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Construction at PRH is progressing very quickly. With only nine months left to occupancy, there are various trades on site working in unison. Poured concrete for the tower is near completion and 95% sheathed, with the parkade structure poured up to level 1. Exterior brick cladding is being installed on some of the lower levels … Continued
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Congratulations to the Women and Newborn Hospital for officially receiving LEED Certified designation ! To read more about this project, click on: canadianarchitect.com/features/women-and-newborn-hospital/
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Parkin received a Special Citation award for excellence in educational facility design in the 2017 fall edition of American magazine, American School & University. Tuugaalik High School (Naujaat, Nunavut, Canada) has been recognized for efforts in colour, patterns and materials. The Jury’s comment states, “Great effort in using color, pattern, and simple materials to create … Continued
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Parkin is delighted to have worked on the Child & Youth Mental Health Program (“CYMH”) at RVH. Planning and designing for mental health hospitals and units within hospitals is one of our key areas of expertise. Commenting on unique challenges in creating safe spaces for mental health units, Parkin VP and CYMH project architect says: … Continued
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Creating warm and welcoming inpatient mental health units is today’s norm. To support mental health awareness, Parkin Principal, Lynne Wilson Orr comments on her experience in planning and designing a mental health facility for children and adolescents. “As researchers are developing a greater understanding of when and how fast specific areas of children’s brains develop, … Continued
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Universal design, according to NC State University’s Center for Universal Design (CUD), “is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design”. We believe that design for inclusivity is a pillar of good design of public space.
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This RVH project brings advanced cardiac care to the citizens of Simcoe Muskoka. The hospital has just opened a new Cardiac Care Interventional Suite (“CCIS”), constructed within existing shelled space. Parkin provided full architectural services for design, planning and construction of a top-grade, two-room cardiac catheterization suite with 18 pre/post care bays and a full … Continued
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Parkin Architects Limited was engaged by the University of Toronto to redesign the research labs and support spaces, as well as the morgue and anatomy teaching labs, in a multi-million dollar retrofit in the Medical Sciences Building. The first of several phases is complete and the researchers have moved back into bright, energy efficient and … Continued
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On January 6, 2018, ErinoakKids opened its doors to the public for a preview walkthrough of its three new facilities in Brampton, Mississauga and Oakville. These warm and welcoming new buildings were carefully planned to create new opportunities for clients, their families, and therapists to learn and develop in facilities that will support them on … Continued
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By Erinn Haley Stevenson, Associate, Parkin Architects Limited Having worked in healthcare design for close to ten years prior to becoming a first-time mother, my birth experience not only reinforced design principles applied to client projects but offered a new, fresh, first-hand perspective.
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