Price Industries, founded as E.H. Price Limited in 1949 in Winnipeg is a global supplier of air distribution products with a presence in Canada, the United States and Europe. The expansion of the Canadian headquarters on Raleigh street adds more than 110,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space to the existing campus bringing the total research and development, manufacturing and office facilities to more than 523,000 square feet. The new addition extends the second floor office space built in 2000 with over 18,000 square feet of offices, meeting rooms, break rooms and training facilities. The ground floor warehouse and manufacturing addition connects to existing buildings one and two with an additional 100,000 square feet of floor area. The addition was designed utilizing a prefabricated loadbearing structural steel wall panel system with continuous insulation, allowing a fast-track construction schedule with factory controlled prefabricated assemblies and a more easily expandable facility.
Victims of their own success, Price came to us with the need for an expanded facility – quickly – in 2017. In the initial master planning phase, together with Price leadership we developed a functional program that continuously evolved with their understanding of their needs. This resulted in multiple space and site planning iterations as we worked to accommodate the complex functional requirements of the company. As design progressed, we worked with a project team including the team at Price, engineering consultants and construction manager PCL to develop a facility that would meet the established functional and schedule requirements of the project.
The fast-tracked construction documents were delivered in multiple phased submissions for foundation, building shell and interiors. During construction, regular team meetings were held to maintain schedule, discuss and track changes, and conduct field reviews. The expansion was turned over to Price Industries for occupation in the spring of 2020. The work however continues, as we begin to plan for the renovation and alteration of the original Price offices in the circa 2000 building number two.
“701 Architecture, and specifically Kevin Loewen, are unique in how they partner with their clients. We continually see 701 as part of our team, and not as a consultant, as we work through challenges and opportunities together.”
Marty Maykut, Senior Vice President – Price Industries