From 1889 to 1984 the Don Valley Brick Works was one of Canada’s pre-eminent brickyards, producing more than 43 million bricks a year. Evergreen, in partnership with the city of Toronto and the TRCA, selected a large, multi-disciplinary design team including architects, landscape architects, interpretive designers, engineers, ecologists and artists, to transform the site into an environmental education centre incorporating themes of nature, culture and community.
Led by Joe Lobko of du Toit Architects, the team has proposed the adaptive/reuse of all 16 buildings currently on site interconnected by new vibrant public spaces. A new “incubator” building inserted on the base of a historic storage facility at the heart of the site will house offices for Evergreen and other like-minded community and social organizations.
Client:
Evergreen
Team:
du Toit Architects, du Toit Allsopp Hillier
Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc; E.R.A. Architects Inc; Claude Cormier Architectes Paysagistes Inc; Halsall; Stantec; BA Group; TSH; David Dennis Design; Leber Rubes; The MMM Group; Dougan & Associates; Ferruccio Sardella; Eastern Construction
Awards:
Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction, 2008