Parkland Ajax Retaining Wall

With the proximity of the new high-rise to these existing homes and the grade differences of the site of more than 2 feet from one side to the other, the building designer, MTE consultants, planned for challenges. Calling for a visual screen wall and cast-in-place retaining walls, it was through the project tendering process that our team was brought in by construction manager, Traugott Building Contractors, to help address installation concerns and shortfalls of CIP.

Steve Pym, Senior Technical SalesOnce complete, the pedestrian guard at the edge of the property will protect those at ground level from the steep areas where the property juts off. It will also screen headlights from beaming into nearby homes and ensuring a level assimilation between the building and its neighbours. Representative for Design Concrete explains why MSE was not required despite the additional heights of the screen wall above: “Our large format blocks allowed us to design as a gravity wall. There is also an agricultural slat on the back side of the posts (feet) behind the blocks (hidden underneath the clear stone).  The added soil resistance and mass of the slat act as a counterweight to the wind loading effects of the headlight screen.”

Once locked into place at the required heights, the hollow core blocks were then filled level with 19mm clear stone for drainage and the precast screen wall panel stacking could begin above it. Dropped into place between the posts, the panels were custom designed to match the 8-foot standard lengths of the blocks. The reflective Sound by Design noise wall panels were cast with a flat stone pattern on the side facing the adjacent homes and a projected ashlar pattern that would be enjoyed by the new condo owners.