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MTE Consultants Acquires RIZZ Engineering, Strengthening Expertise in Structural Design and Precast Concrete

Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre
Healthcare

Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre

Partners

Architects Tillmann Ruth Robinson, Hamilton Urban Core Community Centre, JR Certus Construction, T. Johns Consulting, Vanderwesten and Rutherford Associates

Key personnel

Kayam Ramsewak, P.Eng., C.E.T., Jeffery Reid, P.Eng.

Project overview

After years of planning, Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre moved into a new purpose-built location in Hamilton’s downtown core. The long-standing, non-profit health facility had been a fixture on Rebecca Street for some time, providing accessible health and well-being services with a focus on addressing health inequities.

The agency’s former location was in need of repairs and was not well-suited for a health centre. Built to meet their specific needs, the new facility featured a people-focused design and offered a multitude of programming under one roof. From mental health counselling and dental care to chiropody, as well as increased access to physicians and nurse practitioners, the new building allowed the agency to increase the number of clients they served by 15 per cent.

MTE's Involvement

Our civil engineering team was engaged to lay the groundwork for the infrastructure that supported the new location on Canon Street East, which was previously occupied by an unused single-storey building. After the former structure was demolished, our team completed a topographic survey of the site, which supported the design of the site’s grading, servicing, and stormwater management requirements.

Our structural engineers were entrusted with designing the two-storey structure, which used a combination of structural steel bracing and reinforced concrete shear walls for lateral stability. Equipped with an accessible entrance, the facility was designed to offer a variety of spaces for medical examinations, counselling, and support groups. The second floor featured a vibrant community courtyard and was cantilevered 12 feet over the parking lot’s sidewalk.

MTE is proud to have played a role in bringing this essential facility to the community and were excited to see the impact it would have in Hamilton.