Number TEN made a splash at this year’s Commerce Design Winnipeg Awards, taking home a Jury Grand Prize for the Qualico Family Centre and an honorable mention for the MET Theatre Renovation and Expansion. Number TEN was the only firm to earn recognition for two projects. Both buildings are contributing to Winnipeg’s resurgent design economy.

Qualico Family Centre
Owners: Assiniboine Park Conservancy
Architect/Interior Design: Number TEN Architectural Group
Landscape Architect: Scatliff + Miller + Murray

A part of Assiniboine Conservancy’s $200-million makeover, the Qualico Family Centre invites visitors to cozy up in front of a fireplace, the centrepiece of its interior space. The Family Centre is a multifunctional space that employs abundant natural light and use of exterior materials that help integrate the building into the surrounding landscape at Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park.

The Metropolitan Theatre Renovation and Expansion
Owners: Canad Inns
Architect/Interior Design: Number TEN Architectural Group

In 2012, the Metropolitan Entertainment Centre reopened its doors, following a significant transformation into a 1,000-person conference, banquet and meeting facility. The ambitious project included the restoration and preservation of many of its historic elements, bringing the MET back to its past grandeur. The Met’s original stairway leads visitors up to a beautiful new outdoor patio above a significant addition that provides new revenue opportunities for the client, and allowing for the inclusion of modern amenities crucial to the viability of this important heritage building in the centre of Winnipeg’s booming SHED District.