World-Class Placemaking Features

Partner with the experts to bring your boldest ideas to life.

We work closely with architects, artists, developers and contractors to plan and build world-class art, architecture, and placemaking experiences.

By sharing our highly specialized knowledge and decades of industry experience, we ignite bold thinking and amplify the creative process.

Types Of Projects We Do:

OUR SERVICES

With 1000+ successful features delivered, we transform design aspirations into iconic elements that create a sense of place.

As a specialized creative collaborator, we align creative vision with technical feasibility to efficiently create bold, memorable placemaking experiences.

Where Bold Ideas Begin.

Curation, concept generation, art & placemaking feature strategy

Your Vision, Made Possible.

Design-assist, feasibility, materials exploration, schedule & budget optimization, prototyping, digital modeling

Expert Fabrication.

Plan & execute, project management, material procurement, logistics, subcontractor management, cross-scope fit & finish, installation

Award-Winning Architectural Features

Custom projects require custom solutions.

Present your boldest ideas with the confidence that Heavy can build it through our expert feasibility and design-assist service.

We are your creative problem-solving partner, every step of the way.

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Turnkey Development Placemaking

We partner with commercial and residential developers to create iconic features that stand out from the crowd.

By acting as the central hub, we offer a turnkey service: providing concept curation, detailed design and development, expert fabrication, and reliable installation services.

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Project Deep Dives:

  • “Heavy’s knowledge, quality and patience while working through the design phase allowed us to ensure that the end product was achievable and well executed. We also appreciated how Heavy coordinated their work with both structural and architectural considerations, including related scopes such as glazing and stainless steel. This helped mitigate the risk associated with coordinating trade scopes on such a unique build.”

    — PCL Construction Management Inc.
    Scott Updegrave & Keith Bowers

  • “Working with the Heavy team was not typical. It was collaborative, exciting, fast-paced and fun. As a result a completely personalized, unique and truly iconic piece of artwork was delivered, which far exceeded the project team's expectations."

    — CANA Management Ltd.
    Erin Thorp

  • “In today's construction industry your company clearly stands for making a difference and pushing the design and fabrication envelope to a new level. We experienced this throughout the project in every interaction we had, from concept to the completion, with the installation crew on site."

    — Ledcor Construction Limited
    George Thomson

  • "Ms. Anholt’s design may be described as simple to execute — it wasn’t. This simplicity required an emotional commitment to the project and attention to every detail to ensure that it was done right. It was done right and looks fantastic! It is also important to note that the project was done on time and on budget. Simply put, Heavy exceeded all of our expectations”.

    — Fort Calgary Preservation Society
    Sara-Jane Gruetzner