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Reimagine Summer 2014
SUMMER 2014
A Chancery Hall study
reconsiders the future of
a 50-year-old Edmonton
landmark
Re-skinning the
72-storey First Canadian
Place in Toronto was no
simple task
AT YOUR
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Manasc Isaac
helped breathe
new life into an
Alberta credit
unions head
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How retrotted
spaces are winning
the design ght
Old vs.
NEW
Ask an architect
Mid-century style
Toronto towers
Urban design
By the numbers
THE BEAUTY OF RETROFIT
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SUMMER 2014
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Why retrot,
renovate, and
remodel?
Property
owners are
realizing the
long-term
benets to
their wallets,
tenants, and
the planet
6 Samsung makes use
of seacans in Sochi
during the Winter
Olympics
10 Five Manhattan
West will change
the NYC skyline
22 A conversation with
Gary Whitelaw
14 Buildings of the
1970s are getting
a makeover in a
big way
26 Servus Corporate
Centre gets a
new look from
Manasc Isaac
32 Appraising
reimagined
buildings based
on their merits
40 How the EPCOR
1931 Heritage
Building was
updated and still
kept its vintage
charm
43 A look at Torontos
Tower Renewal
Strategy
46 Should Edmontons
Chancery Hall be
reimagined?
50 The last word
36 How the tallest
ofce building
in Canada was
re-skinned
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Cover photo
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Contents photos
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Manasc Isaac,
blogs.paris.fr,
REX, Bentall Kennedy
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Reimagine Interiors specializes
in custom designs that optimize
your space for the people who
use it. Using reclaimed materials
we create beautiful, vibrant and
sustainable workspaces.
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Reimagine is a biannual publication produced by Venture Publishing for
architectural rm Manasc Isaac. Manasc Isaac is a Canadian leader in integrated
sustainable building with deep expertise in the reimagining of existing buildings,
primarily those built between 1950 and 2000.
Reimagine showcases the best of reimagined spaces and promotes sustainable
building practices in the community, and strives to be the authoritative business
voice on the value of reimagined building practices.
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elcome to Reimagine magazine! We
are excited to launch this publica-
tion, which we hope will inspire
you to rethink the future of ex-
isting buildings. You may be wondering Whats the
big deal about existing buildings? And why now?
The short answer is this: we are at a critical
point. New ofce towers are under construction in
every major urban centre. These towers, designed
to achieve LEED