Sir Adam Beck 1 - Screen House

The restoration project included the rescue of a historic structure, the Screen House, located on the Niagara Parkway, which had been largely unused for many years. The Screen House was completely restored to its 1920’s splendor with the replacement of windows and doors, restoration of travertine flooring and marble wall panelling, and the restoration of plaster ceilings and column capitals. The building’s interior was upgraded to meet current office standards with new mechanical and electrical systems, stairs, elevators, washrooms and architectural finishes. Additional floor areas was created by inserting a 4 story structure into a portion of the existing 45' high by 600‘ long Screen House hall. The building now provides office space for OPG’s safety, environment, finance and engineering support staff which have been relocated from Toronto to provide services to the plant.

At river level, the Power House was renovated to provide office space for local Niagara Plant staff. 5 stories of this plant were renovated and adapted to office use. The renovation included the complete replacement of mechanical and electrical systems, installation of new doors and windows, the introduction of a new exit stair tower, washrooms and locker rooms and the provision of architectural finishes in a building that had been originally constructed to function as a plant.

All renovation work had to be coordinated around the requirements of an electrical plant that was in full operation at all times.