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Architect Team

 

At a Special Council Meeting held on May 25, 2009, City Council approved the recommendation to award the consulting contract for the Library Renovation and Expansion/Underground Parking Garage to Levitt Goodman Architects in association with The Walter Fedy Partnership and Phillip H Carter Architect.

 

Levitt Goodman also worked on our 2005 Library Building Program and our 2007 Main Library Facility and Site Assessment. Their familiarity with our project will help facilitate the design process. Other notable Levitt Goodman projects include the Waterloo Regional Children's Museum and the University of Waterloo School of Architecture.

 

Working in partnership with Levitt Goodman will be the architectural firm of Phillip H Carter. Phillip Carter has successfully overseen over 50 library projects including the renovation of 25 Toronto Public Library branches, bringing to this project the experience to thoroughly understand a public library's unique design needs.

 

The third member of the team, The Walter Fedy Partnership, will be responsible for the design of the shared parking structure and will serve as the structural, mechanical, electrical and LEED consultant. Having a project architect firmly on board is a major milestone in our project. We're now one big step closer to realizing our goal of creating a remarkable library space for the City of Kitchener.

 

Dan Carli, Chair of the Library Board, said "Levitt Goodman and their associates demonstrated a clear understanding of a public library's unique design needs. A public library is not just a warehouse of books. It is a community place where people gather to learn, share, listen and be heard. Such a place requires not only an innovative design, but also one that takes into consideration the community that is serves. Levitt Goodman and the team they have assembled were a unanimous choice."

 

 

General Contractor

 

The contract tender for our joint Library renovation and underground parking garage project has been awarded to Maystar General Contractors Inc.


Based in Vaughn, Ontario, Maystar General Contractors Inc. has been in the construction business for over 20 years and has completed more than 50 projects. Maystar has developed a reputation within the industry for completing major projects on time and on budget.

 

Some of Maystars most recent projects include a $45 million state of the art high school & aquatic centre for the York Catholic School Board and City of Vaughan; a $34 million multi-purpose arena and recreation complex for the City of Oshawa; and a $110 million project which saw the renovation and upgrading of several long term care facilities across Southern Ontario.

 

Currently, Maystar is constructing a new $84 million Civic Centre for the City of Vaughan.

 

 

Janna Levitt

Project Manager/Architect

 

The Founding partner of Levitt Goodman Architects, Janna has been involved in such notable local projects as the Waterloo Region Children's Museum, Waterloo School of Architecture, and the new Stanley Park Community Centre. Janna is also an Adjunct Professor at both the University of Waterloo and University of Toronto.

 

 

David Warne

Project Architect

 

David served as the Project Architect for the Waterloo School of Architecture - a complex $12 million renovation which saw the transformation of an old factory into a world-class school facility. The project was even more noteworthy in that it was completed on time, and under budget - and real architectural "double-play"!

 

David recently completed the Bridgenorth Library and Community Hall project for the township of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield (just north of Peterborough). David is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Waterloo's School of Architecture.

 

 

Phillip H. Carter

Library Consultant/Architect

 

Philip is renowned in the field of library architecture here in Ontario, having overseen some 50 library projects throughout the province. Philip has won numerous design awards including the prestigious Governor General's Medal for Excellence in Architecture. Philip will lead the library programming stages of our project and consult on the latest in library trends.

 

 

Roger Farwell

Partner-in-Charge/Walter Fedy Partnership

 

A life-long resident of Waterloo Region, Roger is passionate in his support of the arts. Roger's local work includes the Waterloo Region Catholic Education Centre, the Registry Theatre, KidsAbility Centre for Child Development, and the Davis Centre and Dana Porter Libraries at the University of Waterloo. Roger is also currently guiding the design work on the Waterloo Regional History Museum.

 

 

Tom Polzin

Lead Structural & Parking Engineer

 

Tom is a member or the International Parking Institute and the Canadian Parking Association. Tom has led project teams on some of our Region's most recognizable parking structures, including the Waterloo Uptown Parkade, the SunLife Financial Parking Garage, and the Grand River Hospital Parkade.