WINNIPEG PROJECTS
MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
City: Winnipeg, MB.
Branch: Allmar Winnipeg
A national and international destination, The Canadian Museum for Human Rights opened to the public in 2014 and is the first federal museum devoted to the topic of human rights.
Designed by architect Antoine Predock, the Museum building integrates form with purpose. The striking landmark stands as a symbol of the ongoing struggle to achieving human rights for all. This visionary building is a unifying symbol of concepts such as inclusion, freedom, equality and dignity – ideas that have inspired Canadians to strive for human rights. Its spiralling design takes visitors on an upward journey, progressing from ground to sky, darkness to light – intended as a metaphor for the struggle toward fully realized human rights for all.
Inspired by Canada’s majestic natural domain – grasslands, deeply rooted trees, towering mountains, northern lights, snow, icebergs, water and sky – Antoine Predock’s masterful design is evocative of numerous natural elements. Predock has described the building as “carved into the earth and dissolving into the sky.”
Architect: Smith Carter
Builder: PCL Construction
HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE
City: Winnipeg, MB.
Branch: Allmar Winnipeg
Located on 32 acres of land in central Winnipeg, this facility is one of the largest teaching, research, and referral centers of its kind in Canada for the complex health issues requiring expert consultation and sophisticated research, investigation, and management. Health Sciences is an urban center serving people from many different cultural and language groups throughout Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario, and Nunavut. A new Women’s Hospital and an attached Canad Inns Hotel are currently under construction. Allmar has supplied the Canad Inns project, Critical Services Centre, and Psychiatric Health Centre, along with numerous smaller projects.
Architect: Smith Carter
Builder: PCL Construction
MANITOBA ICEPLEX
City: Winnipeg, MB.
Branch: Allmar Winnipeg
The True North Hockey Canada Iceplex is a 172,000 square foot multi-plex facility that includes such amenities as four North American regulation-sized ice pads, 20 player dressing rooms, along with a pro shop, concession and vending, and 30,000 square feet of lease space to be used for a restaurant, high performance training facilities and office space for True North Sports & Entertainment, Hockey Canada and Hockey Manitoba.
Architect: Ray Wan Architects
Builder: Nova Con Projects Ltd.
RED RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
City: Winnipeg, MB.
Branch: Allmar Winnipeg
Unique development of a downtown campus in Winnipeg’s historical exchange district retained the facades of a 100 year old streetscape while creating a progressive environmentally friendly building. Red River College is a technical college featuring Computer Science and technology curriculums.
Architect: Corbett Cibinel
Builder: Akman Management
PEMBINA U OF M RESIDENCE
City: Winnipeg, MB.
Branch: Allmar Winnipeg
Scope: Hollow Metal Doors & Frames
The Salto access control system is a highlight of this project. Salto is an access control system that incorporates stand-alone door locks with real time on-line systems to cost effectively establish a user friendly, secure environment. The perimeter of the building is protected with on line locks and the individual suites have stand-alone locks that communicate via Smart Cards that both deliver and receive information to and from the wired system. Security, flexibility and cost savings are all part of the Salto package.
Builder: Bird Construction
MANITOBA HYDRO BLDG.
City: Winnipeg, MB.
Branch: Allmar Winnipeg
Built as the headquarters for Manitoba Hydro, the province’s utility provider, the 64,650-square-meter (695,887-square-foot) building features a variety of energy-efficient technologies, including a double facade to reduce heating loads by providing a buffer to extreme outdoor temperatures; a displacement ventilation system that supplies the office space with 100 percent fresh air; radiant slab heating and cooling; a solar chimney; and a geothermal heat pump system for ground heat exchange. AECOM provided mechanical, electrical and plumbing services for the project.
Architect: Smith Carter
Builder: PCL Construction