Lake Superior Cottage Addition

Along the shores of Lake Superior, Norquay worked with the client to transform an old cottage. Timber Framed Accents accompany the conventional framing, roof trusses and engineered wood products help to create this beautiful modern design. Project Type: Custom Cottage Addition BCIN Architectural

Simpson Street Triplexes

The Alex Muir schoolyard was transformed into 3 separate buildings fronting the opposite street as the original school building. The free-hold townhouses were designed to match the historical styles of one of Sault Ste. Marie’s original residential areas. The building facade boasts beautiful brickwork and steeply pitched roofs with interesting fascia lines.

18 Unit Apartment

The 18-unit Silver Birch Apartment was built with energy-efficient ICF walls and a pitched wood roof to maintain an appealing residential feel.

Lake Superior Year Round Home

The house was framed as a hybrid timber frame and conventional roof truss building with a Structural Insulated Panel envelope. The timbers used were white pine and a natural Sansin stain finish was applied to maintain the freshly peeled timber look.  

Lake Huron Cottage

Working in conjunction with the client and an out of province Architect, the seasonal cottage building was designed with wood construction and has several douglas fir timber framing details inside and out making it truly one of a kind. The sunburst detail was added to the gable end to maintain the tradition of a local […]

St Theresa School / Apartment Conversion

The St. Theresa school building was completely renovated and a pitched wood roof truss was constructed to create a modern apartment with communal living space both inside and outside the building. The infill project has a mix of single story and loft apartments and is a wonderful example of how a building conversion can transform […]

Island Timber Mart

The Island Timber Mart building on St. Joseph Island was designed to embrace the local traditions of cottaging and farming. The building is designed with a traditional rough cut timber post and beam porch and a wood grain siding look that symbolizes a traditional barn. The black accents and stone work provide a mix of […]

Historical Building Renovation

Working in conjunction with the project Architect, the building was transformed from a previous office space serving the historical St. Mary’s Paper Mill to a newly renovated space for the Algoma Conservatory of Music.

Plaza

The commercial plaza is a multi-suite single story building with steel super structure and curtain wall framing.

Searchmont Bar / Restaurant

The newly constructed Searchmont Bar and Restaurant involved a renovation to an existing single storey ski lodge. The new Bar / Restaurant showcases an impressive display of exterior structural timber framing and large expanse of uninterrupted glass creating a stunning view of the ski hill.