Turkel Systems solved for:

Heavy snow load requirement
Short building season
Remote building location
Lack of local labor

Desirable locations come with exorbitant building costs, in part because of the lack of available local labor. The Turkel Systems process solves for this by reducing the amount of time and labor required at the building site.

Here’s how we did it in the highlands of Ontario:

Schematic Design
Realizing the architect’s vision for how the client wants to live—in this case, a light-filled home with a modern roofline—is our foremost goal.

Shop Drawings and Fabrication
With a highly resolved digital model of the building, we create shop drawings for all the components including structure, partitions, building shell, cabinetry, and other custom millwork. We draw from a cadre of experienced, high-quality makers to fabricate all the items for which shop drawings have been created.

Delivery and Assembly
Whether you are building on an island, a dense city, or—as in this case—a snow-covered mountain range, we deliver the component package to your client’s site. Our customized installation instruction manual, accompanying detailed 3D model of components, and our experienced technicians guide the general contractor through the assembly of the building.

Engineering and Consultant Coordination
We leverage a comprehensive network of licensed structural engineers and consultants, familiar with our system and processes. Our collective experience with regionally specific climatic conditions, including WUI zones and extreme wind, seismic, and temperature loads, allows us to prepare for complex and demanding regulatory environments. This expertise was essential in delivering on the vision of a home with a flat roofline in an area that sees an average of more than 100 inches of snow per year.