillium Health Centre*, Mississauga, New Oakville Hospital*, Oakville, Canada Brampton, Canada Canada * Humber River Regional Hospital , * The Edmonton Clinic - North and Women’s College Hospital , Toronto, SERVICES Toronto, Canada South*, Edmonton, Canada Canada
Lethbridge Regional Hospital Toronto East General Hospital*, York Central Hospital*, Richmond Hill, Expansion*, Calgary, Canada Toronto, Canada Canada Inuvik Regional Health and Social Grand River Hospital and Cancer Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital*, Services Centre*, Inuvik, Canada Treatment Centre*, Kitchener, Canada Orillia, Canada Ottawa Cancer Centre*, Ottawa, Canada Southlake Regional Cancer Centre*, West Parry Sound Health Centre*, Newmarket, Canada New Alberta Children’s Hospital*, Parry Sound, Canada Calgary, Canada Mount Sinai Hospital*, Toronto, Canada St. Mary’s General Hospital*, Kitchener, Canada
We have also worked on many smaller scale, yet still challenging projects like the replacement of LINACs at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre, construction of a new LINAC vault for Western Veterinary, installation of diagnostic imaging equipment and mechanical equipment upgrades in operating facilities.
We recognize the importance of designing flexibility into the structure to allow for future advancements in medical technology, research, and healthcare delivery methods. We also understand the importance of operational continuity and infection prevention within an acute care facility while renovations and upgrades take place and with construction activities on a shared healthcare site. SECTORS
Our understanding and appreciation of the unique constructability challenges of healthcare facilities is evidenced through the proven success in collaboratively working to achieve innovative design and construction solutions.
*Project experience undertaken with previous employer. Entuitive | Sectors 42 Location Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health Brampton, Canada and Wellness
Architect The new Peel Memorial Centre will be a state-of-the-art three- Diamond Schmitt Architects; RTKL storey health care facility providing specialized outpatient-based care including urgent care, day surgery and specialty clinics as part of a Client wide variety integrated traditional and alternative health care services. William Osler Health System The project is being delivered through a design-build-finance-maintain (DBFM) model. Size Scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2016, the Peel Memorial 54,906 m2 (591,000 ft2) Centre’s first phase will contain urgent and emergent care departments where patients with non-life threatening illnesses or injuries can be Role treated. Day surgery, dialysis, diagnostic services, mental health and Structural Engineering Consultant and addiction services, seniors’ wellness and family health services will Building Envelope Consultant also be available. The second phase will include in-patient care, the addition of patient beds and an education centre. An important goal of the project is a focus on sustainable design and construction, with Budget a target of achieving LEED® Silver certification. Of course, the rich $491 M program and sustainable features are enveloped in a welcoming and pleasing design punctuated by a principal façade of light coloured brick LEED Certification and a spectacular multi-layered, multi-coloured glass entry. Targeting LEED® Silver Challenge: The project is a design –build delivery. Timing is key factor that requires the structural design to meet the construction schedule. Solution: We reduced the project delivery schedule by overlapping the design phase and construction phase. In addition we based the structural design on the early architectural information to finish the structural elements and considered the loading condition for mechanical room equipment leveraging our past experiences with similar programs. We developed feasible design plans and organized the most experienced engineers to do the analysis from roof-to-base as well as the detailed design from base-to-roof.
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Location Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal Montréal, Canada (CHUM)
Architect SERVICES Designed as a “super hospital,” le Centre hospitalier de l’Université
Cannon Design Inc., Design Architect;
NEUF Architects, Executive Architect de Montréal (CHUM) will be state-of-the-art, 21-storey hospital, the first of its size and complexity in Canada. Client Cannon Design Inc. CHUM will include research laboratories, a clinical research and public health department and an educational department. Healthcare Size professionals will use advanced technologies including bio- 68,000 m2 (731,946 ft2) informatics, imaging and biomedical engineering, as well as CHUM’s
Role cyclotron, which will produce medical isotopes for research. Building Envelope Consultant Given the multitude of services provided in this facility, the building
Budget enclosure must perform well in various unique and challenging $2 B internal environments while protecting occupants from the external environment. LEED Certification LEED® Silver Challenge: Québec’s Health Ministry requirements stipulate that zero condensation is allowed within the building envelope.
Solution: In order to set performance criteria for the external skin SECTORS
of the building, Entuitive performed intense thermal and CFD modeling to determine the risk of condensation occurring during severe winter conditions.
Entuitive | Sectors 44 Location Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Canada Located in the heart of Saskatoon at the University of Saskatchewan Architect and overlooking the scenic Meewasin River, the Children’s Hospital of HDH Architects and ZGF Architects Saskatchewan (CHS) is a new, six story, state-of-the-art, full clinical
Client service facility dedicated to the healthcare needs of children and HDH Architects expectant mothers.
Size Linked to the existing, adjacent Royal University Hospital, CHS will 341,325 ft2 absorb the former’s pediatric and obstetrics programs. Additional services provided by the hospital include a regional trauma center, Role Structural Engineering Services serviced by a helipad, and support for teaching, medical and community healthcare education programs. Budget $215 M Challenge: Design 7 m cantilevered hospital floors without using post-tensioning, allowing for future interior space changes within the length of the cantilever, and providing compatibility with the planned mechanical and electrical systems.
Solution: 1800 mm deep tapered concrete beams were provided on the column lines. The depth of the 1500 mm section of beam at the cantilever tip was trimmed to allow for mechanical HVAC services to run around the perimeter of the building. Locating the beams along the column lines provided clear paths for services to reach the perimeter. Smaller plumbing and electrical services were located in the backspan portion of the cantilever beams to minimize the impact on the beam design.
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Location Sick Kids – Peter Gilgan Centre for Research Toronto, Canada and Learning SERVICES Architect Project led by Eric Gordon and David Thompson while employed at a previous firm.
Diamond and Schmitt Architects Located on a constricted downtown site in Toronto’s Discovery District, a
Client medical and biotechnology corridor, the 21-storey building consolidates Hospital for Sick Children SickKids Hospital’s research programs, bringing together 2000 staff under one roof. Size 850,000 ft2 Located at Bay and Elm Street and representing the largest high-rise research building in Canada, the 850,000-square-foot building contains Role research labs, learning and assembly spaces, meeting rooms, a tele- Structural Engineering and education room, a 250-seat auditorium, informal gathering areas, and Building Envelope Consultant two levels of associated underground parking. On the ground floor,
Budget retail and restaurant spaces serve both building tenants and the public. $300 M Structural design included shoring and underpinning on all sides of the building to address the L-shaped site, and structural elements to LEED Certification support the feature, curved glass wall, striking frontage for the Centre LEED® Gold along its Bay Street side.
Challenge: To incorporate a 250-seat lecture theatre in a multi storey SECTORS building, with minimum impact to adjacent building programs.
Solution: The 250-seat auditorium was located in the low rise podium to reduce transfer structure requirements. The transfer was achieved with a two storey virendeel truss with no cross-bracing to maximize efficiency of the program space.
Entuitive | Sectors 46 RESIDENTIAL: THE HOME OF APPLIED IMAGINATION
WITH EVERY SOLUTION, WE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE PROJECT’S SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED BY THE SATISFACTION OF THE RESIDENTS.
We have a solid understanding of architects’ and developers’ specific needs when planning a residential project, from student housing to a soaring condo tower.
