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A PR IL 2016 | 91 PHOTOGRAPHY BY LANGEN STUDIOS INC./COURTESY PERIMETER DEVELOPMENT CORP. The Breithaupt Block Not only was the new building noticed by residents of the city and tenants, The Breithaupt Block won Office Development of the Year at the NAIOP REX Awards in Toronto, recognizing leadership and innovation. "In the final phase of the project, the wow factor is the building's curtainwall with all of the angles and slopes," says John MacDonald, senior project manager, Zehr Levesque Inc. "It's a complicated glass box and the way the light hits the building, depending on the time of day, totally changes the look of the structure. It's quite remarkable in that way. That was the most challenging part of the building, but also what sets it apart from anything else in this area. I don't know of any other buildings that have such an interesting exterior facade. The structure for this building's facade gave us the CISC Ontario Steel Design Award for sustainability." The structural steel for the building was supplied and erected by CISC Ontario member ACL Steel Ltd. The addition of ACM panels and the choice of brick create a stunning exterior to the LEED Gold building. "The glass building was built to Google standards with high-end mechanical and electrical," says MacDonald. The Google spaces are known to have slides, basketball courts, climbing walls and a fully staffed commercial kitchen, and we anticipate interesting finishes in the glass building as well." Beattie says that after they did some of the initial renovations they participated in a doors open event for Heritage buildings that opened The Breithaupt Block to the public. "We had a lot of previous workers from the auto parts company come by to take a look. They were completely blown away. For most of the guys, the last time they were in the building it was a greasy old facility with massive machinery. To see it with a clean, cool office space was quite amazing for them." A LOCATION 25 and 51 Breithaupt Street, Kitchener, Ontario OWNER/DEVELOPER Perimeter Development Corporation / Allied Properties REIT ARCHITECT Robertson Simmons architects inc. CONSTRUCTION MANAGER Zehr Levesque Inc. STRUCTURAL/CIVIL CONSULTANT MTE Consultants Inc. MECHANICAL CONSULTANT DEI & Associates Inc. ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT Rombald Inc. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Roth Associates LEED CONSULTANT MMM Group Ltd. TOTAL SIZE 225,000 square feet TOTAL COST $48 million CommerCial | industrial | institutional Painting Flooring Serving Southwestern Ontario & GTA for 18 Years and Counting! • Polished Concrete • Epoxy Coatings • Dustless Concrete Grinding • Concrete Repairs • General Painting • Spray Painting • Special Coatings • Exterior Refinishing Proud to be part of The Breithaupt Block project team! Contact us for budget pricing or product recommendations Toll Free: 888-710-7888 | Direct: 226-339-4800 w w w. a p s f i n i s h e s .c o m APS Finishes.indd 1 16-03-24 9:04 9:41 AM ACL Steel.indd 1 16-03-29 9:29