Sector: Hospitality/Entertainment
Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants
Canoe
When the owners of the renowned Canoe restaurant realized they would have to shut down for an entire month to accommodate the landlord’s extensive upgrades to the plumbing system, they seized the opportunity to implement a major refurbishing of their signature venue on the 54th floor of the TD Bank Tower.
Working with HH Angus (as the base building mechanical and electrical engineers), Canoe underwent a complete revamp in interior design and decor. Our initial plumbing upgrade scope expanded to include new designs for Canoe’s lighting, HVAC, kitchen, bar area and more. The project required meeting a tight schedule to ensure minimum impact on the restaurant’s operations, with HH Angus personnel on site most days. The project was delivered on time and on budget.
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Lighting Design
PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completed 2011
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Design upgrades to interiors, plumbing, lighting, HVAC and more | Accelerated schedule
The Town of Jasper
Jasper Activity & Aquatic Centre
A key part of the heart of the community, the Jasper Activity and Aquatic Centre is used extensively year round. Originally just an outdoor pool with a small stone change room built in the 1920s, it has been transformed into a major facility with ice rinks, curling rinks, meeting rooms, daycare and a senior centre.
HH Angus was responsible for the engineering and design for approximately 25,000 ft2 of renovations to the main entrance lobby, daycare, administration offices, as well as a new 5,000 ft2 open concept space for the fitness centre relocation.
Sustainability, health, wellness and community were key goals, supported by use of natural materials, daylighting and special features such as a green roof, photovoltaic cells and storm water collection and reuse.
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Lighting Design
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 25,000 ft2 | Status: Completed 2011
LOCATION
Jasper, Alberta
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Mechanical and electrical engineering & design for ~25,000 ft2 of renovations | New 5,000 ft2 open concept space for fitness centre | LEED Silver Certified
The Granite Club
Aquatics Complex
The fourth Granite Club opened in 1972 on a beautiful twenty-two acre site on Bayview Avenue, bordering Toronto’s Don Valley. HH Angus was an integral part of the design and construction team for this premier facility, which provides members with one of the most complete and well-equipped athletic facilities in Canada.
HH Angus is privileged to enjoy a 40-plus-year relationship with the Granite Club and has been involved with many upgrades to the 80,000 ft2 structure since it opened.
The mechanical, electrical and lighting design for the Aquatic Complex renovation included features such as a competition-scale swimming pool, training pool, whirlpool, and children’s pool with water features. Design of the addition also addressed the retractable roof and retractable perimeter walls.
The retractable roof posed a challenge for our lighting design team, who had to identify the location of the fixed structural members and incorporate the appropriate lighting design to address the sloped roof. The solution was the selection of luminaires and supporting details on the fixed structural members of the roof construction, accommodating the retractable roof elements.
HH Angus has also designed upgrades to seven squash courts, four badminton courts, eight curling rinks and separate skating rink, bowling alley, outdoor lawn bowling area, six tennis courts, and a fitness centre.
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Lighting Design
PROJECT FEATURES
Size: 80,000 ft2 | Status: Completed 2008
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Electrical, mechanical, & lighting design for expansion including competition-scale swimming pool, training pool, whirlpool, and children's pool | Retractable roof and retractable perimeter walls
Upgrading sports and fitness facilities
HH Angus has also designed upgrades to seven squash courts, four badminton courts, eight curling rinks and separate skating rink, bowling alley, outdoor lawn bowling area, six tennis courts, and a fitness centre.
— Photos Courtesy Granite Club
Woodbine Entertainment Group
Mohawk Racetrack
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) is a longstanding and valued client, dating back to the late 1980s. Through our successes at Woodbine over the years, and the development of a strong relationship, we are privileged to fulfill the role of trusted advisor.
Mohawk Racetrack is a Canadian racetrack for Standardbred horse racing programs, owned by WEG, (formerly the Ontario Jockey Club).
At the Mohawk site, we engineered the addition of a 1250kW diesel generator and associated distribution equipment, which provides complete backup emergency power, plus redundant back up emergency power to the Slots floor.
HH Angus was also responsible for providing upgrades and new construction for the grandstand, including a new grandstand enclosure, M&E upgrades to the kitchens, and mechanical infrastructure upgrades to the chiller and boiler systems.
Additional work included:
- Racing improvements
- Slots/Gaming Floor renovation and expansion
- New administration area
- Site lighting
- Site electrical distribution upgrades
- Mechanical upgrades to chiller/boiler systems
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering
PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completed 1999
LOCATION
Milton, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Addition of 1250kW diesel generator and relevant distribution equipment | Upgrades and new construction for grandstand enclosure | M&E upgrades to chiller and boiler systems
City of Waterloo
Waterloo Recreational Complex
The Waterloo Recreation Complex consists of a 3,500 seat multipurpose arena, an eight lane, 35 metre swimming pool with a 400 seat gallery, a rolling bulkhead, a moveable floor, a leisure pool with slide, a whirlpool, tots pool, meeting and fitness facilities and a banquet bar area with a view of both the pool and the arena. Extra seating for an additional 2,000 people can be accommodated by temporary bleachers surrounding the rubberized running track which encircles the arena.
HH Angus provided design services for mechanical, electrical, and lighting, as well as contract administration for the construction of the sports complex.
A fully integrated ammonia/brine refrigeration system was installed for ice making and air conditioning, utilizing ice storage. Ice rink compressors were used to charge ice storage tanks for air conditioning, compressor heat recovery for building and pool heating, and airside heat recovery.
The ice making plant is comprised of four 50hp ammonia compressors and a single chiller. Ethylene glycol is distributed to make the ice surface, and the temperature of the ice can be customized to suit ice hockey, figure skating or curling. The ice rink is used 18 hours per day, seven days week, for 46 weeks of the year, and the facility is fully air conditioned.
In addition to maintaining the ice surface, any excess cooling capacity in the ice making plant is used to make ice, which is stored for reducing peak consumption of electricity of the air conditioning cooling plant. The rink also features a vacuum sand filter system,
The Complex was among only ten such facilities in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia to be honoured with the 1995 Award of Merit from Athletic Business Magazine.
SERVICES
Mechanical Engineering | Electrical Engineering
PROJECT FEATURES
Status: Completed 1993
LOCATION
Waterloo, Ontario
KEY SCOPE ELEMENTS
Installation of fully integrated Ammonia/Brine refrigeration system | Ice rink compressors used to charge ice storage tanks for air conditioning | Compressor added for heat recovery for building and pool heating