The Vogue on Government

Located at 1450 Government Street, the century old Albion Ironworks timber frame warehouse and office building was converted into loft condominiums and ground floor commercial space for Mountain Equipment Co-op. Seismic upgrades included large concrete transfer beams installed in the basement to facilitate the removal of central timber columns to allow a drive isle for underground parking. Featured in the property’s courtyard design are cast iron panels from Victoria’s historic Driard Hotel (1892) and art deco terra cotta frieze, a 1930’s artifact recovered by the City of Victoria when Kresge’s Department store was demolished in 1989.

Waddington Building

Home to the Victoria Public Library’s main branch and multiple government offices, this five story building is constructed over three levels of underground parking. 25,000 cubic yards of concrete was formed and poured in ten months to complete this project.

Richard Blanchard Building

As Construction Manager selected by British Columbia Building Corporation we managed the refurbishment of the building that is the Ministry of Health. To complete the project the existing building was stripped to basic structure and a new high performance curtain wall glazing system containing portions of photovoltaic panels was installed, as well as seismic dampers and a new electrical, data and mechanical systems.

Union Centre

Trade tendered prices exceeded the owner’s budget but the architectural concrete precast cladding elements originally proposed where completed by a concrete cast-in-place method introduced by Farmer resulting in significant cost savings and with pleasing results to the owner.

Inn at Laurel Point

Inn at Laurel Point

This significant lobby renovation saw the vision of renowned architect Arthur Erickson fully realized at Inn at Laurel Point. The renewal joined the Erickson and Laurel wings together in a completely new arrival experience, including a brand-new driveway, entryway, lobby, and ground floor meeting and event spaces. They also took the opportunity to refresh & renew their garden.

Victoria International Marina

The first of its type in North America, this luxury superyacht marina, located in the Songhees, will include an amenities and restaurant building. Farmer was awarded the construction of the two buildings which will be part the new marina. Consisting of 28 slips constructed to accommodate 65’ to 175’ yachts, a 7,000 sf restaurant building, and a 6,000 sf+ marina office and amenities building to include a private captain and crew club, offices and meeting rooms. Each building rests on the foreshore and extends out onto the water supported by 15 pilings.

Islands West Warehouse

The Owner of Islands West on Dieppe Road was faced with a building that had outgrown its original purpose and was no longer efficient. In need of an upgrade, Farmer was contracted to build a new and modern 3930 m2 (42,300 ft2) food facility which will house existing equipment and an efficient production line plus new office space – all to be compliant with current regulatory requirements. For Farmer that meant delivering the project with consideration of the Owner’s financial and time resources. The project includes design assist, pre-construction services, tilt-up and cast-in-place concrete structure and value engineering.

Starline Windows

Starline Windows

Coordination and collaboration between the owner and the teams was critical to ensure its successful completion. A warehouse of this nature is not typical and required significant coordination between the base building, and the client’s proprietary glazing and curtain wall system. These systems made up the majority of the exterior envelope. This was the first time that these were installed in this style of building. The project location was an old fill site that housed contaminates which needed to be managed on-site.

Bin 4 Burger Lounge

The two level Bin 4 Burger Lounge design features top floor office units and a lower level restaurant. Green initiatives include the installation of low flow toilets, a low temperature dishwasher unit, Dyson air blade dryers to reduce paper towel use, Frylow deep fryer equipment to reduce oil usage, biodegradable take out packaging, the adoption of a recycling program and a 100% paper free payroll system and online forms management.