Sturgess Architecture

“That’s been an amazing project for us, because it’s really allowed us to get into the particulars of how we can contribute to shaping our city,” Kevin explains. “It’s also so impactful and important,” he adds. “It’s all about offering access to essential amenities to everyone. That’s really significant. It’s significant for our office and significant for the city.” When complete, the Green Line is expected to extend from the NorthPointeStationsouthalong Centre Street, underground through the downtown with below-grade stations, and continue south to the Seton Station. _SA is responsible for the design of stations, facilities, urban integration, and the architectural design concept. The project scope includes functional design phase, reference concept documentation, and technical performance requirements. The 28 stations will have to respond to a wide variety of conditions, from older innercity communities to newly planned suburbs. According to Kevin, a lot public engagement has taken place to help them design transit plazas, bus terminals, parking lots, and cycleandpedestrianconnectors for stations either at grade, underground or elevated. Currently, _SA is working on the “downtown portion” of the project, and Kevin says “there is still a substantial amount of work to be done from a design and drawing perspective.” “It’s significant work right now. There are a lot of challenges that are associated with working through the downtown, since the downtown is a truly THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA

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