Kawasaki - Marant Construction Limited

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The design-build team that MARANT brought forward worked together under challenging conditions and was able to achieve all our facility objectives.

Tony Sanchez Controller Manager Administration, Kawasaki Canada Motors Inc.

Location: 200 Ashtonbee Road, Scarborough, ON
Size: 98,000 sf
Prime Consultant: Building Arts Architects / SGH Design Partners

The project was designed and constructed as a “design-build” process wherein the complete consulting team was assembled and put forward with the design proposal from the architect. The existing building envelope was totally redesigned from its original concrete pre-cast exterior to a modern, stylized design that more closely reflected the brand. The transformation process included re-cladding over the exterior concrete walls using tinted glass panels, dramatic building signage, landscaping and parking to create a visitor-friendly facility. An oversized garage entrance to accommodate the vehicle transport trucks was also constructed.

The project required significant base building structural modifications to create an office mezzanine level overlooking a new showroom, as well as a more dramatic entry door to the facility. Unique to this project was the construction of a new computer room and a specialized R & D motorcycle safety test room needed to house a proprietary “Dyno Machine.”