Design Competition: Ecole secondaire de Richmond Hill
June 30, 2008
TWFP took first place in an architectural design competition for a new, 65,000 sq.ft. French-language secondary school in Richmond Hill, for le Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest (CSDCSO).
The project involves preservation of the existing, heritage-designated building constructed in 1924, and the redeveloped facility will include classrooms, science labs, health care, visual and dramatic arts, computer labs, construction, music, a double gymnasium, library, cafetorium, and administrative areas. Our team is targeting LEED® Gold certification with an anticipated construction budget of $9.4 million.
Region of Waterloo History Museum: Open Houses and Information Displays
March 31, 2008
From April 1-12, the Region of Waterloo is hosting open houses and posting information displays around Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo to show off the design of the new Regional History Museum. For times and locations, check out:
www.region.waterloo.on.ca/museum
Canstruction® Waterloo Region 2008
March 29, 2008
The Walter Fedy Partnership is proud to partner with the Food Bank of Waterloo Region as a primary sponsor of the inaugural Canstruction® Waterloo Region. Over the past two months, 11 teams raised funds and collected 27,000lbs of food, which have been used to design and build structures entirely out of cans! All of the food will subsequently be donated to the Food Bank.
The Canstruction® displays will be on public display from March 29 to April 4. Check them out and vote for your favourite!
Architects Chosen to Design the Region of Waterloo History Museum
January 18, 2008
Kitchener — The Region of Waterloo History Museum, to be built at Doon Heritage Crossroads, will be "an architectural statement integrated with the landscape" and "symbolic of the ethics and vision of our time," according to the team hired by the Region to design the new museum and Visitor Orientation Centre.
Regional Council approved a recommendation by the Museum Steering Committee to hire Moriyama + Teshima Architects of Toronto in association with The Walter Fedy Partnership of Kitchener to design the new Region of Waterloo History Museum and Visitor Orientation Centre. The exhibits at the museum will be completed by a team of designers led by VUE Design of Toronto.
Assisting with the project and ensuring the museum and exhibits "reflect the stories of the entire region," is local historian and author Kenneth McLaughlin, professor of history at St. Jerome's University at the University of Waterloo.
Read the full news release here.
Brantford Police Service shows off its New and Improved Headquarters
January 17, 2008
The Brantford Police Service held an opening ceremony and conducted tours of its expanded and renovated headquarters. The completed facility is the latest collaboration between the Service and The Walter Fedy Partnership. TWFP designed the original headquarters in 1990, and carried out a subsequent planning study in 2005. This led to the eventual redevelopment of the headquarters to serve the growing population of Brantford, and represents a major success for both the owner and consultants.
TWFP's staff has a strong track record in the design of police stations, and is currently acting as design consultants for the renovation of two divisions on behalf of the Peel Regional Police.
Canada's Technology Triangle: Waterloo Region Continues to Boast Strong Labour Market and Healthy Economy
December 19, 2007
Waterloo Region, known as Canada's Technology Triangle, ranked in the top quartile of many of the key metrics, when compared to the 27 Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs), as highlighted in the latest economic trend analysis released today by Canada's Technology Triangle Inc.
The report showed high employment and participation rates reflecting a healthy number of jobs, with Waterloo Region having the fourth highest participation rate and the fifth highest employment rate in the country.
See the complete media release.
Integrated Design Studio: Integrated Design Process
June 29, 2007
Elena Wiersma and Kevin Henry, members of TWFP's Integrated Architectural & Engineering Design Studio, published and presented a research paper at the 2007 Toronto Regional Sustainable Building and Construction Conference. Find out more about TWFP's Integrated Design Process.