47 Sectors | Entuitive Image: Pier 27 Phase III, Toronto, Canada In maintaining a balance among aesthetics, functionality and economy, we are able to present FIRM PROFILE multiple solutions that place a focus on cost-
effectiveness while fulfilling the architect’s vision and integrating the façade and building services into a pleasant residential environment.
We recommend ways to maximize available space, from minimizing the core to narrowing columns to utilizing shear walls. Also, we collaborate with architects and sub-consultants to contribute to the building’s energy efficiency.
In addition, we have vast experience meeting the classic structural challenges of residential projects from bottom to top, whether customizing a grid system to manage differing perimeters of the building and parking garage, or controlling wind- induced vibrations at the upper floors of a tall tower. SERVICES
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Image: 385 Yonge St., Toronto, Canada Entuitive | Sectors 48 OUR KEY TEAM MEMBERS HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WORKING ON RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
Mirvish+Gehry, Toronto, Canada The Enigma*, Toronto, Canada Steps Bridgeland Residential, Calgary, Canada The Mercer*, Toronto, Canada Garrison Point, Toronto, Canada Residences at 8 Park Lane*, Toronto, Canada 700 Bay Street, Toronto, Canada 18 Yorkville*, Toronto, Canada 484 Yonge Street, Toronto, Canada Tip Top Tailors Loft Conversion*, Toronto, Canada Avalon GLAS, Calgary, Canada 590 Jarvis – X Condominiums*, Toronto, Canada Aura*, Toronto, Canada King Plus Condos (251 King Street East)*, Toronto, Canada City Pride Tower*, London, UK Thompson Residences (621 King West)*, Newfoundland Tower*, London, UK Toronto, Canada Residences at the Ritz*, Toronto, Canada MGM CityCenter (Block C)*, Las Vegas, USA CityPlace – Harbourview Estates and Panorama Trump Tower*, Toronto, Canada Condominium Towers*, Toronto, Canada 1 King Street West*, Toronto, Canada Alto Apartments*, Toronto, Canada Minto Midtown*, Toronto, Canada West Bay Complex*, Doha, Qatar Residences of College Park*, Toronto, Canada Skycity*, Brasov, Romania Riverside Phase I Residential and Four Seasons Complex*, London, United Kingdom Emaar Square North Tower*, Istanbul, Turkey
*Project experience undertaken with previous employer.
49 Sectors | Entuitive Image: Steps Bridgeland Residential, Calgary, Canada FIRM PROFILE
Location Garrison Point Toronto, Canada
The Garrison Point development will be a multi-phase, multi- SERVICES Architect
tower residential development in Toronto’s dynamic West end, on Hariri Pontarini Ordnance Street adjacent to the historic Fort York Garrison.
Client The initial phase of the development consists of 27- and 32-storey Cityzen/Dominus residential towers, with a 4-storey podium of multi-level Role townhouses and amenities, and associated 4 levels of underground Structural Engineering Consultant parking. Each townhouse is equipped with a private internal elevator to below-ground parking, and amenity spaces include gyms, movie Budget $125 M theaters, game rooms, library spaces, and a large internal atrium. Landscaped areas include the upper level of the podium and the grounds between and around the towers.
Challenge: Varied space uses and suite options throughout the project required unique structural layouts.
Solution: Structural layouts were optimized for the different tower levels, with robust transfer structures located at key points within
tower structures. To maximize usable space, transfers were SECTORS
integrated with amenity levels where possible. Structure within different parts of the project were laid out to ensure no loss of capacity when moving from one zone to the next – for example, walls added at the podium level compensated for those transferred to open amenity space under the towers.
Entuitive | Sectors 50 Location 700 Bay Street Toronto, Canada Located in downtown Toronto, the new 45-storey condominium Architect tower at 700 Bay Street is a residential condominium to be Quadrangle Architects constructed at the west end of an existing podium that it will share with an existing 24-storey mixed-use rental and commercial tower. Client The entire property is owned by Kingsett Capital. Kingsett Capital The new tower will be situated at the west end of the exiting Size 24-storey LuCliff Place property at 700 Bay Street, bounded by 19,082 m2 (205,400 ft2) Gerrard Street to the north and Elizabeth Street to the west. The tower will provide striking views of the surrounding area and Role Structural Engineering Consultant provide residents easy access to the heart of the city. The project is intended primarily for residential use and includes condominiums, Budget amenity spaces, five levels of below grade parking, and two levels $100 M (estimated) of above grade retail. 700 Bay is adjacent to an existing 24-storey rental and commercial tower, owned by the same developer, LEED Certification sharing a common podium and below grade parking structure. LEED® (TBD) Challenge: Integrate the new 45-storey tower structure with the above grade retail spaces without disrupting the functionality of the below-grade parking and determine whether new below grade columns, slabs and walls are to be constructed.
Solution: A transfer slab was designed for just above the retail space, taking advantage of the larger floor-to-floor heights and allowing the new podium level floors to remain aligned with the rest of the existing podium.
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Location Riverfront Calgary Calgary, Canada The Riverfront Calgary development, located in downtown Calgary SERVICES Architect overlooking the Bow River, will be comprised of two residential towers
architectsAlliance constructed on top of a mixed-use podium.
Client The development is located at the corner of 4th Avenue SW and MacLeod Great Gulf Group Trail in the heart of downtown Calgary. It is close proximity to the downtown commercial and retail centre while also having easy access Size to the recreational trails along the Bow River. Two residential towers 64,660 m2 (696,000 ft2)) (21 and 24 storeys) will be anchored over a 4-storey podium that will accommodate amenity, two-level townhouses, and retail spaces. There Role Structural Engineering Consultant will be four levels of underground parking and at grade landscaping.
Challenge: The principal structural engineering challenge consisted Budget of reconciling the residential tower structural grid with those of the $129 M podium level retail spaces and the below grade parking, while minimizing transfer structures.
Solution: We proposed two options to reconcile the differing structural grids. The first option involved relocating the parking level locker spaces so that the drive aisle and parking spaces shifted such that the above and below grade structural grids were largely aligned. The second option SECTORS involved leaving the parking layout unchanged but placing extended length columns between some of the parking stalls so that the tower structure landed cleanly on this without creating obstructed parking spaces. Both options were practical but the second option was selected because it required the least re-programming.
Entuitive | Sectors 52 Location 385 Yonge Toronto, Canada Located in downtown Toronto, 385 Yonge is a striking residential Architect mixed-use development featuring two tall towers connected by an Quadrangle Architect amenity bridge.
Client Adding to the urban density of this rapidly revitalizing neighbourhood, KingSett Capital 385 Yonge is comprised of two residential towers containing over 1,100 residential units, rising above a 9-storey podium, with heights of 73 Size and 62-storeys connected by a two-storey amenity skybridge at the 138,762 m2 (1,493,620 ft2) 51st and 52nd floors. The façades of two heritage buildings on the site will be integrated into the new development. The 10th and 11th floors Role will consist of 26 two-storey townhomes with terraces – a rarity among Structural Engineering Consultant urban residential developments. In addition, the skybridge features a cantilevered portion extending out beyond the south tower creating an Budget interesting visual aesthetic. $350 M Challenge: Maximize the building’s performance by limiting lateral deflection and perceptible acceleration under wind and seismic loads while minimizing in-suite structure.
Solution: Walls along the building corridors were utilized to provide an enhanced core in addition to the walls around the elevators and stairs. This allowed concrete walls between the suites to be reduced in thickness increasing sellable space. The enhanced core’s “box” shape provided inherently superior resistance to building twisting movements and acceleration. An alternate perimeter tube system that eliminated virtually all interior structure other than the elevator/stair core was also developed, and is under study by the owner.
