INSTITUTIONAL PROJECTS
With our industry-proven pre-design strategies, engineering services, project management systems, and design-build techniques, Venture Metal Works Incorporated can deliver industry-leading results across a wide range of projects in the institutional sector. From historical renovations to large-scale additions and complex projects, Venture Metal Works Incorporated can assist in virtually any institutional development.
See Featured Institutional Projects Below!
HUMBER RIVER HOSPITAL
The Humber River Regional Hospital spans approximately 1.7M ft² and began operation in 2015. Upon opening, the hospital contains 656 beds, including 48 critical care beds and expanded emergency services to accommodate over 130,000 visits annually. Construction on the $1.6B facility began in October 2011. The centrepiece of the completed hospital is the glass-enclosed hallway at the front entrance, complemented by two feature staircases. The design and construction of the building adhere to the guidelines and sustainability principles of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system.
Contractor: PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
Location: 1235 Wilson Ave, North York, ON.
Year Completed: 2015
Services Provided:
Miscellaneous, Architectural & Structural Metals
Feature Stairs at Main Atrium
Smoke Baffles Support
West Side Exterior Stair Tower
South Side Main Atrium Graphic Glass Support
West Parkade: Miscellaneous Steel, Structural Steel, Snow Gates & Rainwater Runoff Guards
Ambulance Garage Door Jambs
Complete Windowsill Headers & Footers
Soffit and Header Framing
Complete Structural Steel Envelope
ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTHCARE HAMILTON – WEST 5TH CAMPUS
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton's West 5th Campus provides specialized tertiary mental health services for residents of Central South Region in Ontario, operating specialized mental health beds and providing leading-edge community services to thousands of outpatients. The West 5th Campus underwent a major redevelopment in 2011 and the new building was completed in the summer of 2014. The new facility is approximately 800,000 ft². The facility provides inpatient and outpatient care to those suffering from severe mental illnesses or addictions, and more general medical outpatient clinics, plus diagnostic imaging services. This campus is also known as the Margaret and Charles Juravinski Centre for Integrated Healthcare.
Contractor: PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
Location: 100 West 5th Street, Hamilton, ON
Year Completed: 2014
Services Provided:
Miscellaneous Metals, Architectural Metals, and Structural Steel
Feature Steel Stair Complete with Stainless Steel Hand Railings at Main Entrance Lobby
Steel Stairs and Railings
Exit Stair
PEEL MEMORIAL CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED HEALTH AND WELLNESS
In 2017, the Peel Memorial health centre opened and added 300,000 ft² of crucial medical capacity to the rapidly growing Peel region. The $530M outpatient facility provides a variety of specialized services, including urgent care, day surgery, and senior's rehabilitation and wellness, as well as a range of facilities specifically catering to mental health, and women, children, and adolescents. The design of the facility attempts to reinforce the sense of comfort provided by shortened hospital stays. Characterized by wood tones, floor-to-ceiling windows, and open spaces, the Diamond Schmitt design exemplifies much of the new orthodoxy in healthcare design. Stepping inside, the triple-height lobby's open-concept design is emphasized by natural light, with windows framing the space around the central staircase.
Contractor: PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
Location: 20 Lynch St, Brampton, ON
Year Completed: 2017
Services Provided:
Miscellaneous Metals, Architectural Metals and Structural Steel
Feature Stair at Main Atrium
Stainless Steel Railings
Painted Exit Stair Railings
Structural Steel for Entrance Canopy
YORK REGION ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE
Construction of the new $212.8M administrative centre for York Region at Yonge and Eagle St. is expected to open in 2021. The Annex will consolidate a number of services, including public health clinics, social services, Ontario Works, housing services, provincial offences courts, the York Small Business Enterprise Centre, and Access York customer service. The 422,000 ft² facility is located next to the region’s existing administrative headquarters and features a living wall in the main atrium that is illuminated by floor to ceiling windows at the East entrance.
Contractor: EllisDon Construction
Location: 17250 Yonge St, Newmarket, ON
Year Completed: 2021
Services Provided:
Architectural & Miscellaneous Metals
Stainless Steel Cladding at Escalator
Stainless Steel Frame at Living Wall
Stainless Steel Elevator Door Jambs, Headers and Transoms
Stainless Steel Header and Frame at Access Doors
Complete Exterior Railings & Bollards
Complete Access Stairwells at North, East, & South Sides
Painted Pedestrian Bridge
TORONTO RAPTORS - THE OVO ATHLETIC CENTRE
The OVO Athletic Centre (formerly BioSteel Centre) is a state-of-the-art basketball practice facility and home to the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. The facility was constructed at the west end of the grounds just west of Liberty Grand. It is operated by the team’s owner, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. The basketball training facility opened in February of 2016, coinciding with the NBA All Star Game held at Exhibition Place.
Contractor: EllisDon Construction
Location: 30 British Columbia Rd, Toronto, ON.
