Birchmount
Transformation for a Community
We transformed this large existing heavy industrial building into a mixed use development for various functions within the community. Uses include indoor soccer arenas, badminton courts, private school, religious temple, industrial workshops and storage spaces amongst others.
Challenges
- One of our roles was to obtain a permit for a previously built 100,000 sq. ft. four storey structure that had been inserted within the existing building that had occurred prior to our involvement
Solutions
- High level of coordination and organization to stay focused on obtaining the permit with many hurdles in the project’s way
- Analyzing conceptually the existing building functions and new uses so that new interventions can be built to make it comply with today’s Code
- Working closely with the City of Toronto to gain their confidence and demonstrating that the work is being carried out correctly according to the documentation