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Condition of the Lower Level in 2019, used as a storage facility.
Excavation with minimal headroom clearance to remove an oil tank during the abatement process.
Localized excavation to reveal original footings for scanning. Originally planned reinforcement was missing, requiring micropiles.
Preparation for micropiling.
Micropile installation.
Localized exposure of original footings and installation of column base steel collars to transfer loads to micropiles.
Excavation around the original areaway located below Beatty St. City engineering required the areaway to be decommissioned.
Preparation of areaway cutoff wall footing reinforcing.
Decommissioning the areaway from Beatty St.
North wall footing reinforcement at upper alley.
North wall footing concrete installation.
Slab on grade removal.
Below grade services installation.
Vapour barrier and insulation installation during new slab on grade preparation.
Robust sealing details at vapour barrier below slab on grade.
Reinstallation of heavy timber to new concrete core.
Knife plate embed at new concrete core.
Installation of services at the Lower Level ceiling required intense collaboration and coordination.
Services leading to the main electrical room, a particularly congested area.
An example overlay produced by ETRO’s Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) team depicting a mechanical installation at the combined Loading Bay and Waste Storage Facility.