Year Completed: 2016
Services Provided:
Miscellaneous Metals, Architectural Metals, and Structural Steel
Steel Stairs and Railings
Access Ladders
Customized Welded Wire Mesh Equipment Enclosures
Structural Steel Framing for Feature Glass Wall
Stainless Steel Railing Complete with Fritted Glass Panels
Galvanized Steel Picket Roof Guardrails
YORK UNIVERSITY - NEW STUDENT CENTRE
York University’s new 126,000 ft² Student Centre officially opened in 2018 adding a full second building of dedicated student space at the Keele Campus. The majority of materials used in the interior design is concrete, steel, and glass. The ground floor includes a space with wood slat ceilings and warm finishes with a split-level arrangement overlooking the ground level. Access between floors is available with three elevators and an architectural feature stair at the south end of the building. The exterior staircase features the same warm finishes which ultimately works to form a visual connection between the interior and exterior.
Contractor: EllisDon Construction
Location: 4700 Keele St., North York, ON
Year Completed: 2018
Services Provided:
Architectural & Miscellaneous Metals
Interior Feature Staircase
Exterior Feature Staircase
Stainless Steel Hand Railings
Stainless Steel Guard Railings
Painted Railings & Perforated Mesh Panels
YORK UNIVERSITY - YORK LIONS STADIUM
York Lions Stadium is an outdoor athletics facility on the Keele campus of Toronto's York University with a 12,500-seat capacity. The facility was primarily built for the 2015 Pan-American and Parapan American Games, where it hosted track and field events. Athletics Canada anticipates using the stadium as a training ground for its high-performance Olympic athletes in the future. Beyond 2015, the $45.5M stadium is expected to also benefit both York University students and the Greater Toronto Area community.
Contractor: Kenaidan Contracting Limited
Location: 4700 Keele St, North York, ON.
Year Completed: 2015
Services Provided:
Miscellaneous Metals and Architectural Metals
Galvanized Exterior Railing
Steel Stairs and Railings
Stadium Exterior Guard Railing
Stainless Steel Tailings and Guardrails
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS - TIM HORTON'S FIELD
The $145.7M stadium began construction in 2013 on the site of the former Ivor Wynne Stadium. It opened for the Canadian Football League (CFL) football in late 2014. The stadium currently seats approximately 24,000 spectators for Canadian football, with expansion potential to boost capacity to more than 40,000 seats for special events. The design of the new stadium increased the width of the field to accommodate soccer games by meeting FIFA's international standards for association football pitches; reoriented the playing field from east–west to a north-south orientation; increased the seat width, leg room, and corridor space to make it one of the most spacious among Canadian sports venues. This stadium project also incorporated extensive wireless communications infrastructure and accessibility facilities; as well as adding luxury boxes, and other modern amenities. The stadium field surface is FIFA and CFL-approved artificial turf.
Services Provided:
Miscellaneous and Structural Steel
All Stadium Loading Hand Railings and Guard Railings
Entrance and Exit Stairs and Hand Railings
Shelf Angles
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO - THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND CHEMISTRY BUILDING (ESCB)
The Environmental Science and Chemistry Building at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus is a 10, 000 sq. m building that houses laboratories and teaching spaces for the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences. The LED-lit building includes an earth tube system, where a geothermal heat pump system heats and cools the building from either storing or drawing heat from the ground. Its roof is designed to recycle rainwater, where underground cisterns irrigate the surrounding land. The building also uses low flow plumbing to reduce water consumption.
Contractor: EllisDon Construction
Location: 1065 Military Trail, Scarborough, ON.
Year Completed: 2016
Services Provided:
Miscellaneous Metals and Structural Steel
Design Assist and Value Engineering
Masonry Steel Shelf Angle Supports
Structural Steel Cooling Tower Frame
Feature Steel Stair and Railing
Elevator Divider and Hoist Beams
Access and Pit Ladders
Steel Egress Stairs and Railings
HUMBER COLLEGE - LEARNING RESOURCE COMMONS BUILDING NORTH CAMPUS
Humber College’s North Campus improvements in 2015 included an addition to Building F, in which the building received approximately 38,000 ft² of extra floor space. Two additional levels were built directly above the existing building. The addition houses new central classroom spaces and a science suite that serves a variety of programs in the schools of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism, Liberal Arts & Sciences and Health Sciences.
Contractor: PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
Location: 203 Humber College Blvd, Etobicoke, ON.
Year Completed: 2015
Services Provided:
Stainless Steel Handicap Push Button Control Bollard
Miscellaneous Metals, Architectural Metals and Structural Steel Penthouse Framing
Stainless Steel Railings and Guard Railings
Glass Panel Guardrails Complete with Stainless Steel Handrails and Base Shrouds
Galvanized Exterior Picket Guardrails
Structural Steel Framing for Bus Shelters
Galvanized Safety Bollards
RYERSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PERFORMANCE - DANCE STUDIOS
Ryerson University’s School of Performance moved into its brand-new facility in 2016. The school moved into new studio spaces in the basement of the Student Learning Centre (SLC). The new space includes two dance studios, a multi-purpose acting studio, a sound and lighting booth with brand new equipment and a floor-level box office.
Contractor: EllisDon Construction
Location: 345 Yonge St, Toronto, ON.
Year Completed: 2016
Services Provided:
Miscellaneous Metals and Structural Steel
Steel Stairs & Railings with Perforated Panels
Galvanized Structural Framing Complete with Checker Plate and Grating Service Platform
Structural Steel Framing for Dance Studios
Ship’s Ladder