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SPORTS AND RECREATION: WE KNOW THE SCORE
AT ENTUITIVE, WE UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS OF SPORT – RECREATION CENTRES, ARENAS AND STADIUMS ARE DESIGNED FOR FUNCTION AND FLEXIBILITY.
The Principals and Staff at Entuitive have many years’ experience on a wide range of sports and recreation developments across Canada and internationally. This depth and breadth of experience adds significant SECTORS
value to the owner, design, and construction team.
Image: BMO Field Expansion, Toronto, Canada Entuitive | Sectors 54 As structural engineers, we are proud of our achievements and thoroughly enjoy supporting the creation of great architecture through our innovative approach to design and our dedication to collaborative design processes. Our goal is to maximize quality and efficiency while managing the risk associated with expedited delivery. Our design approach and production management systems support innovation, quality control and timely project delivery.
Our broad portfolio of sports and recreation projects has provided us with a thorough understanding of the importance of the integration of structural, architectural, mechanical and electrical systems in these building types. We appreciate the unique opportunities for the integration of architecture and structure and for the high level of coordination required with mechanical systems. We also have a proven success of collaboratively working with constructors and erectors to achieve innovative design and construction solutions.
We understand the design drivers for recreation centres, arenas, aquatics and community facilities. For these facilities, flexibility is a driving factor, since they must serve many needs for many surrounding communities. Also, exposed structural systems within these facilities often play a significant role in the architectural aesthetic and require close collaboration with the architectural team to create a successful outcome.
55 Sectors | Entuitive Image: RIT - Gene Polisseni Centre, Rochester, USA OUR KEY TEAM MEMBERS HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WORKING ON SPORTS AND RECREATION PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: FIRM PROFILE
Toronto Raptors New Training Facility, Toronto, Canada Meadows Community Centre & Library*, Edmonton, Canada BMO Field Expansion, Toronto, Canada Rogers Centre*, Toronto, Canada Pan Am Games Stadia – Milton Velodrome, Hamilton Soccer Saskatchewan Multi-Use Stadium*, Regina, Canada Stadium, York University Athletics Stadium National Indoor Arena and Velodrome*, Glasgow, United Kingdom Toronto Raptors Training Facility, Toronto, Canada US Cellular Coliseum*, Bloomington, USA RIT Gene Polisseni Center, Rochester, USA Siemens Arena*, Vilnius, Lithuania GTA Centre, Markham, Canada Ottawa Congress Centre*, Ottawa, Canada Humber College Learning and Resource Common, Ali Sami Yen Stadium*, Istanbul, Turkey Toronto, Canada Applebee’s Park Baseball Stadium*, Lexington, USA Kitchener Auditorium 1000 Seat Addition, Kitchener, Canada Atlantic Health Jets Training Centre*, New Jersey, USA Mohawk College Student Recreation Centre, Hamilton, Canada New York Knicks/Liberty/Rangers Training Centre*, Greensburgh, USA TFC Practice and Training Centre, Toronto, Canada University of New Brunswick, Richard Currie Centre*, BMO Soccer Stadium*, Toronto, Canada Fredricton, Canada Air Canada Centre*, Toronto , Canada Magna Centre*, Newmarket, Canada K-Rock Centre*, Kingston, Canada Peterborough Sports and Wellness Centre*, Peterborough, Canada University of Toronto Varsity Stadium*, Toronto, Canada Angus Glen Community Centre*, Markham, Canada University of Toronto Varsity Pavilion*, Toronto, Canada University of Toronto at Mississauga Athletic Centre*, SERVICES Ronald V Joyce Stadium*, McMaster University, Mississauga, Canada
Hamilton, Canada Newcastle Recreation Centre*, Newcastle, Canada Western University Student Recreation Centre*, Mississauga Community Centre Renovations*, London, Canada Mississauga, Canada Hershey Centre Twin Pad*, Mississauga, Canada MacBain Community Centre*, Niagara Falls, Canada Hershey Centre Sportszone*, Mississauga, Canada Milton Arena and Athletic Centre*, Milton, Canada John Labatt Centre*, London, Canada Cassie Campbell Community Centre*, Brampton, Canada Ricoh Coliseum*, Toronto, Canada Meadows Recreation Centre*, Edmonton, Canada Bradenton Sarasota Arena*, Sarasota, USA Southwest Arenas*, Edmonton, Canada Markham YMCA*, Markham, Canada Clarence Rockland Community Centre*, Ottawa, Canada Queen’s University Queen’s Centre*, Kingston, Canada York University Athletics Stadium*, Toronto, Canada Queen’s School of Physical & Health Education*, Whitchurch-Stouffville Arena and Fire Station*, Markham, Canada Kingston, Canada Streatham Leisure Centre*, London, United Kingdom McMaster University David Braley Athletics Centre*, Hamilton, Canada Trent University Athletic & Recreation Centre*, Peterborough, Canada Oakridges Community Centre*, Richmond Hill, Canada Granite Club Addition*, Toronto, Canada Brant Twin Pad Arena*, Paris, Canada Abilities Centre*, Whitby, Canada Gravenhurst Community Centre*, Gravenhurst, Canada East Markham Community Centre & Library*, Markham, Canada Owen Sound Community Centre*, Owen Sound, Canada East Markham Parking Structure*, Markham, Canada Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre*, Brantford, Canada SECTORS East Markham District Energy Building*, Markham, Canada Queen Elizabeth Park Community Centre*, Oakville, Canada University of Guelph Athletic Master Plan*, Guelph, Canada Canada Multi-Use Facility*, Regina, Canada York Community Centre*, Toronto, Canada Brampton CC + Fieldhouse*, Brampton, Canada Saskatchewan Multi-Use Facility*, Regina, Canada Vic Johnson Arena Renovation & Addition*, Mississauga, Canada
*Project experience undertaken with previous employers. Entuitive | Sectors 56 Location BMO Field Expansion Toronto, Canada Completed in 2008, BMO Field has a seating capacity of 20,000, is Architect located in downtown Toronto and is home to Major Soccer League (MLS) Gensler franchise, Toronto FC. The enormous popularity of the Toronto FC and the stadium itself has influenced the ownership to expand the current seating Client capacity, add more types of seating and to construct a roof over all of the Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment seating areas. The expansion will also include changes to the field and seating to allow for the use of the facility by a Canadian football team. Role The existing stadium provides seating surrounding all sides of the single Structural Engineering and use soccer pitch. The north, south and east seating stands include Building Envelope Consultant exterior concourses at grade for access and washrooms and concession. The larger west stands include an upper exterior concourse as well as Budget interior functions such as change rooms, team offices and the like. The $105 M west stands have two levels of seating also includes an upper media level. The expansion includes extensive renovations to the west interior spaces, elimination of the north seating and rework of the southern region to accommodate for Canadian Football League matches, the addition of 7,500 seats as part of an upper deck to the east and the construction of a new roof over the east, west and south seating stands. Construction will be performed during the 2015 and 2016 off-seasons commencing in the fall and ending in the spring of each year. Challenge: The nature of the design and the space required the construction of a long span roof over the existing seating stands. Solution: Multiple options for the roof structure were provided with consideration for cost and constructability. It was determined early on that the erection of the roof would drive the cost and scheme for the framing. In order to provide better optimal solutions, a structural steel sub-contractor was engaged early in the process to provide “design assist” and construction services.
