WHAT WE DO
We collaborate with owners, developers, architects, artists, creatives and art consultants to facilitate world-class art, architecture and placemaking experiences.
DISCOVER
Project Stakeholder Engagement
Collaboration
Project Understanding
CURATE
Definition
Design Evolution
Coordination
DEVELOP
Refinement
Engineering
Budgeting
Risk Mitigation
BUILD
Procurement
Production
Onsite Coordination
Installation
Here we engage with project stakeholders to develop a deep understanding of the project vision and goals. From here we will be armed with your “why” and deliver a creative brief that sets the stage for the next steps.
DELIVERABLES
- Definition of project history, objectives and intent
- Placemaking and art strategy
- Creative brief
We do it all, but we don't have to.
We are the hub - your one point of contact. We work with industry experts, artists, art consultants and skilled professionals to do what we do best and manage others to realize your unique project elements.
Our Services start with discovery and end with amazing experiences
Start the conversation to explore how we can help you.
PROJECTS
Carrington Community Features
The Carrington art feature connects multiple facets of one of Calgary’s newest communities. Using Plan-Build™, Heavy Industries collaborated with NAK Design Strategies and Mattamy Homes to bring their unique concept of a gathering place to life. Carrington’s 0.9-hectare Greenway Park is home to the iconic art feature, along with a skatepark, playground, half-court basketball court and gathering plaza. Inspired by […]
Boney
“Boney” is hard to miss but easy to love. This 9 foot (2.7 meter) tall cast aluminum sculpture of a dog greets visitors to the Seton Professional Building in Calgary. Boney was designed by German artist collective Inges Idee and is made up of nine identical bone-shaped pieces as well as one big 12-foot bone. Inges Idee concentrated on the […]
Just Sail and Wave
Heavy teamed up with landscape architects Bassett Associates to develop a sculptural feature located in the Melcor Developments Westmere traffic circle, adjacent to Chestermere City Hall. Heavy’s design team worked within tight size constraints and height restrictions. The feature was designed and fabricated to fit within a unique wedge-shaped area on the traffic circle island of the Westmere development. Through […]
