WZMH Architects
WZMH Architects | |
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Practice information | |
Founders | Peter Webb, Boris Zerafa, Rene Menkes, Warwick Housden |
Founded | 1961 |
Location | Toronto |
Significant works and honors | |
Projects | CN Tower, Royal Bank Plaza, Bay Adelaide Centre, Nation Towers, Shanghai Securities Exchange, Richmond Adelaide Centre, RBC WaterPark Place, 33 Bloor East |
WZMH Architects is an architectural firm established in 1961 and based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally known as Webb Zerafa Menkès Housden (after Peter Webb, Boris Zerafa, René Menkès, and Warwick Housden) the company's name was changed to WZMH Architects in 2002.
The firm is known for its work with tall, landmark structures (including the CN Tower), skyscrapers, major mixed-use development, commercial, institutional, residential and hospitality projects, as well as renovation and retrofit projects involving heritage restoration, justice buildings and data centres.[1] In 2015, WZMH merged with retail design firm, pellow + associates.[2]
The company working with Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), has devised a concept for providing supplemental energy to buildings that are linked to a microgrid that would draw that energy captured from the testing of nearby data center generators.[3] The company has come up with a concept to harness “wasted energy” from data centers by diverting it to residences and commercial buildings that are located near the data center to form a direct current microgrid-based community.
The next company's project with Ryerson University, The Ryerson University Smart Campus Integration and Testing Hub (SCITHub) will be the world’s first building that is 100 percent digitally enabled.[4]
Awards
Year | Project | Location | Award |
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Since 2015 | WZMH Architects | Toronto, ON, Canada | Canada’s Best Managed Company Award |
2024 | Toronto Police Services Division 41 | Scarborough, ON, Canada | Architizer A+ Awards, Special Mention in the Unbuilt Non-Residential category |
2023 | WZMH Architects | Toronto, ON, Canada | Architecture MasterPrize Large Firm of the Year in Multi-disciplinary Architecture |
T3 Bayside | Toronto, ON, Canada | Forest Stewardship Council Leadership Award in Design and Build Category | |
T3 Bayside | Toronto, ON, Canada | Waterfront Design Review Panel Award for Excellence in Commercial or Institutional Design | |
65 King Street East | Toronto, ON, Canada | NAIOP REX Award Office Development of the Year | |
2 Bloor Street West | Toronto, ON, Canada | NAIOP REX Award Retail Lease of the Year | |
2021 | 33 Bloor Street East | Toronto, ON, Canada | Architecture MasterPrize (AMP) Winner for Design of the Year (Transportation Category) |
33 Bloor Street East | Toronto, ON, Canada | Architecture Press Release (APR), Global Future Design Award, Interior Design | |
33 Bloor Street East | Toronto, ON, Canada | Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNA), Illumination Award of Merit | |
33 Bloor Street East | Toronto, ON, Canada | World Interiors News (WIN) Silver Medal for Experiential Design | |
York Region Administrative Centre Annex | Newmarket, ON, Canada | Architecture MasterPrize (AMP), Honourable mention in the Institutional Category for Design of the Year | |
York Region Administrative Centre Annex | Newmarket, ON, Canada | Architecture Press Release (APR), Global Future Design Award, Institutional | |
2019 | ISP Panel | NA | Award of Excellence - Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards |
ISP Panel | NA | Hive 50 Innovation Award - Building Tech | |
2018 | 777 Bay Street | Toronto, ON, Canada | AL Architectural Lighting Design Award - Commendable Achievement, Interior Lighting |
GO Transit / Via Rail Oshawa Station | Oshawa, ON, Canada | Award of Excellence - 2018 Oshawa Urban Design Awards | |
2017 | CN Tower | Toronto, ON, Canada | RAIC Prix du XXe siecle |
2015 | Quinte Courthouse | Belleville, ON, Canada | IES Il tion Award of Merit, 2015 |
Quinte Courthouse | Belleville, ON, Canada | P3 Awards – Finalist, Best Designed Project – Partnerships Bulletin/P3 Bulletin | |