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Location Mohawk College - Student Recreation Centre Hamilton, Canada The Student Recreation Centre, a contemporary athletic facility for SERVICES Architect students and staff, is part of the Mohawk College Fennel Campus
Perkins+Will Renewal Master Plan. To be completed in 2013, the Recreation Centre will enhance student life and enable student interaction by Client providing communal spaces where students can gather, socialize Mohawk College and share ideas.
Size The new building features a gym, fitness areas, running track, 6,130 m2 (66,000 ft2) general and multi-purpose spaces and associated amenities.
Role We designed exposed structural steel trusses for the bridge that Structural Engineering Consultant links the Recreation Centre to the existing Mohawk Student Centre. We chose hollow-structural steel sections because they offer a Budget visually exciting appearance and result in clean connections for the $17 M steel framing on the bridge between the two buildings. Instead of using bolts, the members were fully welded to each other to achieve LEED Certification the desired look of simple clean connections. LEED® Platinum Challenge: The project plan called for minimization of finishes applied as part of a constrained budget and a reduced construction schedule. SECTORS
Solution: Entuitive minimized the need for finishes by using the structure of the building as its architecture. We designed architecturally exposed steel bracing in the gym using Macalloy tension rods. We also designed exposed, reinforced concrete beams that include a six-metre cantilever at one end. These beams are deeper at the columns and thinner in between, adding an elegant touch to the building. Entuitive | Sectors 58 Location Air Canada Centre Toronto, Canada Project led by David Watson, David Stevenson, Mike Hillcoat, and Ferdo Simov while employed at a previous firm. Architect BBB Architect Toronto’s Air Canada Centre (ACC), home to the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, also serves as one of Southern Client Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ontario’s premiere entertainment venues and convention centres.
Built within the façade of an art deco postal building, the ACC consists Size 75,000 m2 (800,000 ft2) of seven main levels: two parking levels, the event surface, the main concourse, a suite level, an upper concourse, and media and group sales Role suites in the roof. Nestled in each end of the building are smaller lodge Structural Engineering Consultant and balcony suite levels. The ACC also features an office tower.
Budget The structural design included a cast-in-place concrete bowl supporting $250 M cast-in-place concrete floors and precast seating. The bowl was designed without expansion joints by carefully considering the internal Awards forces of thermal and shrinkage effects. 1999, Award of Excellence, Canadian Consulting Engineers Challenge: The client needed an accelerated building schedule.
Solution: We worked with the construction management team, the structural steel subcontractor and the mechanical engineering contractor to build mechanical rooms within the roof structure. To do this, we supported a partially completed roof using four temporary support towers inside the arena. By using this roof erection process, we shaved two months off the construction schedule.
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RETAIL: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN STORE
AT ENTUITIVE, WE DEAL WITH ALL TYPES OF RETAIL PROJECTS, FROM EXPANSIONS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION TO RENOVATIONS AND REPOSITIONING.
Our projects cover the full range of retail properties, including malls and shopping centres, retail/commercial towers, and individual stores. SECTORS
With new centres and major expansions, we bring our expertise in large- scale project engineering, advanced use of BIM technology, and building envelope services. We also bring our experience in meeting challenges unique to retail, such as shopping centre development requiring just-in-time delivery of newly leased space.
Image: Holt Renfrew Flagship Store*, Calgary, Canada Entuitive | Sectors 60 We have a specialty in repositioning existing structures into retail space. The integrity of the existing building must be respected, and plans must often account for the building remaining in use during the transformation. This requires innovative solutions in the design of the new structure and provisions for the retention of the existing structure.
Also, we have experience in a variety of specialized projects, from transforming the look of a mall to enhancing a store’s value with a high-end facade to creating structural glass skylights, floors and bridges.
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM’S EXPERIENCE INCLUDES: Holt Renfrew Revitalization, Toronto, Canada Rideau Centre Expansion, Ottawa, Canada Yorkville Village Revitalization, Toronto, Canada St. Lawrence Market North Redevelopment, Toronto, Canada Yonge Sheppard Centre, Toronto, Canada Hillcrest Mall Revitalization, Richmond Hill, Canada Holt Renfrew Calgary Flagship Store*, Calgary, Canada The CORE Revitalization*, Calgary, Canada Richmond Adelaide Centre PATH Renovation*, Toronto, Canada Square One Shopping Mall Expansion*, Mississauga, Canada Yorkdale Shopping Centre Expansion*, Toronto, Canada Holt Renfrew Centre*, Toronto, Canada Toronto Life Centre at 10 Dundas*, Toronto, Canada First Canadian Centre Shopping Centre*, Toronto, Canada Les Promenades Gatineau*, Gatineau, Canada Donghai Shopping Centre*, Shanghai, China Gloucester Plaza*, Ottawa, Canada Frankfurt Urban Plaza*, Frankfurt, Germany
61 Sectors | Entuitive Image: Rideau Centre Expansion, Ottawa, Canada *Project experience undertaken with previous employer. FIRM PROFILE
Location Yorkville Village Revitalization Toronto, Canada
Yorkville Village is an existing mixed-use building consisting of an SERVICES Architect
upscale, two-storey shopping mall, multi-level condos and commercial Kasian Architecture office spaces, with associated below-grade parking over three levels.
Client Entuitive is completing a revitalization of the existing Hazelton Lanes, First Capital Realty Inc. updating its facilities to re-establish the centre as a premier shopping destination. The shopping mall incorporates an extension to the upper Size Undefined (extensive renovations) levels, and the exterior of the building displays a new façade along Avenue Road. Other updates include revisions to the mall’s circulation and entry Role points, reconfiguration of the interior atrium area to include a new feature Structural Engineering and skylight overhead, additional elevators throughout the shopping mall, Building Envelope Consultant and extension and reconfiguration of mechanical spaces to meet LEED® energy-efficiency targets. In addition to the structural scope of work, Budget $30 M Entuitive is providing Building Envelope consulting services.
Challenge: To address the behavioural changes to the structure resulting from both alterations to the existing framework and new- construction elements.
Solution: The existing building was modelled in Revit to enable efficient SECTORS
coordination of the structural design elements, including identification of areas that could be repurposed to allow for savings to project costs.
Entuitive | Sectors 62 Location Rideau Centre Revitalization and Expansion Ottawa, Canada The Rideau Centre, located in the heart of downtown Ottawa, is Architect undergoing a major revitalization and expansion to reinforce its status B+H Architects (Architect of Record); as the leading shopping destination in the city. BBB Architects (Façade Concept Design) A complete interior renovation of the existing Centre will provide a fresh, modern and contemporary look, premium finishes, modern Client amenities and a new 35,000 ft2 850 seat dining hall. The 230,000 ft2 Cadillac Fairview Corporation expansion will provide for four new levels of retail as well as three levels of underground parking. The project includes a complete Size replacement of the existing façade that will reinvigorate the building 50,159 m2 (539,907 ft2) and the area including a refurbished Ogilvy Building heritage façade. Currently one of Ottawa’s busiest bus transit hubs, the Rideau Centre, Role once completed, will incorporate two access points directly into Rideau Structural Engineering Consultant Centre, an important stop along the new LRT Confederation Line. The revitalization has attracted many premium retail brands as tenants including Nordstrom and Simons. Budget $360 M Challenge: Originally planned as a three level mall with two levels of below grade parking, the project was subject to on-going revisions to LEED Certification accommodate the changing retail program. This included the addition Targeting LEED® Certified of a fourth floor to accommodate a new anchor tenant which was Core and Shell accommodated during the construction period. The new tenant added escalators, stairs, and elevator requirements which required on-the- fly revisions as the construction was underway. Solution: By maintaining a consistent team led by a hands-on Project Executive throughout the process including extending our design team through the construction period enabling them to make the changes to accommodate the demanding schedule. Working with a local engineering firm to supplement our service also aided in successfully overcoming the challenge of poorly documented existing conditions.
