Waterworks at 505 Richmond is a wonderful example of intensification and adaptive re-use. The 1930s public works building has been retained as part of a mixed-use project that combines its Art Deco details with residences, a public athletic facility, and a commercial food hall.

This project required new footings and four new below-grade parking levels, as most of the original building sat on unexcavated ground. Structural elements were added within the existing building to accommodate loading from the new residential towers and 2nd floor YMCA pool: a row of masonry-clad columns forming an arcade along the north side of the food hall act as structural supports for the residential tower directly above.