CALGARY PROJECTS
IMPERIAL OIL CAMPUS @ QUARRY PARK
City: Calgary, AB.
Branch: Allmar Calgary
Scope: Hollow Metal Doors and Frames, Architectural Hardware and Miscelleneous Specialties.
The Imperial Oil Campus is part of the Quarry Park mixed-use community developed by Remington Corporation, located on the southeast side of Calgary. The Imperial Oil campus accommodates 3,000 employees with multiple low-rise office buildings, underground parking, employee dining, wellness centre, and centralized conference centre. The goal of Imperial Oil investment for this project was to provide a healthy inspiring work environment for their employees. The campus-style complex offers over 800,000 square feet of office space, as well as a child-care centre, recreation facilities, and other amenities.
General Contractor: Remington Developments
Architects: PDR, Ridell Kurczaba Architecture
WESTMAN VILLAGE
City: Calgary, AB.
Branch: Allmar Calgary
Scope: Supply and Install Hollow Metal Doors & Frames, Architectural Hardware, Miscellaneous Building Specialties and Auto Operators. Allmar also provided the Hardware Consulting Services. Miscellaneous Specialties details (mix of supply only and installed) – Washroom Accessories, Toilet Partitions, Sliding Grilles, Operable Walls, Wall protection & Handrails, Rolling Shutters, and Mailboxes.
Award winning Westman Village is a one million square-foot mixed-use community which includes condos, detached homes, and commercial space, at an estimated overall project budget of $300 million. It is located in the Mahogany neighborhood in Calgary, and it includes 900 homes spread across 20 residential buildings, including rental units, condominiums, townhomes and seniors housing. At its core are the recreational and social amenities, where residents of all ages can gather and interact. Using a combination of traditional and contemporary architectural styles, reflected through clean lines, earth tones, wood accents and low pitch roofs, Westman Village appeals to a wide variety of demographics while maintaining its own identity. Accessibility, particularly throughout the winter, is addressed with tunnels and covered walkways to create a resort-quality urban village in a suburban setting. Allmar provided products and services for the Odyssey Buildings one and two, the Journey Club and the Amenity Centre. Jayman Built received an award for Best Multi-Family Community Concept at the Building Industry and Land Development Awards (BILD Calgary Region) for Westman Village.
General Contractor: Centron Building Corp.
Developer: Jayman Built
HEXAGON OFFICE BLDG.
City: Calgary, AB.
Branch: Allmar Calgary
Scope: Hardware specification; Supply of Hollow Metal Doors and Frames, Architectural Hardware, Miscellaneous Building Specialties and the Supply and Installation of the Auto Operators.
This award winning and LEED silver project with Remington Developments and Ridell Kurczaba Architecture was a new construction project for Hexagon’s Canadian headquarters. The building design has two distinct wings linked by a clear-glazed two-storey lobby and was designed to incorporate the need for company scientists to conduct GPS testing with an unobstructed view from roof to sky and no tall buildings nearby. The building is situated to take advantage of views to the west and was designed to integrate into the natural landscape of Nose Creek. The new building created office space for 600 Hexagon staff, accommodating business offices and a training room, with ample space to offer seminars covering Hexagon’s most innovative metrology and manufacturing technologies including laser trackers, articulating arms, scanners, CMMs, software and automated solutions. The entire building complex covers almost 30,000 m².
General Contractor: Remington Developments
Architects: BBI, Ridell Kurczaba Architecture
YWCA HUB
City: Calgary, AB.
Branch: Allmar Calgary
Scope: Miscellaneous Building Specialties: Supply and Install of Washroom Accessesories, Toilet Partitions, Lockers with Digital Locks and Corner Guards.
The 120,000 square foot $60 million YWCA Hub facility provides transitional housing for women and their families, as well as program facilities for employment and training opportunities, counselling, fitness, childcare, and community building. Transitional housing features 100 single suites, each with a private bathroom and access to a community kitchen and living space. The new facility will act as the new “Hub” for the YWCA, facilitating all programs for the organization, with strong ties to other, existing facilities. The design for the new “Hub” focuses on creating a sense of sanctuary to promote healthy lifestyles and wellness for all building occupants and visitors to the site. This development endeavors to offer a sense of safety, resiliency, comfort and inclusivity of all users, a connection to the surrounding community of Inglewood and a beacon highlighting the importance of the work that the YWCA engages in with the individuals that they serve.
General Contractor: CANA Management
Architect: Kasian Architecture
EEEL UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
City: Calgary, AB.
Branch: Allmar Calgary
Scope: Supply of the Stainless Steel Toilet Partitions, Washroom Accessories and Glass Walls.
The University of Calgary Energy Environment Experiential Learning (EEEL) building provides over 10,000 square meters of multi-disciplinary space for undergraduate laboratories, seminar rooms, group and individual study spaces, and research laboratories.
The façade was designed so that it would manipulate the sun in various aspects of the landscape surrounding the building, redirecting the sun’s rays in order to get the maximum amount of sunlight indoors, while ensuring that the outdoor area between the surrounding buildings would also be bright. Interior glass walls allow undergrads to continually observe teaching that is on display. Energy efficiency was another design priority, as the architects aimed to push energy efficiency to be 50 to 60 percent better than a typical lab building. An earth-tube stem will be used to heat and cool the building by using the earth’s near constant subterranean temperature.
General Contractor: EllisDon
Architects: The Cohos Evamy Partners
STEPS CONDO DEVELOPMENT
City: Calgary, AB.
Branch: Allmar Calgary
Scope: Architectural Hardware, Hollow Metal Doors & Frames, Electronic Access Control and Installation.
The $31.2 million Steps condo project is one of Calgary’s most exciting boutique condominium developments. Steps is a 122-unit development consisting of four six-storey buildings connected with an internal courtyard. The building acts as a bookend to the south of a park, and is located within walking and transit distance to downtown office and commercial areas. Additionally, there are numerous services and amenities in close proximity providing the opportunity for a healthy and less auto-dependent lifestyle for residents. The development is organized to maximize solar exposure and views, while maintaining the integrity of the street. Apartments above the townhouses create an urban edge to the street and establish a safe public space. To maximize green space, parking is below-grade, and is accessed from the internal courtyard. The modern architecture is indicative of Calgary’s future and the interior of each home has been optimized for luxury, comfort and contemporary living, including the latest in modern design featuring polished concrete floors, Italian inspired kitchens, spa-like bathrooms, built-in closets.
General Contractor: Scott Construction
Architect: Sturgess Architecture