York University Faculty of Education
Location Toronto, ON Client York University Status Complete The renovations of York University’s Faculty of Education aimed to enhance and optimize the offices, administrative services, and instructional spaces at the Keele Campus. The project addressed issues arising from fragmented office layouts, aiming to promote coherence and facilitate interdepartmental collaboration. As the Faculty of Education at […]
McMaster University Fitzhenry Studios & Atrium
Location Hamilton, ON Size 10,200 sf Client McMaster University Status Complete In 2013, Dr. Robert Fitzhenry, a McMaster alumni, donated generously to the School of the Arts (SoTA) for a new addition and renovation to the existing studios and classrooms at Togo Salmon Hall. The gift was made in honour of Robert’s late wife Andrée, […]
University of Toronto Hart House Arbor Room
Location Toronto, ON Size 7,000sf Client University of Toronto Status Complete Key aspects of the project included investigating and rehabilitating the existing depressed slab, remediating soils, installing new lighting, electrical service, panels, and separate metering. Additionally, it encompassed the installation of a new kitchen, hotline, bar, and food service counter, as well as new acoustic ceiling panels and a glazed vestibule. The project involved rehabilitating […]
Mohawk College Institute for Applied Health Sciences
Location Hamilton, ON Size 25,005 sf Client Mohawk College Status Complete Mohawk College’s new Centre for Health Care Simulation at the Institute for Applied Health Sciences (IAHS) located at McMaster University, houses over 25,000 square feet of integrated clinical lab space and supports over 2,000 full and part-time students per semester. The centre is an […]
University of Toronto Food Services Building
Location Toronto, ON Size 1,332 sf + 845 sf Client University of Toronto Status Complete The University of Toronto’s Food and Ancillary Services wished to realize five unique, proprietary food concepts on campus. Three located at the Medical Science Building and two at Sid Smith Hall. DPAI provided a full-scope of architectural services for Stone […]
Brock University Library
Location St. Catharines, ON Size 3,800 sf Client Brock University Status Complete As libraries shift from storing information contained in physical volumes to digital forums, the space requirements for the traditional library stack shrinks at a substantial rate. Equally rapid is the change in the way students and faculty access and work with digital data, […]
TMU Classroom of the Future
Location Toronto, ON Size 2,411 sf Client Ted Rogers School of Management, TMU Status Complete The Ted Rogers School of Management expanded their ability for diverse, experiential learning with the Classroom of the Future. The space is designed around four custom soft geometrical saturated orange seating pieces, with dimmable ceiling fixtures constructed from arrays of closely […]
WLU One Market Revitalization
Location Brantford, ON Size 120,750 sf + 74,712 sf Client Wilfrid Laurier University Status Complete DPAI worked together with Laurier throughout 2019 to create a conceptual design and strategic renovation plan for much needed building upgrades. Carefully planned alterations to re-organize and refresh exterior facades will increase permeability and address barrier free access and security […]
Brock University Plaza Building
Location St. Catharines, ON Size 70,998 sf Collaborators MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, RDH Architects Client Brock University Status Complete The building is connected to the existing Student Services Building on three of five levels and will act as a gateway building for pedestrian traffic arriving by both automobile and mass transit. The building also houses the LifeSpan […]
McMaster University Kinesiology Labs
Location Hamilton, ON Size 7,998 sf Client McMaster University Status Complete When the Department of Kinesiology needed to design facilities to house new biomechanics, physiology and motor-control labs using existing space in the Ivor Wynne Centre Building they turned to DPAI. Short on time, but in need of a thorough assessment of the space, DPAI […]