Key considerations for commercial conversions to residential uses

[…] active and completed projects. Design Considerations So how do you determine a real estate footprint? There is data and trends in the industry to support options for conversions, flex spaces and hubs. Depending on your requirements, we look to core design considerations in every project to enable workflow processes, flexibility and future capacity. Considerations […]

Office to residential conversion in downtown Calgary, AB

Office to residential conversion supports urban regeneration in Calgary, AB

September 30, 2021 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, a day that honours First Nations, Inuit and Métis lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. The Day responds to one of 94 Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada to ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of […]

[…] “When designing new projects, we must build flexibility into their designs to accommodate future adaptive reuses more effectively, maximizing lifespans and minimizing the carbon footprints created during conversions. By doing so, architects and engineers are helping to solve global challenges such as climate change and the housing crisis.” Anthony Ricciuti, Executive Vice President, Retail, […]

The world of design has much to learn from Indigenous Peoples. Tradition and knowledge are valued through harnessing personal and collective principles, thinking of buildings as living stories and embracing design as a way of building relationships, not as producing an innate object. As the A&E industry begins a journey to find meaningful ways to […]

[…] measured through economic growth, as well as sustainable benefits for cities, owners, developers and occupants. While the industry talks a lot about the value of single building conversions, which is a big part of urban regeneration, the larger focus is acting on holistic strategies that attract capital to downtown cores through land and asset […]

Underutilized Office to Multi-Residential conversion in downtown Calgary, AB

[…] for the foreseeable future. These trends include work-from-home spaces, adaptive reuse opportunities and integrated development strategies. His focus is finding value and incentives in office-to-residential and office-to-hotel conversions with a greater vision of urban regeneration to attract capital to downtown cores through land and asset redevelopment. The Residential portfolio spans decades and project types […]

Conversion of office floors to hotel rooms in landmark Chicago building

David is a leader, visionary and distinguished architect whose designs have shaped the built environment for more than 35 years. As Vice President of Design at NORR, David works across multiple sectors, providing strategic direction and design leadership for both large complex projects and small-scale assignments, working collaboratively with clients and partners to find an […]