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Location St. Lawrence Market North Redevelopment Toronto, Canada The St. Lawrence Market North Redevelopment replaces the existing SERVICES Architect single story building with a striking new mixed-use, 6-storey complex
Adamson Associates Architects that opens directly onto public outdoor plaza space. Representing a significant revitalization for the area, the project provides a new Client environment washed in daylight, filtered through a core central atrium Adamson Associates Architects running the full height of the space.
Role Housing several City of Toronto agencies, the new building program Structural Engineering and includes below grade parking, multi-purpose market and event Building Envelope Consultant spaces on the ground floor, retail and restaurants, and consolidated courthouses on the upper floors. Budget The design focuses on sustainable, high-performing design, towards $70 M savings on lifecycle and maintenance costs in the long-term. Geothermal heat pumps extract heat from the ground, reducing cooling and heating costs. Passive daylighting and shading strategies include natural daylighting to reduce electrical costs associated with lighbulbs, and passive shading devices along exterior windows to enable light to enter the building without heat gain from the sun. At roof level, a green roofing system is provided to benefit the local habitat, while simultaneously reducing the urban heat island effect and mitigating
storm water run-off. SECTORS
Challenge: Floor to ceiling glass at all levels allows for maximum views, but creates challenges with respect to solar heat gains and reduced insulation.
Solution: A variety of specialized glass coatings were evaluated to determine an optimal solution that achieves clear glass with the lowest possible coefficient of solar heat gain.
Entuitive | Sectors 64 Location Yonge Sheppard Centre Toronto, Canada The Yonge Sheppard Centre, located in North York in the Architect Greater Toronto Area, is a mixed-use complex undergoing a Quadrangle Architects major redevelopment involving a new residential tower and
Client extensive renovation of the above and below grade retail units to RioCan significantly improve retail opportunities.
Size The new 39-storey condominium will be, primarily, a residential 27,267 m2 (293,500 ft2) building with retail and loading dock space situated at the ground floor. The condominium will be located on the north side of the Role Structural Engineering Consultant site and will sit atop an existing 3-storey parking garage. The remainder of the site is being developed into new retail space as part of a major revitalization. This redevelopment further adds to the urbanization of North York City Centre which is experiencing significant intensification.
Challenge: Build a new tower that bridges an existing expansion joint.
Solution: After thorough analysis, it was determined that moving the expansion joint above grade was the optimal solution.
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HOSPITALITY: ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE
WE ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND THE PRACTICAL AND AESTHETIC EFFECT OUR SOLUTIONS WILL HAVE ON THE ULTIMATE USERS – THE GUESTS.
Hotels. Ballrooms. Convention and conference centres. In the hospitality sector, it’s typical for each building to take on a life of its own, as architects and designers give each project a distinct personality. With this uniqueness, SECTORS
we often face the challenge of creating innovative engineering solutions to bring the concept to reality.
Image: Residences at the Ritz*, Toronto, Canada Entuitive | Sectors 66 A dramatically cantilevering glass façade, a single span all-glass bridge, a site subject to differential settlement requiring a raft foundation – features in every project call for a combination of engineering acumen and applied ingenuity.
We like to provide our clients with a number of carefully developed solutions that achieve the architects’ vision in different ways. By providing options, our clients can participate in the evaluation process and help us look at such factors as cost reduction, speed and ease of construction, functionality, and structural and envelope design.
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM’S PAST EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
Fort McMurray Airport Hotel, Fort McMurray, Canada Clearwater Hotel Porte Cochere Review, Fort McMurray, Canada Lake Louise Pool Deck Structural Investigation, Lake Louise, Canada Blackfoot Inn Wall Opening Framing, Calgary, Canada Bristol Place Hotel*, Toronto, Canada Calgary International Airport Hotel Project*, Calgary, Canada Delta Hotel*, Toronto, Canada Doubletree Lodge by the Falls*, Niagara Falls El Namla Hotel*, Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia Marriot Hotel*, Luxor, Egypt Capitol Point Hotel & Condo*, Regina, Canada Caribbean Club*, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Casino Niagara Renovations*, Niagara Falls, Canada Castaway Cay*, Castaway Cay, Bahamas Cosmopolitan Hotel*, Toronto, Canada Courtyard Marriott*, Toronto, Canada Fallsview Blvd. Pedestrian Bridge*, Niagara Falls, Canada Falmouth Harbour*, Antigua, Jamaica Grand Caymanian*, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Hyatt Regency/TELUS Convention Centre*, Calgary, Canada Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort*, Niagara Falls, Canada Niagara Hyatt*, Niagara Falls, Canada Park Hyatt, Hotel*, Toronto, Canada Point Edward Charity Casino*, Point Edward, Canada Quantum Towers at Yonge Eglinton*, Toronto, Canada Rama Hotel and Conference Centre*, Rama, Canada Residences at the Ritz*, Toronto, Canada Skydome Hotel*, Toronto, Canada Sugar Mill Hotel*, Antigua, Jamaica Trump International Hotel and Tower*, Toronto, Canada
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Location The Residences at the Ritz Toronto, Canada Project led by Barry Charnish and David Thompson while employed at a previous firm. SERVICES Architect
The 53 storey Residences at the Ritz-Carlton and the Ritz-Carlton
Kohn Pedersen Fox, Design Architects; Hotel, located in downtown Toronto, contain a 20 storey, 5 star Page + Steele, Executive Architects hotel and 33 storeys of condominium space and related amenities directly above. The tower’s striking chiseled profile stands out Client within the Toronto skyline, its south wall gradually sloping out Cadillac Fairview and and reaching upward. Graywood Developments Sloped and stepped columns support the widening structure to Size enable the building to achieve its cantilevered south elevation. 2 2 19,000 m (205,000 ft ) 209.8 m The second-floor, column-free ballroom, with space for 650 people, (688 ft tall), 53 storey hotel required diagonal steel struts and a poured-in-place concrete floor and residential building with to strengthen the structure and eliminate vibration. 65,030 m2 (700,000 ft2) The transition point between the structural grids of the hotel Role and condominium components is designed for optimal hotel and Structural Engineer Consultant and residential layout. Structural Glass Design Challenge: Simplify construction and reduce the cost of the structural Budget glass bridge that serves as the hotel lobby’s centrepiece. $300 M Solution: Ordinarily, a glass bridge involves a series of connecting SECTORS Awards glass sections to form a load-bearing balustrade, but the need to save 2011, Award of Excellence, Canadian time and reduce construction costs prevented the team from using Institute of Steel Construction this design option. A glazing manufacturer was sourced in Switzerland to produce a tempered-laminated glass balustrade in one piece, 2010, Green Good Design Award, spanning the lobby’s nine-metre width. The resulting bridge is an The Chicago Athenaeum all-glass structure in its purest form, with the unique look of a floating glass skywalk. Entuitive | Sectors 68 Location Fort McMurray Airport Hotel Fort McMurray, Canada In 2015, the Fort McMurray Airport Hotel will open its doors to serve Architect the city’s new international airport development. The eight-storey Kasian Architecture structure is situated adjacent to the airport terminal and located Interior Design and Planning between the departures roadway and the tarmac. An enclosed walkway will connect the hotel to the terminal. Client Shelter Properties Shelter Canadian Properties Ltd, developers and operators of many other hotels in Fort McMurray and across Western Canada, look Size forward to adding this hotel to its portfolio. The 324-room three- 12,077 m2 (130,000 ft2) in Phase 1 star hotel is being built in two phases. Phase One will result in 206 Role rooms and 190 parking stalls, and Phase Two will bring the hotel Structural Engineering and to completion. Once complete, the hotel will boast meeting rooms Building Envelope Consultant and other business facilities, as well as a pool and other amenities travelers can use to unwind. Budget Confidential Poor soil conditions necessitated careful coordination with the geotechnical consultant, special site preparation, and a raft foundation to support the building and minimize differential movements.
