OCA Awards: Celebrating the best of concrete

Concrete Ontario recently celebrated the best applications of concrete construction across the province for 2021. Here is the list of winners that took home the distinctions of being the best in their respective categories.

ARCHITECTURAL MERIT: CAST-IN-PLACE

Project: Tommy Thompson Park Pavilion

Owner: City of Toronto

Architect of record: DTAH Architects Limited

Engineer of record: Fast Lab

General contractor: Somerville Construction, Consulting & Project Management

Forming contractor: Alliance Site Construction Ltd.

Material supplier: Dufferin Concrete, a CRH Company

Additional participants: Euclid Canada

Location: Toronto

ARCHITECTURAL MERIT: PRECAST

Project: South Hill Condominiums

Owner: Thomasfield Homes Ltd.

Architect of record: ABA Architects Inc.

Engineer of record: MTE Consultants Inc.

General contractor: Tambro Construction Ltd.

Precast engineer: Rizz Engineering Inc.

Precast supplier: Stubbe’s Precast

Additional participants: Sika Canada Inc.

Location: Guelph

ARCHITECTURAL HARDSCAPE

Project: Aitken Park

Owner: Waterfront Toronto

Architect of record: FORREC

Engineer of record: Arup Group

General contractor: UCC Group Inc.

Material supplier: Dufferin Concrete, a CRH Company

Additional participants: Euclid Canada

Location: Toronto

INFRASTRUCTURE

Project: Bloomington GO Station

Owner: Metrolinx

Architect of record: IBI Group Architects (Canada) Inc.

Engineer of record: IBI Group Architects (Canada) Inc.

General contractor: Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.

Material supplier: Miller Concrete

Additional participants: Alumna Systems Inc., EFCO Canada Co., Euclid Canada, Gilbert Steel Ltd., Master Builders Solutions

Location: Richmond Hill

MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION

Project: Lock 23, 24 and 25, Trent-Severn Waterway

Owner: Parks Canada

Engineer of record: SNC Lavalin

General contractor: Maple CDB JV

Concrete contractor: EBC Inc.

Material supplier: Dufferin Concrete, a CRH Company

Additional participants: Euclid Canada, AGF Rebar Inc.

Location: Trent-Severn Waterway

MID- TO HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL: CAST-IN-PLACE

Project: Marché St. Charles Market

Owner: Modbox Inc.

Architect of record: Linebox Studios

Engineer of record: Cleland Jardine Engineering Ltd.

General contractor: The Lake Partnership Inc.

Material supplier: Tomlinson Ready Mix

Additional participants: Master Builder Solutions

Location: Ottawa

SPECIALITY CONCRETE APPLICATIONS

Winner: Ecopact Concrete

Material supplier: Lafarge Canada Inc., Innocon Inc., Allmix Concrete Inc.

MID- TO HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL: PRECAST

Project: Circa 1877 Condominiums

Owner: HIP Developments Inc.

Architect of record: ABA Architects Inc.

Engineer of record: MTE Consultants

General contractor: Melloul-Blamey Construction Inc.

Precast engineer: Rizz Engineering Inc.

Precast supplier: Stubbe’s Precast

Additional participants: Sika Canada Inc.

Location: Waterloo

SPECIALTY CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

Project: Muskoka Bay Resorts

Owner: Muskoka Bay Resorts

Architect of record: Trevor McIvor Architect Inc.

Engineer of record: Blackwell Structural Engineers

General contractor: Alliance Development Corp.

Tilt Wall Contractor: Tilt Wall Ontario Inc.

Material supplier: Lafarge Canada Inc.

Additional participants: AGF Rebar Ltd., Master Builder Solutions

Location: Gravenhurst

SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

Project: Putman Family YWCA

Owner: YWCA Hamilton

Architect of record: Kearns Mancini Architects Inc.

Engineer of record: RJC Engineers

General contractor: Schilthuis Construction Inc.

Material supplier: Coreslab Structures (ONT) Inc.

Additional participants: Sika Canada Inc.

Location: Hamilton

For more information on the award-winning projects, visit: www.concreteawards.ca.