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    Gage Park Restoration

    Hamilton, ON.

    PARK  //  CULTURAL LANDSCAPE  //  HISTORICAL RESTORATION 

    Award of Excellence in Heritage Restoration | City of Hamilton Urban Design & Architecture Awards

    CAHP Award of Excellence – Skilled Partner

    CSLA Inaugural Legacy Project Award

    Canadian Architect | “Hamilton’s Gage Park to receive Inaugural CSLA Legacy Project”

    CSLA/AAPC | “Respecting the Past – Ready for the Future”

    Gage Park has been a jewel in Hamilton since 1919. Originally designed in a Beaux Arts style by Dunington-Grubb Landscape Architects, the Park has become a social hub within the City. Festivals, lawn bowling, baseball, tennis, and horticultural marvels all have a home in Gage Park.

    The City of Hamilton retained SDG for the Gage Park fountain terraces redevelopment project. The intent was to restore the grand entrance from Main Street into the park to its former glory.

    The SDG team worked closely with historic groups, City staff, and horticultural staff to prepare a design that reflected the vision of the 1919 plan which retained the historic features and design of the park for future generations to enjoy.

    SDG successfully improved the overall safety and accessibility with new ramps connecting upper and lower terraces, enhance the lighting, and lower planting to ensure visibility into the space. Monolithic paving was also implemented to reduce instances of vandalism.

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  • Talbot Trail Place

    Talbot Trail Place

    Blenheim, ON.

    PARK  //  RECREATIONAL PLANNING

    SDG was retained by the Rotary Club of Blenheim to help develop an overall master plan for this public space.  The overall design included three proposed new buildings to anchor the three corners of the site with connecting walkways, a central fountain, outdoor concert area, splash pad, shuffleboard courts and various seating areas.

    One of the proposed buildings was designed to look like the old pavilion at Government Park in nearby Rondeau, Ontario.  Using old postcard images of the original pavilion, Seferian Design Group created a 3-D model of the proposed building. The land for the park was donated by the Ridge Landfill Community Trust and presently the three structures have been built.

  • Groff Mill Creek Restoration

    Groff Mill Creek Restoration

    Cambridge, ON.

    WETLAND RESTORATION  //  ECOLOGICAL DESIGN

    Located along Coronation Boulevard in Cambridge, this project was based on the outcome of a watershed master plan study commissioned by the City of Cambridge. The strategy included an earthen flood control berm in Dumfries Conservation Area, upgrading of the culvert crossing Coronation Boulevard and re-design of the channel crossing through the Galt Country Club.

    SDG was involved in all three portions of the flood control strategy to aid in the preparation of various reports as well as preparing detailed planting plans, tree inventories and tree protection plans.

    For the realignment of the creek through the golf course, the maintenance needs of the golf course had to be taken into account while ensuring that all planting was native.

    Working closely with the golf course architect and the golf course superintendent, planting was selected that helped to stabilize the banks while enhancing the aesthetic of the corridor and maintaining sight lines and playing conditions within the golf course.

  • King Road Channel Realignment






















    King Road Channel Realignment

    Aldershot, ON.

    ECOLOGICAL  //  CLIMATE RESILIENCY + ADAPTATION

    Grand Award | American Council of Engineering Companies

    Gold Award | American Council of Engineering Companies (Massachusetts)

    Hamilton Halton Project of the Year (Transportation)

    Award of Merit | Consulting Engineers of Ontario

    OPWA Project of the Year | Ontario Public Works Association

    The King Road Grade Separation at the CN rail lines in Burlington is one of the largest road improvement projects in Burlington, with a construction budget of over $24 million.  One of the key challenges to this project was construction of a creek bridge, or aqueduct, to allow a tributary of Indian Creek to flow over the realigned roadway on the north side of the railway. 