Challenge: Building conditions in Fort McMurray compel construction project managers to minimize the need for on-site labour and wait times for materials and pre-fabricated components.
Solution: A composite steel frame structure supports pre-engineered spanning elements. This system, while being quick to assemble, also accommodates a very tight floor-to-floor height restriction for the building.
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Location East Village Hilton Calgary, Canada The East Village Hilton, under construction in downtown Calgary’s SERVICES Architect emerging East Village area, is a 300 room, thirteen storey, full service
Marshall Tittemore Architects hotel containing both the Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Inn and Suites brands. Client Widewaters Calgary Hotel Entuitive is providing design assistance to the architect during Ownership, Inc. the design phase and will be retained to provide submittal review,
Size field review, manufacturing plant review, and site testing during 21,000 m2 (227,000 ft2) the construction phase of the work. The development contains a south facing rooftop terrace with pool and fitness facilities, together Role with library and convention services and one level of underground Building Envelope Consultant parking. The exterior wall and glazing systems on the building include prefinished aluminum composite cladding, composite wood/concrete Budget panel cladding, prefinished aluminum corrugated steel cladding, $75 M aluminum and wood soffit systems and double glazed insulating glass units in aluminum curtain wall framing.
Challenge: To expedite construction, much of the opaque exterior wall systems will be panelized, to the same degree as the glazing systems. SECTORS
Solution: Entuitive worked with the design team to ensure that the selected exterior wall assemblies could be made modular, with transition materials and details between panels and with adjacent systems (roof, glazing, below grade waterproofing, etc.) that can be completed on site once the panels are put in place.
Entuitive | Sectors 70 Location Calgary Airport Hotel and Conference Centre Calgary, Canada Project led by Sean Smith, Ian Washbrook and Brock Schroeder while employed at a previous firm. Architect Chamberlain Architects The city of Calgary will soon host large conventions one block north of its airport, at the Calgary Airport Hotel and Conference Centre. Client Prestige Capital The Centre will feature three ten-storey Hilton-branded hotels: Homewood Suites, Hampton Inn and Hilton. They will offer nearly 400 Size 533,000 ft2 rooms and suites. The development also encompasses a two-level 35,000-square-foot conference centre, a restaurant, and underground Role parking in a shared podium under the four buildings and the forecourt. Structural Engineering Consultant The buildings sit under the flight paths of landing aircraft, so we Budget minimized the structural depth of floor slabs to maximize the number of $100 M Approx. floors while keeping the building under the maximum permitted height.
Challenge: The project owner wanted structural schemes that meet or exceed the requirements of the three Hilton brands. Those schemes had to also be cost-effective, in terms of both money and time, to build.
Solution: We conceptualized and reviewed several schemes while soliciting input from the local construction industry for parametric studies that covered variables like labour and materials rates. In one building, we recommended walls and one-way slabs, a traditional hotel and condo structural system for buildings of this height. In the others, we recommended flat plate as the most effective scheme.
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MISSION CRITICAL FACILITIES/DATA CENTRES: PROTECTING YOUR DATA IS OUR MISSION
THE VAST AND CONSTANTLY INCREASING AMOUNT OF DATA GENERATED IN TODAY’S CONNECTED AND INFORMATION HUNGRY ENVIRONMENT HAS MADE THE GATHERING, PROCESSING AND SAFEGUARDING OF DATA ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL. BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENTS REQUIRE RELIABLE, SECURE AND EFFICIENT DATA STORAGE SOLUTIONS. SECTORS
As a result, the design and delivery of mission critical data centres have become as sophisticated and innovative as the technologies they house.
Entuitive | Sectors 72 The mission critical functions of these centres require a rigorous approach to structural design. We bring a whole-view approach, understanding how to maintain consistent facility operations from the inside out. We start with a collaborative programming effort, working with you to tightly define your project requirements. The result is a roadmap to success – aligning scope and budget and maximizing constructability.
Sustainability is a key consideration in all our work and a key consideration in modern data centres. The majority of the data centres we’ve worked on have been built to LEED® specifications, many reaching LEED® Gold certification.
We build solid, resilient structures, providing structural solutions designed with post-disaster, tornado and progressive collapse strategies, depending on the client’s particular needs. In all projects, design efficiency directly impacts client costs – powerful 3D modeling tools and structural analysis programs are crucial to this process, enabling smooth, detailed coordination between the design and fabrication teams.
73 Sectors | Entuitive OUR KEY TEAM MEMBERS HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE
WORKING ON MISSION CRITICAL DATA CENTRE PROJECTS, FIRM PROFILE INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
Ontario Ministry of Government Services Data Centre (MGS)*, Guelph, Canada
Royal Bank of Canada Data Centre (SCC)*, Stratford, Canada
Toronto Dominion Bank data Centre (Project Commodore)*, Barrie, Canada
Bank of Montreal Computer Centre (BCC)*, Barrie, Canada
CIBC Recovery Centre*, Hamilton, Canada
Lindhill Computer Data Centre*, Toronto, Canada
151 Front Street West*, Toronto, Canada
State Street Banking Centre*, Toronto, Canada
Feasibility Study for RBC Data Centre*, New Jersey, USA SERVICES
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*Project experience undertaken with previous employer. Entuitive | Sectors 74 Location Ontario Ministry of Government Services Data Guelph, Canada Centre (MGS)
Architect Project led by Barry Charnish, David Thompson, and Mike Hillcoat while employed at a Adamson Associates Architects previous firm. Constructed using a DBFM delivery process, the MGS Data Centre is Client a Tier IV, highly secure, 20,000 m2 facility situated that is designed to Infrastructure Ontario accommodate future expansion.
Size The MGS Data Centre, an initiative of the Government of Ontario to 20,330 m² (218,830 ft²) meet their “e-government” IT service objectives at the enterprise level, is located on a 25-acre site in Guelph. The complex is a highly Role secure enterprise level data centre with five main components. This 2 Structural Engineering Consultant and includes a 30,000 ft raised floor at the heart of the facility, designed Building Envelope Consultant with accommodations for future doubled capacity and linked to a highly redundant mechanical and electrical plant. Designed to meet LEED® Gold accreditation, the structural design included post-disaster, F2- Budget Tornado, and progressive collapse strategies. $350 M (approximate) Challenge: Design a secure, sustainable structure that provides LEED Certification maximum reliability in the event of natural or man-made disasters. LEED® Gold Solution: The structure was designed as post-disaster to ensure that it remains operational following a seismic event. Two independent control centres – both environmentally separated to allow two separate teams to operate the facility in the event of a health care epidemic. In addition, the building was designed to withstand a F2 tornado and a progressive collapse scenario. The building was designed to meet energy conservation and environmental standards, featuring energy efficient lights, fans and cooling systems for the computer systems, and reclaims heat from the cooling process to heat the building. It is among the first data centres in the world to receive the Uptime Institute’s Tier IV certification for operational sustainability.
