Project details

Type & Location: New two-storey commercial dealership facility for semi-trailer sales, parts, and maintenance services, Cornwall, Ontario.

My Role: Architectural Designer — full design development, permit and construction documentation, multi-discipline coordination, and M&E drafting.

Key Scope:

• Designed a 2-storey trailer dealership including a double-height showroom, sales and admin areas, parts storage, and a 6-bay maintenance shop with dedicated employee offices on the upper floor.

• Produced complete architectural drawings — site plan, floor plans, elevations, building sections, wall details, and full OBC data matrix.

• Performed exposing building face (EBF) calculations to determine required fire-resistance ratings and spatial separation distances for exterior walls per OBC part 3.

• Specified fire-rated assemblies and non-combustible cladding to ensure compliance with required limiting distances and protection of openings.

• Prepared M&E layout drawings for coordination of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems.

• Provided building envelope detailing to meet energy and durability standards under SB-10.

• Developed 3D models and renderings to support client presentations and planning submissions.

Planning & Code:

• Ensured full OBC Part 3 compliance including spatial separation, exiting, fire separations, and barrier-free accessibility.

• Reviewed SB-10 energy efficiency requirements for the building envelope and coordinated insulation and glazing specifications.

• Verified zoning conformity for building placement, setbacks, and parking layout.

Coordination:

• Worked closely with structural engineers and pre-engineered building suppliers to integrate steel framing systems with architectural design intent.

• Coordinated with mechanical and electrical engineers to finalize service routes, equipment locations, and ceiling heights.

• Collaborated with civil engineers for grading, site servicing, and stormwater management layouts.

Tools: Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Twinmotion.

Outcome/Status: Proposed (2024) — completed permit submission package.