World-Class Placemaking Features

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

We work closely with owners, developers, and architects

to Plan—Build iconic art, architecture, and placemaking experiences.

Types Of Projects We Do:

  • Sculpture

  • Unique Cladding

  • Architectural Features

  • Entrance Features

  • Landscape Features

  • Expressive Stairs

  • Iconic Playgrounds

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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

The Plan—Build Advantage

Our PLAN—BUILD process delivers certainty on cost, design & schedule sooner than the traditional design-bid-build process.

Instead of wasted resources on rework, we can leverage our efficiency to build bigger, bolder features that truly inspire.

Custom solutions for unique build challenges

Heavy brings equal parts creative input, technical process, and construction know-how,

culminating in total accountability for our scope of work.

As creatives at heart, we care about the artistic vision as much as you do by working to protect & elevate it through our Plan—Build process.

  • “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