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Location Bank of Montreal Computer Centre (BCC) Barrie, Canada Project led by Barry Charnish while employed at a previous firm. SERVICES Architect
Among the first Tier IV-certified data centres in North America, the WZMH Architects Bank of Montreal’s Computer Centre was delivered to the client Role through an aggressive, fast-tracked 21-month schedule. Structural Engineering Consultant Located in Barrie, Ontario, the facility is one of the bank’s customer Budget disaster recovery centres and includes a 60,000 ft2 raised floor $120 M and associated mechanical and electrical support spaces, and is designed to accommodate an additional raised floor of 60,000 ft2. LEED Certification LEED® Level The facility includes a large, 3-storey, 70m long atrium for staff and a three-storey office building with a call centre. This facility contains both office space and a data centre designed to handle high energy loads and is served by a large utilities building. This was the first Canadian project to receive the Uptime Institute Tier IV certification for redundancy and reliability factors.
Challenge: An aggressive commission mandate by the client to deliver the project through a fast-tracked schedule. SECTORS
Solution: Extensive collaboration early in the project with the client, design and construction teams greatly contributed to the project being delivered on an aggressive timeline.
Entuitive | Sectors 76 Location Royal Bank of Canada Data Centre (SCC) Stratford, Canada Project undertaken by Entuitive staff while employed at a previous firm.
Architect Located on a 50-acre site next to a protected environmental WZMH Architects area in Stratford, Ontario, the Royal Bank of Canada Data Centre Role (SCC) consists of a new Tier III plus data centre facility for the Structural Engineering Consultant national bank.
Budget The facility includes a 100,000 ft2 raised floor divided into $239 M modules and associated mechanical and electrical support spaces designed to allow the facility to expand to include a LEED Certification 2 ® LEED® Gold second raised floor of 80,000 ft . Designed to meet LEED Gold accreditation, structural design included consideration for post- disaster and F2 tornado scenarios.
Challenge: Design the facility to maximize efficiency for construction and power consumption.
Solution: The facility was designed with a highly efficient floor plan that provided the most direct and efficient routing for mechanical piping and electrical conduits. This not only helped with the construction process but also resulted in a very efficient means of providing cooling and power to the server cabinets.
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TRANSPORTATION: WE UNDERSTAND THE JOURNEY
THE SIZE, NATURE, AND COMPLEXITY OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES PRESENT A VERY UNIQUE SET OF CHALLENGES, REQUIRING SOLUTIONS THAT DELIVER STRIKING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS COST- EFFECTIVE AND CONSTRUCTIBLE WITH MINIMAL INTERRUPTION.
Transportation facilities touch everyone’s lives. Every day, we rely on our parking
facilities; airport terminals; bus, subway and train stations; pedestrian bridges; SECTORS
and the associated vehicle maintenance and storage facilities.
Image: Toronto Pearson International Airport – New Terminal 1*, Toronto, Canada Entuitive | Sectors 78 These are typically large, complex projects requiring significant funding commitments. They involve multiple stakeholders and contract interfaces, and often need to be designed so as not to disrupt existing ongoing operations or nearby businesses, roads, and utility services. Our experience with various procurement methods and our understanding of how design can improve management of project risk, schedule, and budget provide value in meeting these challenges.
Being primarily public facilities, function and passenger experience are key measures of project success. Architectural expression, natural light, public artwork, wayfinding, and sustainability are essential, and we bring these to life using creative, collaborative and innovative design strategies. Incorporating lessons learned from past construction projects ensures solutions that are constructible and cost-effective.
Our Principals and staff have extensive local and global experience providing structural, building envelope, restoration, and project management services on all types of major transportation facilities. Our experience includes numerous world-class airport terminals, transit stations, vehicle maintenance facilities, parking garages, and pedestrian bridges, many of which have received industry recognition.
79 Sectors | Entuitive Image: Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport*, Winnipeg, Canada OUR KEY TEAM MEMBERS HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WORKING ON TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: FIRM PROFILE
Transit Maintenance Facilities
Eglinton West Crosstown LRT, Toronto, Canada VIVA Bus Operations Maintenance and Storage Facility, Manhattan West Platform, New York, USA Richmond Hill, Canada Union Station Train Shed Rehabilitation*, Toronto, Canada Sheppard Maintenance and Storage Facility*, Toronto, Canada Union Station Vertical Access Improvements*, Toronto, Canada TTC Ashbridges Bay Maintenance and Storage Facility*, Toronto, Canada Red Line Underground LRT Stations*, Tel Aviv, Israel TTC Lakeshore Maintenance Facility – Re-Roofing*, Toronto, Doha Metro Underground Stations*, Doha, Qatar Canada TTC Eglinton West (Allen) Station*, Toronto, Canada TTC Scarborough RT Extension – Sheppard Station*, Toronto, Parking Garages Canada CityCenter – Parking Garage 5*, Las Vegas, USA * TTC Leslie Station , Toronto, Canada Erindale GO Station – Parking Structure*, Mississauga, Canada * TTC Yorkdale Subway Station , Toronto, Canada Clarkson GO Station – Parking Structure*, Mississauga, Canada * TTC Eglinton West Subway Station , Toronto, Canada Square One Shopping Centre Parking Garage*, Missisauga, Crystals at CityCenter - Automated People Mover Station*, Canada Las Vegas, USA Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort Parking Garage*, Niagara DLR Woolwich Station*, London, United Kingdom Falls, Canada Long Branch GO Station Renovation*, Toronto, Canada Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport*, Docklands Light Railway - 1 Canada Square Station*, London, Winnipeg, Canada United Kingdom Trillium Health Centre Parking Garage*, Mississauga, Canada TTC Wilson Station Condition Assessment*, Toronto, Canada Southlake Regional Health Centre, Parking Garage and TTC Easier Access Modifications – Main Station*, Toronto, Bridge*, Newmarket, Canada Canada Montfort Hospital Parking Garage*, Ottawa, Canada SERVICES TTC Easier Access Modifications – Dundas West Station*, Oakville GO Station – Parking Structure*, Oakville, Canada
Toronto, Canada TTC Easier Access Modifications – St. Clair West Station*, Pedestrian Bridges Toronto, Canada Rideau Street Bridge, Ottawa, Canada TTC Islington Station Restoration*, Toronto, Canada York Region ACA Pedestrian Bridge, Newmarket, Canada TTC Warren Station Restoration*, Toronto, Canada Hung Walkway, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Canada Union Station - Platform Reconstruction and Stair VIVA Bus Maintenance, Operations, and Storage Facility, Link Enclosures*, Toronto, Canada Bridge,Richmond Hill, Canada Various GO Stations – Pedestrian Tunnel Rehabilitations*, Toronto Pearson International Airport, New Terminal 1*, Greater Toronto Area, Canada Toronto, Canada MaRS Phase II – TTC Pedestrian Access Tunnel*, Toronto, Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport*, Canada Winnipeg, Canada 33 Bloor Street East - over TTC Yonge Subway line*, Toronto, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Parking Garage and Canada Bridge*, Newmarket, Canada Residential Building over Subway Line, Toronto, Canada TransCanada Pipelines Tower*, Calgary, Canada City of Toronto Bridge Maintenance Program*, Toronto, Niagara Fallsview Casino Pedestrian Bridge*, Niagara Falls, Canada Canada UP Express Pearson Terminal Station*, Mississauga, Canada Calgary Convention Centre +15 Bridge*, Calgary, Canada Aviation Health Research and Innovation Centre / Teaching, Research & Wellness Building +15 Bridge, University of * Toronto Pearson International Airport – New Terminal 1 , Calgary*, Calgary, Canada Toronto, Canada Structural Glass Bridge, Ritz Carleton*, Toronto, Canada Toronto Pearson International Airport – Gate 193 Commuter * Facility*, Toronto, Canada Glass and Steel Bridge, Calgary Eaton Centre , Calgary, Canada