    Working in conjunction with Conservation Halton and the City of Burlington, SDG developed a landscape restoration plan for 450m of realigned Indian Creek that included, native plantings, restorative seed mixtures, live staking, aquatic plugs, erosion control measures, and woody debris and root wads.  All landscape restoration measures were fully coordinated with the Environmental Assessment.  SDG provided full landscape architectural services, from conceptual design through to contract administration.  The project scope also included several public consultation events.  The King Road grade separation was officially opened in December 2013, with the completion of the creek restoration works completed in 2014.

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  • Joseph Brant Hospital Wellness Garden

    Joseph Brant Hospital

    Burlington, ON.

    INSTITUTIONAL  //  HEALTHCARE + WELLNESS

    SDG was retained by the Joseph Brant Hospital to complete a transformation of the hospital’s central courtyard which lacked a sense of community and place. The hospital courtyard was re-designed to allow terminal and long-term residents of the hospital use of the space year round. SDG carried this project from concept through to implementation. It provided an opportunity to mentor students of the Humber College Landscape Design program. Haig Seferian worked closely with the President of Humber College and the college instructors to give students hands-on experience implementing the firm’s integrated and innovative design.

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  • Woodland Manor Creek Restoration

    Woodland Manor Creek Restoration

    Burlington, ON.

    ECOLOGICAL // CLIMATE RESILIENCY AND ADAPTATION

  • Paradigm Condos

    Paradigm Condominiums

    Burlington, ON.

    COMMUNITY DESIGN  //  CONDOMINIUM

    Landscape Ontario Award of Excellence | Commercial Construction – Multi-residential & Industrial Over | $250,000 category

    The Molinaro Group developed a multidisciplinary team for this much anticipated project in the heart of Midtown Burlington. The project consists of five high rise condominiums, designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects, on the north side of Fairview Street adjacent to the recently renovated Burlington GO Station. 

    The interior courtyard provides a central design element to the overall site while the roof top amenity spaces includes a large outdoor fitness track as well as dining and seating areas.

    With a high level of design evident for this project it will also be LEED certified and will set a new standard for development in Burlington.

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  • Waterloo Park earns a Best of BEGA 2024 Honorable mention

    We are thrilled to announce that Waterloo Park has earned a Best of BEGA 2024 Honorable Mention for its exceptional lighting design! 🌟 This recognition celebrates our team’s dedication to blending innovation, sustainability, and creativity in transforming the “Jewel of the City” into a safe, welcoming, and visually stunning space.

    Our design highlights the park’s natural beauty, from the illuminated fountains to the gentle reflections along the waterfront. The use of energy-efficient LED technology ensures that Waterloo Park remains a vibrant, eco-friendly haven for the community, day and night. Thank you to everyone involved in bringing this vision to life!

    Check out the link in our bio for more! ( Waterloo Park (bega-us.com))

  • Art Gallery of Burlington

    Art Gallery of Burlington

    Burlington, ON.

    INSTITUTIONAL

    Burlington Annual Accessibility Award | Accessible Space category | 2011

    The Art Gallery of Burlington (formerly Burlington Art Centre) has been a focal point on the Burlington waterfront since 1978. It houses the world’s largest Permanent Collection of Contemporary Canadian Ceramics, provides gallery space for invited and guild artists and fully equipped studio spaces. The AGB approached SDG to completely renovate an enclosed exterior garden space in the centre of the facility. A key component of the design was a new water feature. The space also now features a staging area for entertainment, seating and a floral backdrop for garden art work.

    The project received the City of Burlington’s 1st Annual Accessibility Award in the Accessible Space category which was presented by the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

    Cover photo courtesy of Art Gallery of Burlington.

  • Strata Condos

    Strata Condos

    Burlington, ON.

    COMMUNITY DESIGN  //   RESIDENTIAL  //  CONDOMINIUM

    Located along Maple Avenue with magnificent views of Lake Ontario, STRATA was completed by The Molinaro Group in Burlington and is the perfect place for those who are green-minded. The building includes a geothermal heating and cooling system and is one of the first condominiums in Burlington to register for LEED certification. It has a striking street presence and includes a rooftop terrace with a truly “Zen” feel.