Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre Ancaster, ON. INSTITUTIONAL // RECREATIONAL The Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre is in the heart of the Ancaster Heritage Village. Formed in 1793, the Village of Ancaster is the third oldest community in Ontario. The Ancaster Memorial School, built in the mid-1940s, occupies a special place in the hearts of many residents. …
Landscape Ontario Milton, ON. INSTITUTIONAL // EDUCATION SDG was retained to create a campus master plan for the headquarters of Landscape Ontario and Horticultural Trades Association of Ontario located in Milton. The goal was to design and construct a world class garden/ park destination. SDG provided design professionals and Landscape Ontario members with a state-of-the-art …
Binbrook Library Binbrook, ON. INSTITUTIONAL // RECREATIONAL The form and interior of this new community library branch were designed to pay homage to the agricultural history of Binbrook. Responding to its past and present vernacular culture, the building takes on the form of two stylized barn structures connected by a glass box. Special attention was …
Appleby College Oakville, ON. PRIVATE INSTITUTIONAL // RECREATIONAL // SHORELINE RESTORATION SDG was retained by Appleby College as part of a multi-disciplinary team to prepare a Master Campus Plan and Athletic/Performing Arts Complex Master Plan. The College envisioned a master campus planning exercise that targeted issues related to the new building complex, along with other …
Conestoga College Waterloo Campus, ON ACADEMIC // CAMPUS PLANNING // COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING The Conestoga College Waterloo Campus reveals a place that celebrates Indigenous culture, fosters community and educates visitors about the history of the land and the Indigenous nations. The goal of the landscape is to speak to all Indigenous students, faculty, staff and community …
Grey County Signage Owen Sound, ON. SIGNAGE // COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT The practice of rebranding is the ideal way to process self-assessment and re-adjustment, so you can recalibrate and reenergize your brand. Grey County undertook a rebranding within their corporation and as such retained the landscape architectural design services of SDG to redesign four gateway signage …
Joseph Brant Hospital Burlington, ON. INSTITUTIONAL // HEALTHCARE + WELLNESS SDG was retained by the Joseph Brant Hospital to complete a transformation of the hospital’s central courtyard which lacked a sense of community and place. The hospital courtyard was re-designed to allow terminal and long-term residents of the hospital use of the space year round. …
Burlington Golf and Country Club Burlington, ON. RECREATIONAL
McQuesten Lofts Hamilton, ON. INSTITUTIONAL // AFFORDABLE HOUSING PHIUS Passive Projects Design Competition | Best Overall Project | Co-winner ASLA Landscape Architecture Magazine | “A Garden Comes Together in Layers Nature-Based Design in Landscape Architecture | “Towards Solving for Homeless and Indigenous Populations” | p.252-259 | Bruce Sharky (FASLA) McQueston Lofts (Parkdale …
Armenian Genocide Memorial St. Catharines, ON CULTURAL LANDSCAPES // COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT // INSTITUTIONAL The Armenian Genocide resulted in the annihilation of 1,500,000 Armenians and the rupture of the Armenian physical and cultural presence. As the single most profound event in modern Armenian history, it informs the identity of all Armenians; and their resolve to never …
