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Contact the Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association. www.ccmpa.ca [email protected] 1-888-495-7497 Alberta_Masonry_Design Awards_V2.indd 1 11/5/2014 7:55:45 PM ALBERTA MASONRY DESIGN AWARDS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Planning Committee Members Bob Driedger Brock White Canada Chairman’s Message ................................ 2 Shane Frahm Bond Masonry Ltd. Executive Director’s Message .......................... 2 Dr. Mark Hagel Alberta Masonry Council Ken Hansen K.Hansen Masonry Ltd. Feature articles Malcolm Holbrook Pockar Masonry Ltd. The Legacy of the Ledge ............................ 24 Mike Lafontaine Expocrete Concrete Products Ltd. The Legacy of Unforgettable Masonry .................. 40 Fraser Powell Cast Supply Inc. Masonry of the Future ............................. Conrad Tycholaz Westar Masonry Ltd. 52 Fred Woodlock Lafarge Canada Inc. Masonry Design Awards 2015 Judges The AMC Presidential Award .......................... 3 Dr. Tang Lee University of Calgary Artistic Use of Masonry .............................. 4 Kees Prins Maltby and Prins Architects Commercial Building ............................... Dave Stubbs Canada Masonry Design Centre 12 Educational/Institutional ............................ 30 Professional Services Multi Family Residential ............................. 44 Impact Events Ltd. Restoration ...................................... Event Management 48 By Design Desktop Publishing Inc. Single Family Residential ............................ 55 Magazine Design & Graphics Talbot Marketing Structural Masonry Design .......................... 63 Award Plaques Thin Masonry Veneer – Commercial ................... 65 Thin Masonry Veneer – Residential .................... 68 ON THE COVER: ROYAL CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY PAVILION 2011 Alberta Masonry Design Awards Presidential Winner The inspiration for the Royal Canadian Pacific Entry a durable and highly attractive building material, the Pavilion is the image of an historic steel trestle bridge. use of limestone masonry is consistent with the existing The trestle sets up the primary public space – the grand train pavilion and is sympathetic to the adjacent historic foyer or Galleria - which links directly to the existing Royal sandstone clad Palliser Hotel and neighbouring Grain Canadian Pacific train pavilion. A three-storey wall of Exchange building. Other materials include black plate cable and spider fitting glass faces the Palliser Hotel and steel and glass. The facility embraces the history and fills the Galleria with natural light. The full height interior contemporary values of the current day Canadian Pacific west wall features large module limestone masonry, as company. Oversized heavy steel members emulate the does the exterior cladding at both the front entrance and traditional trestle bridge and the large module limestone building base along 1st Street S.W. In addition to being masonry reflects the heavy nature of the Rocky Mountains. 2 Chairman’s Message Welcome and thank you for your support of the 2015 Alberta Masonry Design Awards. It is incredible that another 4 years have gone by since our previous event. The biggest change you will notice from our last event is the 2015 awards are organized by the Alberta Masonry Council (AMC). The AMC was formed in 2011 by the north and south tables of the Masonry Contractors Association of Alberta (MCAA) to promote masonry and masonry systems in Alberta. The AMC is lead by our executive director Dr. Mark Hagel who reports to our board which is a collection of contractor and supplier volunteers. The board operates independently and reports back to the MCAA in pursuit of our common goal of ensuring health and growth of the masonry industry. Our funding is secured through a levy collected on behalf of the AMC by our supplier members on masonry products sold in Alberta. As chair of the 2015 Alberta Masonry Design Awards and current Chair of the AMC, I am proud to welcome you to the 2015 Alberta Masonry Design Awards. It has been my pleasure to work with our design awards committee who have dedicated a great deal of time and effort over the past 3 years to ensure the success of this event. Thanks also to the judges who had the difficult task of selecting the best projects from an impressive list of submissions. The number of entries in 2015 surpassed our previous record and the quality and innovation of the project submissions are a testament to the creativity of the architecture, design and masonry contractor communities. The Alberta Masonry Council appreciates your continued support of the masonry industry in Alberta and the skilled trades’ people who bring your designs to life. Keep designing and specifying masonry. I look forward to seeing the next round of beautiful projects in 2019. Fraser Powell Chair – 2015 Alberta Masonry Design Awards HonourableChair – Alberta Masonry Council THE ALBERTA MASONRY COUNCIL – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’Smention MESSAGE The Alberta Masonry Council Masonry has been used for thousands of years but that does not mean it (AMC) would like to thank you can’t be used in new and exciting ways. Modern masonry has proven to be for your support of the 2015 sustainable, green, carbon footprint reducing, energy efficient and adaptable. Masonry Design Awards. AMC was Architecture that utilizes masonry requires a great deal more skill than other incorporated September of 2011 materials in both design and construction. The end product is worth your efforts as a not-for-profit association by and imparts the timeless architecture that has impressed generations around the supplier and installer members the globe for centuries. of the Masonry Contractors Association of Alberta (MCAA) A heartfelt thanks to you - the architects, engineers, designers, masons, and to promote the use of masonry suppliers of masonry products in Alberta for your continued support of this products in Alberta. The vision of amazingly versatile building material! These awards acknowledge your hard the AMC is to provide education, work and dedication to the art and craft of masonry! technical guidance and marketing Mark Hagel to increase the awareness of Executive Director the benefits of masonry, as well Alberta Masonry Council as promote the use of masonry and masonry products in Alberta. One way this is achieved is through events such as the Masonry Design Awards which recognizes the architects, engineers and designers who design with masonry products and the skilled craftsmen and suppliers who ensure these designs are realized. We thank you for your creativity and ingenuity! ALBERTA 3 MASONRY DESIGN AWARDS The AMC Presidential Award ALBERTA HOTEL Owner: Five Oaks Inc. Architect: Dub Architects Ltd. General Contractor: TC Biggs Construction Ltd. Masonry Contractor: Remo’s Masonry Masonry Supplier: I-XL Masonry Supplies Engineer: Protostatix Engineering Consultants Inc. The Alberta Hotel, built in 1903, but demolished in 1984 to make way for joint treatment required experimentation so that the original character was the construction of Canada Place. The original bricks and sandstone from the achieved. Initials and names carved into the stone over time were carefully hotel were marked with painted numbers then tagged for reassembly. Bricks protected and retained. The eastern half of the facade along Jasper Avenue and sandstone from the nearby Rothesay Apartments was also salvaged and was faithfully reconstructed using new brick similar in colour to the original stored for 25 years. In 2009, Five Oaks Inc. and Dub Architects proposed to brick. The original cantilevered brick cornice at the top of this portion of the reconstruct the Alberta Hotel and the Rothesay facades approximately twenty brick façade was studied and accurately reproduced. The original demolished feet west of the original hotel location. building had wood-frame construction with small spaces on a mixture of levels. The new building was steel frame construction with clear span spaces. Reconstruction of the masonry was a difficult task as most of the numbers tagging the sandstone pieces had fallen off over time. Also, the sandstone The developer hopes the project will spark further redevelopment of the historic had been stored on flat rather than on edge and water erosion had destroyed masonry buildings on the block to the east, built at approximately the same some of the stone faces. To solve the problem, all stone was laid out and time as the hotel. These masonry buildings make up an historic district that puzzled together on the floor of a large rented warehouse. Grout colour and demonstrates the beauty and intimacy of masonry. 4 ARTISTIC USE OF MASONRY Award of Excellence