When Home Solutions as a business grew beyond the confines of their existing space, they contacted Spacemakers to help them find a site and design a building to support their manufacturing, servicing, office and showroom requirements. The almost 30,000 square foot building was designed and built specifically to satisfy the foreseeable requirements of the business and to incorporate flexibility to address future considerations not yet considered.

• The building size and shape was developed partly to maximize the effective area of the site and to maximize operational efficiency in manufacturing, office and showroom plans
• Analyzing the manufacturing process helped drive the equipment layout and optimize production efficiency.
• Cut over from the old facilities to the new while serving the requirements of Home Solutions clients was a critical success factor. Utilities in the plant were defined, located, tested and connected to mitigate any loss of time through the move.
• Integrating a tempering oven required significant coordination between the manufacturer, Home Solutions and Spacemakers. The equipment was delivered, installed, tested and ready to operate as Home Solutions moved into the new facility.

“Our experience with Spacemakers from start to finish was excellent. We had confidence in their ability to Design-Build our development right from the start”.

Soren Nielsen, President

When Dynamic Concrete, one of western Canada’s largest concrete pumping and finishing companies, was looking for a state of the art facility to house their headquarters and operations they came to Spacemakers.

The 45,000 square foot development was designed and built specifically to suit the requirements of the business.

• A detailed analysis of building size, shape and configuration of the site was completed considering the size and volume of trucks requiring access to service bays or heated overnight bays drove the
• Integration of the first indoor concrete washout and recycling facility required careful coordination with the manufacturer and some very unique and complex concrete forming to incorporate the systems.
• The Dynamic Concrete facility in an environmentally friendly “zero waste” operation specifically designed to overcome the problems of leftover concrete and wash water disposal.

“We are very proud of our facility here and love showing it anytime”
Joe Delehay, President Dynamic Concrete Pumping Inc.

The project entailed designing and building nearly 40,000 square feet of specialized assembly facility on an adjacent site.

• A challenge to consolidate the two adjoining sites into one title was addressed by the Spacemakers team. The long term best interest of the client was to have the sites remain with their own titles such that the sites could be operated independently if required in the future. Spacemakers successfully addressed the challenge in the best interest of the client and the project.

• Hydra Rig’s operations team was engaged as part of the design team to optimize the process so the building design could be developed in support of the assembly process.

• Hydra Rig’s requirements included increased clear heights and overhead cranes to serve the assembly process.

• A specialized yard pad to accommodate testing required for completed assemblies was included in the design and construction of the facility.

“The quality of our finished product was very impressive and completely within our budgeted capital appropriation. The final completion date of the project was within a day of the promised completion date, The date was imperative to us as we were under obligation to vacate another facility that we had sold. Given our experiences I would strongly recommend Spacemakers Construction.”

Tom Hewitt, General Manager

I-XL Masonry required new facilities in Edmonton and Calgary and were looking for a local contractor that could Design-Build both projects.

• The new design would form a standard for I-XL and the two new locations would have the same architectural design. As such, the design was carefully assembled in concert with the client’s vision, Spacemakers’ expertise, and detailed design meetings.

• Even though due diligence, including Environmental Assessments and Geotechnical Investigations, was completed prior to closing the purchase of the site through, a coal seam was discovered during the foundation excavation. A number of requirements to deal with the situation created an economic crisis, but the Spacemakers Consulting team developed an innovative solution that satisfied all stakeholders and allowed the project to proceed.

• The Edmonton facility of nearly 29,000 square feet was completed in 2008.

• The Calgary location of approximately 47,000 square feet was completed for the spring of 2009 as expected and to the client’s expectations.

“Spacemakers were easy to work with; they managed, directed and delivered the results expected. When challenges occurred in the process Spacemakers was there to mitigate any issues and to reasonably solve the challenges, the buck stops with them. If a cost-efficient project delivered by attentive builders is what you expect, we recommend Spacemakers.”

Malcolm Sissons, President

A Calgary Broadcast, Studio and Communications business located in SE Calgary had very specific requirements to complete a building addition while mitigating dust and noise to the operating broadcast studios. Spacemakers design-built an addition nearly doubling the size of the existing facility.

• A daily meeting for Spacemakers to understand Pyramids recording schedule satisfied the client’s requirements to operate while construction was on going.
• Nearly 9,000 square feet of Broadcast building addition
• Specialize recording studio with sound abatement design
• Editing suites with adjustable lighting and HVAC controls
• Offices and collaborative open work station plans and design
• Matching of building exterior between existing and new
• Revised site plans to accommodate loading vehicles and additional parking requirements

The Primco development is a 60,000 square foot facility comprised of showroom, office, and warehouse space in the Southbend Industrial Park. The building is a conventional structural steel structure with insulated precast concrete panels to ensure longevity for high wear environment. With a heavy warehouse component the large building was designed to maximize site usage.

