Enbridge Centre | DIALOG

Location: Edmonton, AB
Client: John Day Developments, Pangman Development Corporation
Completion: 2016
Size: 51,124 sq m

550,294 sq ft
Sustainability: LEED® Gold certified
Collaborators: Focus Engineering

Hemisphere Engineering
DIALOG Services: Architecture

Landscape Architecture

Structural Engineering

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Combining modern design and historical aesthetics, Enbridge Centre honours its heritage and enhances the surrounding public realm in Downtown Edmonton. The project entails a historic four-storey podium with a modern 26-storey office tower above. The project breathes new life into one of Downtown Edmonton's most walkable streets while paying homage to the site's storied past.

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enbridge centre design dialog tower — The 26-storey tower in the heart of Edmonton’s financial district incorporated the historic façade of two buildings that previously resided at the site.

enbridge centre design dialog brick — The original facades were carefully deconstructed then put back into place on the podium—brick by brick—to celebrate the site’s history.

enbridge centre design dialog lobby entrance — The four-storey podium tactfully integrates old with new, being careful not to force contemporary design into an established environment.

enbridge centre design dialog plaza — The public plaza creates a pedestrian street through the downtown core, supporting the vision of a sustainable, walkable downtown. It has been celebrated for its renewed vitality to the area.

enbridge centre design dialog plaza2 — The upgraded public realm is celebrated for renewing vitality to the area and has inspired renewal of other nearby towers and public spaces.

enbridge centre design dialog plantings — The upgraded public realm is celebrated for renewing vitality to the area and has inspired renewal of other nearby towers and public spaces.

enbridge centre design dialog historic plaque — Interpretive panels throughout the site share the story of the building's history.

enbridge centre design dialog lobby — To engage with the space, not just transition through it, the expansive lobby features a welcoming stair instead of a traditional escalator.

enbridge centre design dialog lobby stair — To engage with the space, not just transition through it, the expansive lobby features a welcoming stair instead of a traditional escalator.

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The building overall demonstrates spectacular contrast in the integration of the new with the old, and it serves as a model for how to integrate heritage buildings.

Edmonton Urban Design Awards Jury

Awards

2019 Award of Excellence - Restoration, Alberta Masonry Design Awards

2017 Civic Design Award of Merit, Edmonton Urban Design Awards

2017 Award of Excellence - Heritage Projects, Edmonton Urban Design Awards

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