WaterPark Place | Toronto, ON, Canada | International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC), Gold Award | |
2014 | 100 Adelaide Street West | Toronto, ON, Canada | NAIOP REX Award Office Lease of the Year |
Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Canadian Institute of Steel Construction – Sustainability Award | |
Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | OAA Design Excellence Award | |
Quinte Courthouse | Belleville, ON, Canada | Canadian Design-Build Institute (CDBI) – Award of Excellence – Honourable Mention | |
2013 | 333 King Street East - Toronto Sun Building Redevelopment | Toronto, ON, Canada | Award of Engineering Merit, CISC Ontario Steel Design Awards |
Conestoga Mall | Waterloo, ON, Canada | The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) Shopping Centre, BOMA | |
The Edward Drake Building | Ottawa,ON, Canada | ReNew Canada Magazine – Top 100 Biggest Infrastructure Projects in Canada | |
Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | World Architectural Festival Shortlist Finalist, New and Old Category | |
Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | INSIDE: World Festival of Interiors Shortlist Finalist, Creative Re-Use Category | |
Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | CUI Brownie Award, Excellence in Project Development at the Building Scale | |
Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | SAB Magazine Canadian Green Building Award | |
WaterPark Place | Toronto, ON, Canada | North American Revit Technology Conference – Integration Category | |
2012 | Bay Adelaide Centre | Toronto, ON, Canada | Ontario Association of Architects Design Excellence Award |
Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Nova Scotia Lieutenant Governor’s Design Awards Medal of Excellence | |
Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | ARIDO Award of Merit: Restoration and Adaptive Re-use in the Workplace | |
Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | ARIDO Award of Merit: Sustainable Re-use in the Workplace | |
Durham Region Courthouse | Oshawa, ON, Canada | Urban Design Award for City of Oshawa | |
Durham Region Courthouse | Oshawa, ON, Canada | Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships, Silver Award | |
Durham Region Courthouse | Oshawa, ON, Canada | CUI Brownie Awards, Category 3 - Financing, Risk Management and Partnerships | |
WaterPark Place | Toronto, ON, Canada | International Properties Award, Best Office Development | |
WaterPark Place | Toronto, ON, Canada | NAIOP REX Awards, Office Lease of the Year | |
2011 | The Edward Drake Building | Ottawa,ON, Canada | Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships –Innovation & Excellence in Project Financing – Silver Awards |
The Edward Drake Building | Ottawa,ON, Canada | Real Property Institute of Canada – Partnership (Group) | |
The Edward Drake Building | Ottawa,ON, Canada | Project Finance Magazine – North American Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year | |
Durham Region Courthouse | Oshawa, ON, Canada | RAIC CaGBC Green Building Award of Excellence | |
Durham Region Courthouse | Oshawa, ON, Canada | World Architecture Festival Shortlist Finalist | |
Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Nova Scotia Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Engineering – Refurbished Historic Buildings | |
2010 | 222 Jarvis Street Sustainable Building Renewal | Toronto, ON, Canada | Zero Footprint Re-Skinning Award, Finalist Large Commercial Category |
Bay Adelaide Centre | Toronto, ON, Canada | Ontario Steel Design Award | |
Conestoga Mall | Waterloo, ON, Canada | Gold Award, International Council of Shopping Centers Canadian Awards | |
Conestoga Mall | Waterloo, ON, Canada | Award of Merit, Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) | |
Durham Region Courthouse | Oshawa, ON, Canada | ARIDO Award of Merit | |
Durham Region Courthouse | Oshawa, ON, Canada | Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships, Project Financing Award of Merit | |
Shops at Don Mills | Toronto, ON, Canada | International Council of Shopping Centers Canadian Awards, Gold Award | |