The Brews Supply development is a 28,000 square foot facility comprised of retail, office, and warehouse space in the Southbend Industrial Park. The building is a conventional structural steel structure with concrete block walls to ensure longevity for high wear environment. Provisions were made during construction for future expansion.

The Conglom building is a development of 43,000 square feet, consisting primarily of warehouse space with a small office.

• Building was designed to mirror other facilities in the client’s portfolio.
• Conventional structural steel structure with insulated precast concrete panels to ensure longevity for high wear environment.
• Maximized building use through optimized storage design.
• Provisions made for additional loading doors and truck yard as business expands.

Canadian Bio-Systems manufactures a wide range of products used in feed, food, industrial and environmental applications.

• The development of 14,000 square feet is a conventional steel structure with insulated precast concrete. The building is comprised of warehouse, laboratory, and office space.
• Feed supplement laboratory with requirements for clean room like environment, anti-static, and specialized ventilation.
• Manufacturing area with specialized equipment to support business process isolated from other areas for quality control.
• Spacemakers completed the integration of raw material supply system
• Specialized ventilation system design and installation.

The client delivered a challenge, they were looking to build a new facility for their coffee processing and packaging facility, but preferred a site near their present facilities in the Foothills Industrial Park.

• Leveraging our relationship with the realty community an appropriate site was identified and purchased.
• Coffee processing requires a diligent process, a process layout which started in the buildings footprint and floor plan. Spacemaker’s worked with the client to optimize the process and utilized the constraints of the site to develop the footprint and floor plans for the building
• Rail spur encumbrance initially limited the use of the site. Through the combined efforts of the Client, CP/CN and Spacemakers we were able to remove the title encumbrance and fully leverage the site for the development.
• The site is almost two acres in size with a gross building area of 42,000 square feet.
• The development is designed to sublet almost 7,500 square feet of warehouse space with its own access and loading doors, almost 38,000 square feet of production, shipping and receiving, and 3,500 square feet of office space.
• Special accommodations were included to integrate the client’s specialized equipment, including a new and future roasting oven.
• The office space was designed utilizing demountable partitions as part of the client’s requirement for flexible space, but also as an environmentally friendly solution as the space can be reconfigured without the burden of waste with conventional office walls.

Spacemakers was provided with an opportunity to market a site in Eastlake owned by a group of private investors.

• Spacemakers prepared several conceptual plans, including a couple multitenant models, a fabrication model and a single use service model.
• The client and their realtor approached Spacemakers regarding the site, location and Design-Build services.
• The client requirements were gathered, and a preliminary design and budget were developed.
• The client had specific expectations regarding the quality of the building, and opted for reinforced insulated precast concrete for the warehouse, with insulated panel accents.
• The office exterior incorporated a compliment of commercial glazing, architectural metal panels, and an abundant amount of masonry to set the Architectural presence of the building on a corner lot.
• The yard was developed to support the client’s requirements for secure yard storage.
• The office was developed with demountable partitions, providing endless flexibility to reconfigure the space to suit the business requirements. The office improvements were specifically designed and assembled to satisfy the client’s expectations for quality.

Spacemakers was approached by Alberta Beverage Container Corporation (ABRCR) and their Real Estate Professionals in 2012 to assist with a two prong strategy to identify and evaluate potential sites for new construction, and potential existing facilities that could facilitate the operations. Through the process Spacemakers identified an existing facility that could be modified to suit the operations. The facility is comprised of a 100,000 square foot office and processing facility with over six acres of site area. ABCRC developed a scope of work and prepared an RFP to secure competitive quotes to facilitate the required renovations, Spacemakers was awarded the project. The scope of work included:

• Evaluating and incorporating environmentally sustainable and friendly solutions
• Renovate and refresh 22,000 square feet of office areas, adjust the floor plans, new flooring, ceilings, painting, walls, washrooms, and amenity spaces.
• Upgrade the warehouse, create a separate space within the warehouse through the use of pre-cast concrete and insulated panels. The areas were fitted with their own temperature and ventilation control systems.
• Incorporate two large formed in place complex concrete pits to facilitate large processing equipment and conveyors
• Refitted the operations area with energy efficient lighting, incorporated a heat recovery ventilation system for the makeup air requirements within the operations
• Designed, supplied and commissioned a large roof collected rain water system, the treated rain water is used in the operations for general purpose wash down requirements.
• Upgraded loading doors, docks, dock levelers
• General exterior refresh
• Development of a stand-alone 2.5 acre freight yard, complete with heavy duty yard structure, storm water design, landscaping, fencing, site lighting and security systems.
• The project utilized a Stipulated Price Design-Build method of delivery, delivered on time and on budget!