The Roxy Theatre

Redesigning and revitalizing a landmark theater and a major part of Edmonton’s booming arts and culture scene.

The Roxy Theatre, once a key part of Edmonton’s diverse entertainment and artistic scene, was destroyed in a fire on January 13th, 2015. Generous public fundraising and government funding made it possible to rebuild and redesign The Roxy, making it bigger and better than ever before. With the theatre meaning so much to Edmonton’s artistic community and the public at large, Arrow Engineering was overjoyed at the opportunity to take part in the theatre’s redesign and reconstruction.

Originally opened in 1938, the Roxy Theatre, or The Roxy to locals, immediately became a hotspot for Hollywood’s latest and greatest movies. While it was popular because of its diverse lineup of movie offerings, the theatre became popular because of its comfortable and spacious seating arrangements, and for its air conditioning – a rare but welcome feature for the period. Eventually, the Roxy fell under the banner of Odeon Theatres of Canada, and later to other cinema chains. In 1989, the theatre was sold to the Theatre Network, who transformed it into a popular venue for live theatre. With the Roxy’s destruction in 2015, the Edmonton theatre and art community have lost a cherished performance space, and business on 124th Street and 107th Avenue came to a standstill.

With the aim of redesigning a new and improved hub of Edmonton’s theatre and art community, Arrow Engineering’s team of mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineers went to work in designing the new theatre, and offering expert consultation services. The reconstructed Roxy Theatre was designed to include three new performance spaces to allow local artists to flourish and perform comfortably.

The revitalized Roxy Theatre has been designed to include a main theatre that will seat 200 people, a smaller 100-seat theatre, as well as a rehearsal hall for performers and administration and support areas to round out the facility and allow it to once again become a hub of Edmonton’s arts and culture scene. In addition to design and consultation, the Arrow team provided energy modelling services for the new Roxy Theatre.

Hilltop East is an industrial subdivision located in southeast Whitecourt, Alberta. The construction of the subdivision was divided into ten phases; the first six phases were completed before 2012. Arrow Engineering was retained to develop phase 7 and 8 which includes water, a sanitary sewer system, roads, site grading components and franchise utilities.

The Meadows subdivision is a modular home residential community expanding over 19 hectares of land in Whitecourt. Arrow Engineering was engaged in the project to facilitate the development of Phase 1, along with the project’s stormwater management facility. The design for both consisted of 29 lots and one kilometre of roadways including all the associating underground servicing and utilities.

This project utilized Arrow’s skills for the completion of a 60-hectare residential, commercial and mixed-use development. Arrow engaged in the Project Management, Land Use Planning, and Engineering report in support of the land’s development. They were also involved with the engineering design for Phase 1 of the development.

River Ravine Estates is a multi-phase residential development that was developed by Arrow Engineering near Drayton Valley, Alberta. The development is fully serviced with stormwater management, municipal water and sewage, power, telephone and natural gas. The first five phases have been developed to have rural cross section roads while phases 6, 8, and all future phases will include urban cross-section roads.

Charaden Meadows is a phased rural residential development with stormwater management, telephone and natural gas. The first five phases of the project have rural cross-section roads, however, phases 6, 7 and all future phases will include urban cross-section roads.

The project utilized Arrow’s expertise in Project Management, Engineering Design of subdivision servicing and Highway Intersection, Approvals, Construction Support and post-construction services.

Arrow Engineering was involved in the development of the Eaux Claires Stage 23 for the planning and engineering services for a multi-family site and residential lots. The sites included a residential collector, a sanitary sewer trunk main, a water trunk main, interim and permanent storm sewer mains, an interim stormwater management facility, and franchise utilities.

The project applied Arrow’s expertise in Project Management, Land Use Planning, Re-zoning, Road Closures, Subdivision Applications, Neighbourhood Structure Plan amendments, Neighbourhood Design Report amendments and Interim Servicing Report Coordination with adjacent landowners.

Arrow Engineering was involved in the development of the Eaux Claire Stage 20 subdivision servicing for two AC multi-family sites and 11 residential lots with residential collector roadways. The sites included a sanitary sewer trunk main, a water trunk main, interim and permanent storm sewer mains, an interim stormwater management facility and franchise utilities.

Arrow Engineering’s engagement with the project included project management, coordination between the adjacent landowners and the city of Edmonton, rezoning, subdivision and right of way plan registrations, approval of engineering drawings and construction services.

Lacombe Market Square is a mixed-use commercial, industrial, and residential development expanding across 150 acres of land in Lacombe, Alberta. The project required changes to the land use planning through an Area Structure Plan amendment, Outline Plan preparation and Land Use Bylaw amendment. Arrow Engineering utilized their experience in land development, planning, and engineering services for the project. They acquired approvals and successfully facilitated the construction of stormwater management facilities, municipal infrastructure pipeline crossings and signalized highway intersections.

Arrow Engineering has been involved with projects related to sanitary sewage lift stations and force mains utilizing its expertise in design, approvals and construction project management. Projects include:

• Whitecourt Golf Course: Arrow was involved with the installation of a sanitary sewage lift station and force main to support a new clubhouse and future developments at the Whitecourt Golf and Country Club.
• The Meadows: Arrow executed the installation of a sanitary sewage lift station and force main to support a 190-acre lot residential development.
• EPCOR Rossdale: Arrow was involved with the installation of a sanitary lift station for a laboratory and an office building at EPCOR Rossdale in Edmonton.
• Faust Harbour Estates: Arrow oversaw and executed the construction project management for a sanitary sewer lift station in the support of a residential development.