Design begins on St. John Catholic Elementary School
December 3, 2009
TWFP has been awarded architectural and engineering design of St. John Catholic Elementary School by the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. Located in the same neighbourhood community as our Belmont office, the existing St. John school will be rebuilt while retaining portions of the original 1929 building in the new design.
Our firm has considerable experience with the facility. Beyond our past engineering work and a building-condition assessment completed in 2008, TWFP stewards volunteer at St. John school through the StrongStart program, helping students develop their literacy skills.
The rebuilt school is anticipated to open in the fall of 2011.
University of Guelph breaks ground on Axelrod Building Renovation
November 27, 2009
Construction has begun on the third phase of the Axelrod Building Renovation at the University of Guelph, upgrading the fifty-year-old building to serve as the institution's environmental science and teaching cluster. Funded through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program, the project involves a new facade and retrofits throughout the building, enabling it so serve as home to the new School of Environmental Science.
TWFP's Integrated Design Studio has been involved with this initiative since the second phase, and continues to work with UofG on this and other projects.
University of Guelph - Knowledge Infrastructure Program
Union Gas opens the Kingston Regional Centre
November 6, 2009
Union Gas's new Kingston office, designed by TWFP's Integrated Design Studio and Engineering Services Group and targeting LEEDŽ Gold certification, is featured in the Kingston This Week newspaper.
TWFP recognized by WRIEN for Best Practices in Employment
September 30, 2009
TWFP received an award from the Waterloo Region Immigrant Employment Network (WRIEN) for leadership in the recruitment, retention, and integration of internationally trained individuals.
TWFP's diverse workforce includes a number of 2nd and 3rd generation Canadians, along with staff from countries such as China, Croatia, France, Guyana, Holland, India, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, and Scotland. We are proud of our multicultural staff, and are honoured to be recognized.
Union Gas Burlington Office Certified LEEDŽ Gold
September 18, 2009
We are pleased to announce that Union Gas's Burlington Regional Centre has been certified as LEEDŽ Gold by the Canada Green Building Council. The Burlington project is TWFP's first LEEDŽ-certified building, and our firm is currently working on nine other facilities with LEEDŽ aspirations.
Check out the Union Gas Web site for details and a video highlighting sustainable features of the Burlington office.
Jazz at the Library: Saturday, July 25, 2009, 2-4pm
July 6, 2009
In celebration of the Central Library Renovation and Expansion Project and Underground Parking Complex, TWFP is working with the Kitchener Public Library and The Registry Theatre to produce a jazz concert in the KPL auditorium on Saturday, July 25, 2009.
Open to the public, this event will provide an opportunity to meet members of the design team and will feature a special concert by Larry's Jazz Guys, featuring Larry Larson, principal trumpet for the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
TWFP is an ongoing sponsor of The Registry Theatre's Jazz Series and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. We are proud of our associations with these fine organizations, and are pleased that we are able to bring together various members of the Civic District (which includes the KPL, Registry Theatre, and Centre in the Square) for this special occasion.
TWFP to Provide Engineering Services for Phase I of Conestoga College's Cambridge Campus
July 2, 2009
TWFP, as a member of the project team assembled by Moriyama & Teshima Architects, is providing structural, mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering services for design of the first building at Conestoga College's new Cambridge Campus, which will be located across Highway 401 from the institution's Doon (Kitchener) Campus.
TWFP has worked extensively with the College over the years, contributing to the design and construction of buildings at the Doon, Waterloo, and Guelph campuses. We are currently working with Moriyama & Teshima Architects on the Waterloo Regional History Museum and Visitor Orientation Centre, and are pleased to build upon our relationship with both parties!
TWFP Consortium Awarded Expansion of the Kitchener Public Library and Underground Parking Garage
June 19, 2009
The project team consisting of Levitt Goodman Architects in Association with The Walter Fedy Partnership and Phillip H Carter Architect has been awarded the design contract for expansion and renovation of the Kitchener Public Library, along with an associated underground parking garage funded jointly with the City of Kitchener and Region of Waterloo.
Levitt Goodman Architects and Phillip H Carter Architect have extensive experience with the design and development of public libraries, and collaborated on the KPL's recent feasibility study and conceptual planning. TWFP served as engineers for the original KPL building and has continued to work with the institution over the years.
Architectural design for the library will be led by Levitt Goodman Architects, while TWFP will lead the parking-garage design and serve as engineers and sustainable-design consultants for the entire project.
- Daily Commercial News - Ontario Library to Get $25-million Makeover
- The Record - City Approves Architects for Library Expansion
TWFP Awarded New Elementary Schools for Waterloo School Boards
January 5, 2009
TWFP's Integrated Design Studio has been awarded the design of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board's new Grand River South elementary school in Cambridge, as well as the demolition and replacement of Ryerson Public School for the Waterloo Region District School Board.
