Kashechewan Housing 2021

In partnership with CMHC and Mushkegowuk Council, we design 2 new transitional housing buildings for FAWS. The 3plex had 1-3 bedroom unit and 2-2 bedroom units that were fully barrier free in design. The 4plex located on the same site had 2-2 bedroom units and 2-3 bedroom units.

We were asked to design new medical clinics for both FA and Kash during the pandemic when it became clear that the existing medical facilities could not handle the strain from said pandemic. Final design and tender packages were issued in early 2023 that would have seen the construction of the new clinic with 2 exam rooms, a doctor’s office, 2 nurses, smudging/healing room, a dentist, an audiologist, an optometrist, and an x-ray imaging room. Due to the downturn in the economy following the pandemic, the project was put on hold until further funding could be secured.

After the successful completion of of the TTN Health Facilities, we were asked again to help design a new community center with a focus of healing and learning opportunities for the members of the first nation. This center was designed to allow for counselors, their offices, a large communal training space with industrial kitchen for teaching, and smudging and spiritual room. The Smudging room also had complete medicine wheel floor painting, medicine wheel circular window, cedar wall paneling and intricate lattice ceiling in keeping with the traditions of the first nation. Extra precautious was taken with the fire rating of the smudging room to ensure the safety of it’s occupants and the remaining facilities within the Apitisawin building.

In 2018, TTN purchased the old school building located in Cochrane Ontario. The building is now known as the Apitisawin Employment and Training Center as it hosts multiple first nations groups and facilities. The first project however was converted the first floor of the east wing of the school into a new medical center for the first nation. This new office allowed for 3 new exam rooms, a mental health worker, a dietician, 2 nurses, and a doctor to help serve the community and expand health services within Cochrane.

In partnership with Tomlinson Drafting Services who completed the Architectural Portion of the design, we designed 3 new duplexes for NAPS in multiple communities along the James Bay Coast. We completed the site services, structural, electrical, plumbing, and project management of this project.

In partnership with Praztek Construction, we designed 2x 4plex bungalows with full basements for the TNFC to help address the lack of low incoming first nation housing within the city of Timmins. Developed on the old school grounds that are part of the TNFC, the project was at first opposed by the community. But as the years have progressed, they community has embraced the housing projects that has increased the standard of living for first nations people it serves and the sense of community around the TNFC.

In partnership with Maple Leaf Homes, we designed all the site services, road work, structural piling, and handled project management for the installation of 52 modular homes shipped by barge from Maple Leaf Home located in Quebec. This project was designed in a fashion to allow for the community to move the homes in the future and roughly expanded the community of Kashechewan by 150%.

As part of 2 projects for the KFN (second part being a new church) we designed 3x 1,800ft2 Duplexes that would serve as foster homes to aid the community’s child services programs. The buildings were all 2-storey duplex with each unit having an open concept main floor, 5 bedrooms, and 3 bathrooms

We converted existing 11 prefabricated school modular buildings into housing units. The modular buildings varied in size resulting in the creation of 2 bed units, 4 bed units, duplexes, and 4-plexes.