Shops at Don Mills | Toronto, ON, Canada | Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, National Merit Award | |
Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Zero Footprint Re-Skinning Award, Finalist Large Commercial Category | |
2009 | Shops at Don Mills | Toronto, ON, Canada | Design Exchange Awards, Urban Design, Gold Award |
Shops at Don Mills | Toronto, ON, Canada | CISC Ontario Steel Awards, Award of Architectural Merit | |
2008 | Durham Region Courthouse | Oshawa, ON, Canada | AIA Certificate of Merit, San Francisco |
2004 | The Carlu at College Park | Toronto, ON, Canada | Toronto Construction Association “Best of the Best” Award |
The Carlu at College Park | Toronto, ON, Canada | Heritage Toronto Award of Excellence | |
The Carlu at College Park | Toronto, ON, Canada | Ontario Association of Architects Design Award | |
2002 | Canadian Embassy | Warsaw, Poland | Best Public Building, City of Warsaw (Poland), Mayor’s Awards for Architecture |
Canadian Embassy | Warsaw, Poland | Polish Association of Architects Award, Publicly Funded Buildings Category | |
Casino Rama Resort | Rama, ON, Canada | Wood WORKS Design Award – Commercial Category | |
2001 | Canadian Embassy | Warsaw, Poland | Best Building of the Year, Polish Business News |
Creekside Phase I | Mississauga, ON, Canada | Mississauga Urban Design Awards, Award of Merit for Innovation |
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Notable projects
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- 222 Jarvis Street Sustainable Building Renewal, Toronto
- Bay Adelaide Centre, Toronto
- BCC Data Centre, Ontario
- Caesars Windsor, Windsor
- Canadian Embassy, Warsaw, Poland
- Canadian Space Agency, St. Hubert, Quebec
- Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario
- Centennial Place, Calgary
- CN Tower, Toronto
- 99 Atlantic Avenue Redevelopment, Toronto
- CSEC Long-Term Accommodation, Ottawa
- Durham Region Courthouse, Oshawa
- Abbotsford Law Courts, British Columbia
- Toronto Police Service Divison 41, Toronto
- Harbour Centre, Vancouver
- Exchange Place, Boston
- Lester B. Pearson Building, Ottawa
- Marketplace Center, Boston[5]
WaterPark Place - Nile Plaza - Four Seasons Hotel, Cairo
- Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo
- Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters, Halifax[6]
- Parkway Forest Re-Urbanization and Emerald City, Toronto
- Public Institution for Social Security Headquarters (PIFFS), Kuwait
- Quinte Courthouse, Belleville, Ontario
- York Region Administrative Centre Annex(ACA), Ontario
- Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto
- San Stefano Grand Plaza, Egypt
- Scotia Plaza, Toronto
- Shanghai Securities Exchange Building, Shanghai
- Tabor Park Vocational School (Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School), Toronto
- The Crossways, Toronto
- WaterPark Place, Toronto
- Yorkville Plaza, Toronto
- Lansing Square Masterplan, Toronto
- 33 Bloor East, Toronto
- 777 Bay Street, Toronto
- T3 Bayside, Toronto
- 65 King Street East, Toronto
Gallery
- Scotia Plaza and Bay Adelaide Centre
- 222 Jarvis Street
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- DaimlerChrysler Tower
- Shanghai Securities Exchange
- Calgary Municipal Building
- Canterra Tower
- Casino Rama
- 95 Wellington Street
- San Stefano Complex - Four Seasons Hotel
References
- ^ "Profile | WZMH Architects". www.wzmh.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ "WZMH and Pellow Merger - Bisnow, September 8, 2015 | WZMH Architects". www.wzmh.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ "Wasted energy from data centers could power nearby buildings". www.bdcnetwork.com. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ "WZMH's Newest Project with Ryerson University will be the Smart Campus Integration and Testing Hub (SCITHub)". WZMH Architects. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ "Quincy Market" in SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MA-01-GC5.
- ^ "Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters". www.archdaily.com. ArchDaily. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
External links
- Company website