Wood WORKS! presents design awards for nine Ontario projects

TORONTO — Nine wood projects that demonstrate the role wood construction can play in addressing some of the larger challenges facing society such as housing supply, sustainability and the skilled trades shortage were celebrated at the 23^rd annual Ontario Wood WORKS! Awards.

The awards program honours the people and organizations that, through design excellence, advocacy, and innovation, are advancing the use of wood in all types of construction.

Ontario Wood WORKS! presented the awards at a reception held at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, an event hosted in conjunction with the Ontario Forest Industries’ 80^th AGM.

The winners were:

Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig Anishinawbek Discovery Centre, Sault Ste Marie

Architect: Two Row Architect
Engineer: Timber Systems + WSP Thunder Bay
Contractor: Colliers Group
Wood Supplier: Timber Systems

Neil Campbell Rowing Centre, St. Catharines

Architect: MJMA + RAAI
Engineer: Blackwell Structural Engineers
Contractor: Aquicon Construction
Wood Supplier: Timmerman Timberworks + Nordic Structures

Passive Laneway Housing Prototypes, Toronto

Architect: Baird Sampson Neuert Architects
Engineer: Local Impact Design
Contractor: Index Construction
Wood Suppliers: Kabinetry Design Studio + Richmond Laminate

YW Kitchener-Waterloo Supportive Housing for Women, Kitchener

Architect: Edge Architects
Engineer: MTE Consultants
Contractor: Melloul Blamey Construction
Wood Supplier: Element5

12 Ossington Avenue, Toronto

Architect: Hariri Pontarini Architects
Engineer: RJC Engineers
Contractor: Hullmark
Wood Supplier: Structure Fusion

KRISTA JAHNKE + SHAWN BUTLER + MICHAEL MALLESON — The Carpenters Union Local 249 Training Facility in Kingston celebrates the art and craft of the carpenters, showcasing examples of both traditional and modern work throughout the building. Examples include the use of heavy timber structures, custom wood entry doors at the main entrances, a bespoke 20-foot-long solid walnut boardroom table with a steel sub-structure, wood grills and lattice work, and fine millwork.

Carpenters Union Local 249 Training Facility, Kingston

Architect: Shoalts and Zaback Architects
Engineer: RJC Engineers
Contractor: United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners Union Local 249
Wood Supplier: Timber Systems

Port Stanley Fire Station, Port Stanley

Architect: Thomas Brown Architects
Engineer: Stephenson Engineering
Contractor: PK Construction
Wood Supplier:Element5

Churchill Meadows Community Centre and Mattamy Sports Park, Mississauga

Architect: MJMA Architecture & Design
Engineer: Blackwell Structural Engineers
Contractor: Aquicon Construction
Wood Supplier: Bryte Designs/ Nordic Structures