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A Brief Professional Overview
 
           
 

It is difficult to believe that I started my career in Architecture in the fall of 1968 when I entered the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo. The course was six years long, being a co-op format, and at that time seemed, it seemed it would take forever to complete. Now 49 years later, I am retiring after a rather unusual but interesting career - a career which took many unexpected turns and ended with writing a book.

At the age of 10, I decided to become an architect and finally in 1979, I became a practicing architect in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Earlier in my career, I worked as a project architect for several Toronto based architectural firms that specialized in commercial, institutional and residential work, in both new and renovation design, including space planning and urban design. In 1984, I formed my first architectural practice with another architect, with our work focused on the residential and professional services sector. In 1986, I made a career change by becoming the professional services manager for a medium size architectural firm. Then 1989, I returned to the position of senior designer in a firm involved with the educational sector where I provided design services, interior facilities planning, site planning and contract administration to a variety of educational boards in the greater Toronto area.

In 1992, I established my own design consulting firm specializing in interior design, commercial and institutional consulting and urban design. Finally in 1999, I returned to architecture and formed my own architectural practice focusing on more intimate and detailed projects. Then in 2015, I started working on my book, Fairholme, Recollections of the Gurd Mansion, and realized that I had moved on from architecture. While I still love doing architecture, I had lost my passion for the business of architecture and it was time to retire. And to that end, at the beginning of 2017, I decided to make it official and became W. F. Heartwell Architect (Retired).

           
 
 

W. F. Heartwell Architect
1999 • 2016

 
           
 

List of Selected Projects

• 2014 - 2105
Design Concepts
Country Residence
Mulmur Township
Dufferin County
Ontario

• 2013
Design Consultation
Interior Renovation
Private Residence
Toronto, Ontario

• 2012
Design Concepts
Country Residence
Mono Township
Dufferin County
Ontario

• 2011
Design Concepts
Equestrain Centre
Barn, Arena & Residence
Essex County
Ontario

• 2010
Colour Consultation
Private Residence
Kingsville, Ontario

• 2010
Master Planning
Equestrian Centre
Kingsville, Ontario

• 2010
Design Concepts
Country Residence
Essex County
Ontario

• 2009
Kitchen Renovation
& Colour Consultation
Private Residence
Toronto, Ontario

• 2008 - 2009
Master Planning
Proposed Residential
Golf, Hunting &
Equestrian Centre
Bowling Green, Missouri
USA

• 2009
Design Concepts
New Hill House
Bowling Green, Missouri
USA

• 2008
Design Concepts
House Renovation
Bowling Green, Missouri
USA

• 2007
Colour Consultation
Private Residence
Windsor, Ontario

• 2007 - 2009
Change of Use &
Base Building Upgrades
4 Storey Factory Building
Fashion District
Toronto, Ontario

• 2006
Interior Renovation
First Floor & Basement
Private Residence
Toronto, Ontario

• 2005
Kitchen Renovation
& Colour Consultation
Private Residence
North York, Ontario

• 2004 - 2006
Interior Renovation
Architect's Residence
Toronto, Ontario

 
  List of Selected Projects

2004 - 2013 •
OSMC Web Site
Oakville, Ontario

2003 - 2014
Architect's Web Site
Toronto, Ontario

2001 •
Interior Renovation
Private Residence
Hillsborough, California

2000 •
Colour Consultation
Private Residence
Windsor, Ontario

1999 •
Interior Renovation
Private Residence
Burlington, Ontario

1999 •
Colour Consultation
Private Residence
Windsor, Ontario

1999 •
Colour Consultation
Tachyon Semiconductor Corporation
San Jose, California

1998 •
Interior Renovation & Pool Landscaping
Private Residence
Sarnia, Ontario

1998 •
Space Planning &
Interior Renovations
Bradford Animal Clinic
Bradford, Ontario

1998 •
Interior Renovation
Surgeon's Office
Windsor, Ontario

1997 •
Kitchen Renovation
Private Residence
Toronto, Ontario

1997•
Facility Planning &
Interior Renovation
Ontario Sports Medicine Clinic
Oakville, Ontario

1995 •
Facility Planning &
Design Concepts
Open Studio
Toronto, Ontario

1994 •
Facility Planning &
Design Concepts
Curling Hall of Fame and
Museum of Canada
Kitchener, Ontario

1994 •
Colour Consultation &
Interior Renovation
Private Residence
Toronto, Ontario

1993 •
Third Floor Renovation
Architect's Residence
Toronto, Ontario

1992 •
Third Floor Renovation
Private Residence
Windsor, Ontario

Power Boat Interior
Private Client
Sarnia, Ontario

 

Proposed Country Home
Mulmur, Dufferin County, Ontario

 
   
     
 

Academic Qualifications

• 1972 - 1974 •
Bachelor of Architecture
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

• 1968 -1972 •
Bachelor of
Environmental Studies
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Professional Membership

• 1979 - 2016 •
Ontario Association of Architects
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada

• 2007 •
OAA
Building Code Designation Number
BCDS 3072

House - Part 9
Small Buildings - Part 9
Large Buildings - Part 3

• 2001 to 2016 •
OAA Continuing Education Programme

• 1984 - 2014 •
The Architectural Conservancy
of Ontario Inc.

The Visual Arts

• 1996 - 2004 •
Judging Co-ordinator
The Great Canadian
Printmaking Competition
Ernst & Young
Canadian Art Foundation
Toronto,Canada

• 2005 •
Technical Advisor
Triple X
Art Exhibition

Visual Arts Ontario
Toronto,Canada

• 2007 •
Volunteer
Salon du Fondant
a Fund Raiser for
Visual Arts Ontario
Toronto,Canada

 
HT Floor Plan

 

 
             
   
 
Employment Project History
 
             
       
Project Architect or
Senior Designer Roles on the Following Projects
Include:
   
             
   

• 2002
5 Storey Condominium
Town of Newmarket, Ontario

• 1995
Corporate Office
Grey Matter
Toronto, Ontario

• 1991
School Interiors
Bialik Hebrew Day School
Toronto, Ontario

• 1990
Site Analysis & Evaluations for
D.P.R.C.S.S.B.
Mississauga, Ontario

• 1989 - 1990
Inoa Catholic
Secondary School
D.P.R.C.S.S.B.
Mississauga, Ontario

 

• 1989 •
New Facilities
L'Amoreaux Park
Community Centre
Scarborough, Ontario

• 1988 •
New Office Building
Alessandra Corporate Centre
Mississauga, Ontario

• 1987 •
Corporate Headquarters
C.B.O.M.B.
Misissauga, Ontario

• 1986 •

Renovations & Additions to
York Downs Golf & Country Club
Buttonville, Ontario

• 1985 •
Planning Study for the
Expansion of Campus Facilities
West Indies College
Mandeville, Jamaica

 

1982 - 1983 •
Renovations, Additions & Interiors
The McMichael Canadian Collection
Kleinburg, Ontario

1981 •
New Facilities
C.I.B.C. Branch Banks
Bowmanville & Orangeville, Ontario

1980 •
Planning Study for
The Renovations to
Student Residences
and Conference Centre
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C.

1979 - 1981•
Building Programme for
Speedy Muffler King