University of Toronto, Galbraith Building - 2019 - Toronto, Ontario

In October 2019 Somerville Construction completed a re-designed entrance plaza to the Galbraith Building, home of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and the Civil Engineering Department for the University of Toronto. Designed by gh3* architects “the new design centres around ‘character-defined architecture,’ which describes coordination with the structural grid of the Galbraith Building and seamless visual continuity from the vertical to the horizontal planes”. Key features of the new plaza include native flowering shrubs, evergreens and perennial grasses, new granite seating and a heating system underneath the walkway to keep the area free of snow and ice year-round. An official grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Oct. 15th, 2019.