Article source: FGMDA

The inauguration of the Elgin County Courthouse, consolidating the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice, occurred on March 18, 2014 in St. Thomas Ontario. The ceremony marked the opening of the new judicial complex, incorporating a substantial new construction, by the project architect NORR Ltd, and the integration of the original St. Thomas courthouse, by the conservation architects FGMDA. The master planning was the result of a joint collaboration.

Image Courtesy © Alain Laforest

• Architects: FGMDA
• Project: St. Thomas Courthouse Rehabilitation
• Location: St. Thomas, Canada
• Photography: Alain Laforest, FGMDA
• Client: Infrastructure Ontario
• Heritage building area: 2 747 m2
• Partner-in-charge: Julia Gersovitz
• Project Architect: Neil McNulty
• Team: Simona Rusu, Peter Moses, Radu Stoicescu, Judith Boisvert and Marianne Leroux
• Construction Contract Administration: Michael Barrett
• Heritage Structural Engineer: Jokinen Engineering Services

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