Projects

mCmaster research institute building

Longwood Drive South, Hamilton, ON

This project involved the design of a research facility and two-storey office building with laboratories for McMaster University. The design included precast slabs supported by steel frames with X-braces and moment frames against lateral forces. Second floor offices were divided by CFS partitions. The footings of the office building and crane frames were built on helical piles due to bad soil conditions.

hilton garden inn HOTEL

Platinum Drive, Mississauga, ON

This project involved the design of a six-storey superstructure with partial basement. The total floor space of the hotel building was 7100 m2. The design included precast slabs supported by precast concrete walls and CFS load bearing walls and steel frames. The basement was cast-in-place concrete.

mechanical and electrical equipment platforms

TCHC various locations throughout GTA, ON

There projects involved the design of steel platforms supporting mechanical and electrical equipment located on roof of multistory buildings, properties of Toronto Community Housing Corporation. The design includes reinforcement of existing floor/roof framing structures and new platforms of units and maintenance catwalk around.

catharine & barton apartments

252 Catharine Street N, Hamilton, ON

This project involved the design of a two-storey retail store renovation and conversion into a residential condominium. The design included reinforcement of existing masonry walls and wood/steel floors, as well as new mezzanine wood structure in the existing warehouse portion of the building. Two facades were demolished and rebuilt entirely.

bracebridge tru hotel

320 Taylor Rd, Bracebridge, ON

This project involved the design of a five-storey superstructure with no basement. The total floor space of the hotel building was 4400 m2. The design included precast slabs supported by precast concrete walls and CFS load bearing walls and steel frames. Foundation walls and spread footings and mat slabs are cast-in-place concrete.

family House

Princeton Ave, Toronto, ON

This project involved the design of renovation of existing old house, including removal of load bearing walls for open concept architectural design.

family House

Nelles Ave, Toronto, ON

This project involved the design of renovation of existing old house, including foundation walls underpinning and basement enlargement, and ground floor addition.

springill suites by marriott HOTEL

Solar Drive, Mississauga, ON

This project involved the design of a ten-storey superstructure with partial basement. The total floor space of the hotel building was 11000 m2. The design included cast-in-place concrete structure with CFS partitions. LFRS was conventional construction concrete shear walls.

Towneplace suites by marriott HOTEL

Owen Sound, ON

This project involved the design of a six-storey superstructure with partial basement. The total floor space of the hotel building was 7000 m2. The design included precast slabs supported by precast concrete walls and CFS load bearing walls and steel frames. The basement was cast-in-place concrete.

TIBRO CONDO

Hamilton, ON

This project involved the design of a seven-storey superstructure with no basement. The total floor space for the final six-storey condominium building was 6,700 m2. The design included precast slabs supported by cast-in-place concrete beams and walls on ground floor and masonry walls and steel frames above.

Prior to their engagement at DFE, the Principals of DFE were involved (in their capacity as employees) as part of a team of professionals at MTE Consultants Inc. that worked on the following projects:

Witton Lofts Apartments Building

Hamilton, ON

This project involved the design of a three-storey superstructure over an existing 100-year-old three-storey school. The total floor space for the final six-storey condominium building was 3,800 m2. The design included composite floor decks supported by steel frames, which were then inserted into existing cast-in-place reinforced concrete slabs on beams and columns.

Belmont Avenue Apartments Building

Kitchener, ON

This project involved the design of 17-storey condo building with 3-level underground parking. The total floor space of the two structures is 21,100 m2. The building consists of cast-in-place flat slabs, placed on concrete walls and columns.

Sugarcreek Trails Apartments

London, ON

This project involved the design of two new five-storey condo buildings with attached underground parking. The total floor space of the two structures is 23,700 m2. The design for above-ground floors included composite slabs on steel beams, placed on concrete walls and columns. Flat slabs of cast-in-place concrete columns and shear walls were utilized above the parking garage of the building. Construction materials used in this design were cast-in-place concrete, structural steel, composite steel and concrete.

King George Banquet Hall - Liuna Station

Hamilton, ON

This project involved the reconstruction of the existing two-storey train station waiting hall. The redesign of this 1600-m2 building included the removal of a row of main supporting columns to enlarge the assembly hall space. This required the use of steel trusses and steel columns to replace cut out existing columns, a cast-in-place concrete floor and frames on the first storey, and steel roof frames on the second storey.

Scenic Trails Apartments

Hamilton, ON

Townhall Oakville

Oakville, ON

To accommodate growth and maintain the viability of the facility, Oakville’s Town Hall underwent a $4.4-million renovation project. Work included the construction of a centralized front entrance for Town Hall visitors, and an expanded Service Oakville counter and contact centre. Four new committee rooms were constructed and upgrades completed to the shipping and receiving area. The project presented an aggressive schedule requiring design and drawings to be completed in a very short time frame. Role: structural engineering and project management of the renovation.

Pror to his engagement at DFE, the Pricipal of DFE, Todor Doytchev was involved (in his capacity as employee) as part of a team of professionals at Vanderwesten Rutherford Mantecon that worked on the following projects:

Carleton University Student residence

Ottawa, ON

This new 10-storey, 16,194-m2 student residence building was constructed with reinforced concrete flat slabs, supported by reinforced concrete columns and shear walls. The materials used were cast-in-place reinforced concrete. The building was designed for earthquake resistance of soil class D, Ottawa area.

Cadbury North America

Hamilton, ON

This project involved the reconstruction of an existing two-storey production facility, and new designs for accompanying cooling towers, silo pads and a utility building. The buildings were constructed with a structural steel roof with braced frames. The total floor space for the new structures totalled 3,720 m2, with an additional 1,600 m2 of reconstruction floor space. They were designed for earthquake resistance for soil class E, Hamilton area.

Prior to his engagement at DFE, the Pricipal of DFE, Todor Doytchev was involved (in his capacity as employee) as part of a team of professionals at Stephenson Engineering Ltd that worked on the following project:

Albany Medical Clinic

Toronto, ON

This six-storey, 6,100-m2 medical clinic was constructed using structural steel and cast-in-place concrete. The design included hollow core slabs on steel structure with braced frames and concrete staircase. It was designed to be earthquake resistant for soil class C, Toronto area.

Staff of DFE worked through their engineering experience on these projects in The European Union:

Trimontium Hotel

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

This project involved the construction of a six-storey, 12,240-m2 superstructure that was being reconstructed and updated to function as a hotel with restaurants and a casino. The design included a steel-frame roof, reinforced concrete slab floors supported by concrete frames, beams and columns.

Mill Factory “SIMID”

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

This new two-storey, 3,700-m2 industrial factory was constructed with steel beam framing on concrete columns, supported by concrete frames, beams and columns in the basement. The materials used were reinforced concrete and steel roofing.

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