647 Barton Site Temporary Home for Hamilton's Tiny Shelters

With major design developments still in progress, Bill Curran has kindly lent his property of the future 647 Barton Street East apartments to the Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters (HATS).

Using the parking lot site of the infill project, the HATS initiative hopes to provide much-needed temporary housing by this winter season.

CGS is also donating design services to the project.

Read the Hamilton Spectator article online here, or download the PDF here.

 
 

Gasworks Featured in New Hamilton City Magazine

Featured in the premiere issue of the Hamilton City Magazine, CGS’s project The Gasworks Cultural Center takes the spotlight once again as a curated venue for musical education, performance and events in the community.

Read the Hamilton City Magazine article here, or download the PDF here.

 
 

Bill Curran Advocates for Secondary Dwellings

CGS Principal, Bill Curran, advocates for the approval of a secondary dwelling garage conversion seeking a minor parking variance.  Bill notes that this type of project provides the kind of gentle density Hamilton needs rather than greenfield development.

Read the article here, or download the PDF here.

 
 

Award Magazine features the Haldimand County Central Administration Building

Featured in Award’s December, 2021 issue and including an interview with CGS Senior Associate, Kyle Slote:

The new Haldimand Central Administration Building opened in February of 2020, and Slote gives full credit to the Haldimand County stakeholders for the success of the project. “They were hands on in the best sense of the term,” he says. “They cared deeply about the project and trusted us, and we were inspired to bring their programming requirements to life in an exciting way.”

Read the Award Magazine Article online here, or download the PDF here.