* SECTORS Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Shuter Street Bridge, St. Michaels Hospital , Toronto, Canada * Airport*, MacLeod Trail / Anderson Road Pedestrian Bridge , Calgary, Winnipeg, Canada Canada Lake Simcoe Regional Airport*, Barrie, Canada Cross Iron Mills Mall Pedestrian Bridge*, Calgary, Canada Changsha International Airport*, Changsha, China BOW / Petro Canada Tower +15 Bridge*, Calgary, Canada Haikou Meilan International Airport Terminal*, Haiku, China Oshawa Airport*, Oshawa, Canada DND Canada-wide Warren Truss Hangar Restoration Program*, Ottawa, Canada
*Project experience undertaken with previous employer. Entuitive | Sectors 80 Location Eglinton Crosstown LRT Toronto, Canada The Eglinton Crosstown LRT is a $5.3 billion Light Rail Transit (LRT) Architect project currently under construction in Toronto. The new 19 km LRT IBI Group line will run across Eglinton Avenue between Mount Dennis (Weston Road) and Kennedy Station, and includes a 10 km underground portion Client between Keele Street and Laird Drive. When completed, it will provide Toronto Transit Commission 15 underground stations, including two subway interchanges and two terminal stations, 10 at-grade stops, a vehicle maintenance and Size storage facility, an Operations Control Centre, and other supporting 19 kilometre LRT line infrastructure. The project is being procured as a Public-Private Partnership (P3). Role Entuitive is completing the structural design of three underground Structural Engineering Consultant stations, including Allen Station, one of the major station interchanges with the TTC subway. The design scope includes below grade stations, Budget pedestrian and ventilation tunnels, and surface structures for entrances/ $5.3 B access, substations, and ventilation equipment. Tunnel interfacing and excavation support for protection of existing structures and utilities are key design requirements. The interchange station scope also includes modifications to the existing TTC station for interconnection with the subway. Challenge: The interchange station requires the new LRT platform to be built beneath the existing subway line, and requires passenger connections to the existing subway platform that extend under the existing bus terminal structure. All new construction must be completed without impacting the existing subway operations. Solution: Complex underpinning of the existing TTC subway and bus terminal structures was developed. Sophisticated 3D modeling was used to assess the staged underpinning construction sequencing, ensuring that the movements of the existing structures remained within the limits specified in the Project Specific Output Specifications. 81 Sectors | Entuitive FIRM PROFILE
Location Manhattan West Platform New York City, USA
The Manhattan West Platform is the first stage in a commercial SERVICES Architect
Skidmore Owings and development project to reclaim 2.6 acres of land over the busiest Merrill (SOM) Architects commuter rail corridor in North America. Set to open in 2014, the platform will serve as the foundation for a plaza and public space Client Brookfield Properties over previously uncovered railway tracks and serve part of a new 5.4-million-square-foot office development in west Manhattan. Size 10,500 m² (40,000 ft²) The project requires constant coordination with Amtrak and the Long
Role Island Railway, and with the design and construction of Amtrak’s new Structural Engineering Consultant High-Speed Rail terminal at Moynihan Station, directly east of the site.
Budget The project involves the construction of a 240-foot span platform $100 M structure using post-tensioned precast technology, a rarity among commercial construction projects. Brookfield Properties Inc. retained Entuitive to design the foundations and platform support beams, and to develop the structural design of the long-span platform.
Challenge: It was essential in the design of the platform
to minimize, or completely avoid, disruption of rail service to SECTORS
New York’s Penn Station.
Solution: Entuitive developed a design that incorporates deep post- tensioned segmental precast box girders to span 15 tracks, allowing crews to avoid intrusive construction at track level.
Entuitive | Sectors 82 Location VIVA Bus Operations, Maintenance and Richmond Hill, Canada Storage Facility Architect PBK Architects Located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, the VIVA Bus Operations, Maintenance and Storage Facility reflects the VIVA transit network’s fresh and modern Client brand – an identity carried through from its high-tech fare machines York Region Rapid Transit Corporation to sleek, advanced vehicles. The state-of-the-art building is a modern Size 500,000-square-foot facility designed to house and maintain York 48,500 m² (500,000 ft²) region’s expanding fleet of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicles. Role Structural Engineering Consultant A single-storey maintenance garage houses wash bays, bus hoists and maintenance pits. Large-column spacing was required to accommodate Budget $85 M structural bay spacing of 18 metres wide by 20 metres long. Both garages are framed with long-span joists and trusses supported by LEED Certification steel columns. Targeting LEED® Silver A two-storey central office area framed with structural steel and slabs on deck for the second floor serves as VIVA’s Bus Operations centre.
Challenge: Meet a tight design and coordination schedule common to design-build projects.
Solution: Entuitive made 3D structural models available to the contractor using Tekla Structures, the leading 3D modeling software for the structural steel industry. These models enabled us to create and manage highly detailed, accurate, constructable models that served to expedite the production of shop drawings during construction.
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Location Toronto Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Canada New Terminal 1
Architect Project led by Michael Meschino, Chongsong Yu, Sean Smith, David Stevenson and Ferdo SERVICES Airport Architects Canada Simov while employed at a previous firm.
Client The new $2B Terminal One at Toronto Pearson International Airport Greater Toronto Airports Authority accommodates domestic, international and pre-cleared trans-border
Size traffic to the U.S. 345,000 m2 – stage 1&2 complete; 425,000 m2 planned final Generous public spaces lead to clear and direct passenger processing and support facilities for airlines, government inspection agencies and other Role tenants. The terminal can handle over 50 million passengers annually; Structural Engineering Consultant roughly double the airport’s pre-development traffic levels. Budget $2.5 B (stages 1 & 2) The building supports a 70m high apron control tower that incorporates a 50-tonne tuned mass damper system. Awards 2008, International Achievement Award Ample floor openings in the Level Three departures floor, both curbside Free Standing Structures, Industrial and airside, let natural light through to the Level Two arrivals floor. Fabrics Association International
2008, Award of Excellence Commercial Challenge: The massive new Terminal One had to be built without Canopies Category, Industrial Fabrics disturbing the ongoing operations of Pearson Airport and the 28 million Association International passengers that passed through it each year.
2006, Innovative Design and Excellence
Solution: The complex Central Processor arched roof system was SECTORS In Architecture with Steel: Projects
designed for top-down to expedite the construction schedule. The $75M and over, American Institute of Steel Construction early design of the Level One floor structure acted as protection for the road detour used to maintain service at the original Terminal One. A 2003, Cast-in-Place Concrete in the temporary support system supported the arches, each 70-m long and Material Development & Innovation category (for Concrete Filled Columns), 1.5-m deep, until the departures level floor structure could be built to Ontario Concrete Association. restrain the outward thrusts from the arches.
Images courtesy of Airport Architects Canada
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